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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BBC radio 4 weather forecast “we have some useful weather today “. What is that?
One Swallow …
… and most of the glass is gone! Ooops, sorry, wrong Swallow. Our first sighting of our favourite birds. In Hampshire they […]
Off to Llandod for shopping
Here we are on the road to Llandod for the shops. It pays to keep as sharp eye on the road ahead […]
Spring
The days are slowly warming and the garden is coming into it’s own. The soundtrack is of continuous birdsong and lamb bleats […]
In memoriam
Sad day, as we had Speckeldy euthenased. We have nearly always had a speckled hen, they are characters, and are beautifully marked. […]
Early morning
Beautiful early morning with the mist in the valley. Sandie doing the rounds of the livestock, in this instance just topping up […]
Hay!
Off to Hay on Wye for the farmer’s market (every Thursday). Had breakfast at Richard Booths bookshop; reputedly this bookshop started it […]
The signs are there
A little local planting around a street sign in the village. Pretty, clever and so what is going on around here at […]
First outing!
The inaugural trip for the trailer to get some barley straw. Not many places in Wales sell it or indeed grow it. […]
Post Doris – Pre Felicity
We have now had a couple of weeks of rain courtesy of Doris and Ewen. Even last night, we had a feeling […]