The Seasons

Apres le parapluie…

Apres le parapluie. Doesn’t make any sense, really, but saying it convinces me I can speak fluently and effortlessly ,…

2 days ago

Pannage…

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

1 month ago

0.2 degrees…

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

1 month ago

Quercus, an oak…

by any other name. Browsing the local Facebook group (useful for local news, gossip and buy and sell) and this…

4 months ago

Early morning…

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

5 months ago

A Swallow doesn’t…

Know what it’s doing. I posted this on Facebook: “ Swallows in on my mind. They arrive here in April,…

5 months ago

The wild flower meadow…

Is coming into its own. Although any time of year is spectacular to us. But the snowdrop has given way…

5 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…

7 months ago

Post Darragh

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

11 months ago

Berryless…

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

12 months ago