Small fry

6 years ago

Just up stream of the River Wye from us, there are some breeding beds - gravel areas where the females…

Honesty

6 years ago

This year has been one of the best for us for flowering honesty.

Otter potter

6 years ago

Otters like to potter along the river bank, and their spraints can be seen, usually in specific locations.  Advertising their…

Making the bed…

6 years ago

Making the bed is one of those tasks which needs doing, and the feel of freshly laundered sheets is hard…

Remember Polaroids?

6 years ago

Remember Poloaroids?  Those really compact (not), sleek (not), designed using form follows function principles (not), anyway they worked and this…

Statuesque Sycamores

6 years ago

Our statuesque sycamores against the bluest of blue skies.  No aircraft con-trails either.  We had a tree surgeon give us…

Very low river levels…

6 years ago

The river is now at summer levels, and is very low.  This morning there were two Canada Geese standing in…

Well what a night…

6 years ago

not for the faint-hearted - read this if you are prepared to be shocked as to how we while away…

Dog walking in the time of Covid

6 years ago

Just for the covid record, we are fine, thankyou.  Usual routines being carried out and there are plenty of  jobs…

Remember tadpoles?

6 years ago

Do you remember tadpoles from your youth?  The pond is looking good, ir overgrown with cotton heads and fresh water…