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Month: May 2022

The Goosander…
The Seasons / The Wye
  • 29 May 2022
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  • 3 mins
  • 4 years
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The Goosander…

is a remarkable bird. We have several couples on the Wye, and then out of breeding season, we can have as many […]

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Early morning…
Doings / The Wye
  • 29 May 2022
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Early morning…

… and nothing I like better than to walk the dogs, usually about 6.00 once I have fed them and the donkeys. […]

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A bole of sweet peas
Doings / The garden
  • 22 May 2022
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A bole of sweet peas

Recycling, or upcycling – I’m not sure which, but this once apple tree bole is now home to some sweet peas. My […]

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Doings / The garden
  • 20 May 2022
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The Goshawk…

is around. The silent killer that stalks its prey without call, whose wings are modified to not make a noise and which […]

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Solar Maxus
Doings / The cottage
  • 16 May 2022
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Solar Maxus

No idea what that might mean, but we are currently pre-occupied with the solar panels. A leak in the bedroom ceiling underneath […]

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Proper bluebells, not…
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  • 16 May 2022
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Proper bluebells, not…

the Spanish version. The wild flower meadow seems to have spread further and more adventurously this year, in the fields around us […]

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Peony
Doings / The garden / The Seasons
  • 15 May 2022
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  • 4 years
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Peony

My Mother’s favourite flower and ours, the fragrance of the older, un-varagated forms are unbelievable, full of pepper and happy memories.

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I cut down trees, I eat my lunch…
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  • 15 May 2022
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I cut down trees, I eat my lunch…

“I go to the lavattory [sic] On Wednesdays I go shopping and have buttered scones for tea”. Lyrics from Monty Python, as […]

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Dragonfly or whatever
Doings / The Seasons / The Wye / Weather
  • 12 May 2022
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Dragonfly or whatever

Whilst I was taking a breather from my mega-chainsawing, I noticed a tadpole in the water. How magnificent is nature, I pond-ered […]

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Dogs- new readers begin here.
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  • 10 May 2022
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Dogs- new readers begin here.

The May bank holiday marks four years since we took on board the dogs – two rescue greyhounds, Rosie and George (aka […]

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