Bobcats
Work starts tomorrow. In the meantime the machines have been delivered. Wonder if they’d notice if I had a little go…
All Cacti are succulents…
But not all succulents are Cacti. Our Christmas Flowering Cactus is doing rather well in the greenhouse. Obviously suffering jet lag.
Shear joy
It’s that time of year again. The sun gets hotter, the sheep get exhausted carrying all that fleece around, we get hotter feeling for them, and it’s only May. Except this year it has been a cooler spring, and consequently […]
Just admire the delicate ..
… flowers of keksi. Other local names are available, the main name being of course Cow Parsley, Queen Anne’s lace and Mother die. (what? -Ed.) En masse they are spectacular but in a different way.
The Goosander…
is a remarkable bird. We have several couples on the Wye, and then out of breeding season, we can have as many as a dozen in the winter in feeding groups. They are made more remarkable as they feed on […]
Early morning…
… and nothing I like better than to walk the dogs, usually about 6.00 once I have fed them and the donkeys. The birds are singing, but not with the intensity of the dawn chorus, and the sun is slowly […]
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 Mother’s favourite flower, and Sandie’s too, and mine also. Having bought them we realised that we had run […]
The Goshawk…
is around. The silent killer that stalks its prey without call, whose wings are modified to not make a noise and which makes its kill silently and without disturbance. How do you know if one is around? A tell tale […]