I’ve been trying to catch a snapshot of a pair of goldfinches for ages, but they never seem to sit still for long enough. This afternoon I established my position as bird paparazzo extraordinaire when I saw this little fellow on the fence, grabbed the camera, spun around and caught him just seconds before he [...]
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Being based out in the garden, I’ve noticed that first thing in the morning is a really great time for birdwatching. The weather’s much cooler, especially at the moment, it’s nice and quiet, and there aren’t too many people around. This young fellow was sitting on my fence for ages, happily singing away. I’ve labelled [...]
At the risk of sounding like a miserable old so-and-so, I am really not enjoying this heatwave! My Shed is like a sauna, and switching on the fan only serves to move the too-hot air around a bit. I went outside to stand in a shady spot in the garden, and caught sight of these [...]
I’ve been AWOL for a few days now – sorry about that. I had a very busy start to the week, followed by an extremely unexpected trip to hospital! I haven’t been up to anything much for the past day or so except for sleeping, so I hereby present a picture of a beautiful stag [...]
Red Kites are pretty common where I live. Thanks to their reintroduction into the area around the M40, I see them circling above my neighbourhood every day. I’ve seen the kites being mobbed by gangs of crows before now – especially at the time of year when there are eggs and chicks for the crows [...]
I don’t do very well in the summer. I suffer from heatstroke, I burn easily, and I find it very difficult to function once the weather starts to heat up. I spent most of today hiding in my Shed, sorting out another pile of patterns and fabrics to go on Ebay. (I’ll be listing them [...]
Apparently it’s spider season. One of the hazards of working in a wooden building at the bottom of the garden is that spiders like to share that building with you. I’m not the biggest fan of spiders, so I was very glad to spot this magpie taking care of one for me!
Paul and I spent the weekend in Derbyshire, discussing wedding cake with my Aunt. Helen runs a lovely B&B in Hartington, so we had the perfect base to do some walking and sightseeing. Being the lambing season, what we saw most of were sheep!
Paul and I spent the morning wandering round Whiteknights Lake. I haven’t been there for a long time – probably not since I stopped working at the Library, and certainly not since I moved house about five years ago. It’s a perfect time of year – we saw lots of goslings, lots of baby coots [...]
Yesterday was a good day for my newly-planted vegetable garden (six large pots and a bag for potatoes!), but not such a good day for anyone who doesn’t like getting wet. You can just see a tiny raindrop bouncing off the back of this poor wet wood pigeon’s head. Bless him! I might add this [...]