The Wye

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…

3 months ago

Early morning…

Stramble, or somewhere between an amble, or a stroll, but those two words indicate an objective or purpose which is…

3 months ago

The passage of time…

As you know I like shadows. Time passes, and there’s nothing like a river to bring home the point. One…

5 months ago

Post Darragh

All is calm (now), all shall be well (at last). The power of the river is to be seen to…

9 months ago

Berryless…

Taking the hound - George, the rescue greyhound, on his much enjoyed sniffathons at this time of year is characterised…

10 months ago

Back to normal…

At twelve o’clock today it’s twelve o’clock - midday. This absurd ritual is discombobulating and typically puts one out of…

11 months ago

Female Goosander…

Leading her family of seven young girls downstream.

1 year ago

Taking the air…

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

1 year ago

A storm is just a storm.

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

1 year ago

Froggie would a wooing go…

but maybe not so many of them these days. At this time of year the frogs meet up to do…

1 year ago