The garden

Good morning…

… one of the most enjoyable parts of the day is the early morning wander around the garden, just listening…

2 months ago

Fishy goings on…

More fishy goings on in our pond. There was I observing the frogspawn and my eye was caught by something…

3 months ago

Hello, new friend…

A polytunnel! “If it takes two or three men, two or three days to erect one, how long does it…

3 months ago

goodbye old friend

It feels a bit false to say that because we have only known the greenhouse for ten years.  But, nevertheless,…

3 months ago

”Winter’s dregs…*”

Yes, there are dull days in January. Dull, dreary, dreich, cold, freezing, snowy (or “wintry mix” as Apple weather app…

4 months ago

Sparrowhawk.

A confused looking sparrowhawk after a pass at the bird feeder. It was less confused as I thought, and was…

6 months ago

That’s a turn-up …

For the cooks. Fifteen female pheasants strolled down the track, cool as you like, no explanation, no please or thank…

6 months ago

Pannage…

Pannage is the name in the New Forest for anti-acorn operations, when pigs are allowed on to the common land…

8 months ago

0.2 degrees…

This morning, the first cold morning of the winter, coincided with the Autumn Equinox. The weather for this week is…

8 months ago

Apples galore

We’ve done very well this year, and time to pick the Cox’s Orange which we inherited. The Donkeys have been…

8 months ago