The Willow and the Honeysuckle

1 year ago

You may recall a previous post about the weeping willow tree and the very fragrant unusual honeysuckle that overgrew, nay,…

Sweet peas..

1 year ago

Or more accurately, Mange Tout. The first of the season, sweet, succulent, full of taste, with every meal, between bread,…

Female Goosander…

1 year ago

Leading her family of seven young girls downstream.

There they were, now they’re not…

1 year ago

Bunnies that is. When we first came here, there were bunnies everywhere and evidence that the previous owners had tried…

Taking the air…

1 year ago

Him, the rescue hound, loves watching, listening, sniffing and being generally “on watch” when he goes on the river. George…

Downstairs…

2 years ago

But not upstairs. Followers of the 70’s TV serial will recognise the allusion of public rooms and support staff areas.…

The end of an era,…

2 years ago

… the start of another. The final resting place of the elders of Sandie’s family and their scattering of ashes…

The road to nowhere…

2 years ago

..as we know it, but you may prefer the official designation- the A470. Visitor numbers to Merryhall are low as…

The Heron’s dived in the pond…

2 years ago

Really? The Heron can’t dive, it can fly, so it can fly out of the pond. What’s the problem? My…

A storm is just a storm.

2 years ago

A rose by any other name…. We’ve had more storms than Gaelic or Scandinavian names, just like last weekend. Kathleen-…