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Pleasant chappie…
… I think that is what he is known as. The male pheasant has up to eight female pheasants in the grounds […]
Category: The garden
Sleepy lagoon…
well not quite, as you (might) know the theme tune for “Desert Island Discs”, but this is our idyllic place to spend […]
Area / Christmas / Doings / Joan Whittle / The animals / The cottage / The garden / The Seasons / Weather
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 airwaves with […]
Wonky donks go!
Our photogenic donks for most of the year graze our sparse pasture. Donks do sparse, it is something to bear in mind […]
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. The stars […]
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 that, the […]
Flood surge
You’ll be aware of the recent heavy rains, no surprise that the river is running about four feet above normal. on the […]
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 summer this […]
Girrls…
They usually come when called, the reward being ginger biccies. This time they are wary because of the phone/camera.
One mans rubbish…
… is another animals lunch!