The time is late afternoon, the date is early May, after some heavy rain and even some distant thunder, a stroll through […]
One swallow does make a late Spring. Today, 25th April, bang on target, they have arrived, and… checked out the accommodation. First […]
In the wild flower meadow nature has collapsed the daffodils overnight. Slowly, imperceptibly, the daffs are waking as the sun warms them.
… one of the most enjoyable parts of the day is the early morning wander around the garden, just listening to the […]
Is river rock-pooling a thing? It is on the Wye, especially when the frogs are cosying up and spawning yet more frogs. […]
A polytunnel! “If it takes two or three men, two or three days to erect one, how long does it take one […]
Yes, there are dull days in January. Dull, dreary, dreich, cold, freezing, snowy (or “wintry mix” as Apple weather app calls it), […]
There’s snow warning like no warning, like no warning we know. Not had one this early in winter before.
The “foreign” blackbirds haven’t arrived yet, so the evenings are less noisy with the sounds of the locals staking out territory. The […]
The first frost of the year and Dol-y-Fan is looking good in the early morning sun. Not a deep one, but enough […]
