The Cockchafer..
The cockchafer or the ‘doodlebug’, a nickname later given to the V-1 flying bomb of WWII for their similarities in sound made during flight. […]
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That caught us out!
Didn’t expect -3 last night. The taps were frozen, the buckets are frozen over, the Donks are eating every last bit, come […]
Tuppeny bit
IT’S TUP TIME! Time to put the ram to the ewes. Here he is, A quick trip to Llandod ended in a […]
The first frost of winter
BBC weather said not to worry, no frost tonight (last night) this mornings thermometer said differently. Opposite us, on the other bank […]
GMT
The clocks went back last night, and the first winter morning dawned beautifully.
The visit
Carol, Nick and Johnnie came to visit, a little more detail on the Joan page.
Oooo, oh oh, Carol..[Insert music notes here]
We get our own party of the royal visit here tomorrow, with any luck they’ll have a super drive.
Poppies galore
At this time of year, lampposts are festooned with single large poppies measuring 18 inches or so across to honour the fallen. […]
Flotsam or Jetsam?
The last surge after heavy rain, about a month ago, left a tree in the middle of the river, a sizeable chap […]
Rain
Thirty six hours of rain forecast with storm Brian blowing a hooley. Still…. ….something warming for this evening, the first fire of […]
Ophelia plus one
Talk about the morning after the night before it is a beautiful start to the day, so quiet, and the day has […]