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Covid benefits

One of the benefits of Covid and lockdown (and there are quite a few) is the even more beautiful and…

5 years ago

The coppice…

Aka the wood, woodlet, we don’t know what to call this magical area. Nor do we know how to manage…

5 years ago

Blossom time

Blossom time at Merryhall.  It’s that time of year again.  Last year was a holiday for the trees, and fruiting…

5 years ago

Small fry

Just up stream of the River Wye from us, there are some breeding beds - gravel areas where the females…

5 years ago

Remember Polaroids?

Remember Poloaroids?  Those really compact (not), sleek (not), designed using form follows function principles (not), anyway they worked and this…

5 years ago

Statuesque Sycamores

Our statuesque sycamores against the bluest of blue skies.  No aircraft con-trails either.  We had a tree surgeon give us…

5 years ago

Very low river levels…

The river is now at summer levels, and is very low.  This morning there were two Canada Geese standing in…

5 years ago

Remember tadpoles?

Do you remember tadpoles from your youth?  The pond is looking good, ir overgrown with cotton heads and fresh water…

5 years ago

Can spring be far…

Can Spring be far behind?  Part 2 of the video.  Albeit slowly, just these last couple of days, it’s as…

5 years ago

A bit of sun, and we all feel happier…

Well apart from the gardener that is.  Let’s assume it’s concentration and not auto suggest working on the compost heap! …

5 years ago