Apres le parapluie…
Apres le parapluie. Doesn’t make any sense, really, but saying it convinces me I can speak fluently and effortlessly , and it sums up an Autumn morning after overnight rain. A walk along the river full of sparkling rain drops […]
Pannage…
Pannage is the name in the New Forest for anti-acorn operations, when pigs are allowed on to the common land to consume the acorns which can be deleterious to equines. This year has been labelled a “mast” year indicating a […]
0.2 degrees…
This morning, the first cold morning of the winter, coincided with the Autumn Equinox. The weather for this week is forecast to be warmer, and dryer.
Been and gone and done it…
All STC of course. Been here nine years on Saturday.
Apples galore
We’ve done very well this year, and time to pick the Cox’s Orange which we inherited. The Donkeys have been taking a high interest and we’ve caught them scrumping several times. At least we’ve got some other help.
Fare thee well…
Merryhall. If all goes to plan we are moving, hoping to move is more accurate; never tempt providence! We wish you “Bon-voyage” as we part company and move to the next chapters in our lives. In your case a life […]
Pepys, the diarist…
Started chapters like so. “To Oswestry…”. So I did. But why, I hear you WhatsApp, because it’s there as Hilary said of Everest. Now we are not so encumbered with the dogs our quest to explore Wales continues, except of […]
Quercus, an oak…
by any other name. Browsing the local Facebook group (useful for local news, gossip and buy and sell) and this little chap popped up. “I pick up Acorns and berries, and all manner of things, pop them into pots, until […]
Early longest-day morning…
Early longest-day morning. Can I say that? Goosander family spooked by my minuscule appearance: a hundred yards away, barely visible in a very small quadrant of their compass view. Nuthatch family grouping shouting warning calls to each other at my […]