The garden

Sleepy lagoon…

well not quite, as you (might) know the theme tune for "Desert Island Discs", but this is our idyllic place…

6 years ago

Oh! what a year it’s been…

... much like all the others really!  But at this time of year it fills the visual and aural BBC…

6 years ago

Wonky donks go!

Our photogenic donks for most of the year graze our sparse pasture.  Donks do sparse, it is something to bear…

6 years ago

Happy Christmas to all our readers…

'tis Christmas day in the workhouse... We are an hour away from official sun-up, but the day is slowly dawning. …

6 years ago

Half a month’s worth…

of rain, some five inches or so (and probably more) of heavy, persistent and wet rain. https://youtube.be/5GYoLK0n9lo... On top of…

6 years ago

Flood surge

You’ll be aware of the recent heavy rains, no surprise that the river is running about four feet above normal.…

6 years ago

The last of the summer whine…

and drone of insects, bees, wasps and the sound of plants growing. This reputedly is the last hot day of…

6 years ago

Girrls…

They usually come when called, the reward being ginger biccies.  This time they are wary https://youtu.be/aTUlYHRExYU because of the phone/camera.

6 years ago

One mans rubbish…

... is another animals lunch! https://youtu.be/FN03ER82HSw

6 years ago

Summer morning at Merryhall

The weather hasn't been spectacularly hot with unbroken skies, but it has been dry... https://youtu.be/iLNxPpAIkcI A quick look round the…

6 years ago