Out for outing at a rural country fair in Oxfordshire, a muddy track led to this muddy show ground - and we parked near a small blue board that said '6' on it and followed a huge queue(in width and length) of people around in a square shape and were walking behind a toddler (a … Continue reading Out and about at a rural (and muddy) country fair: hay bales, antique tractors, and gourmet hotdogs.
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Julys top 10 photos
What I'm reasonably sure is a damselfly investigating a blackberry flower (I've now learnt that these insects aren't pollinators, they're predators of flies, mosquitos and other small insects).... ....but this one is a pollinator... ...and there was a massive diversity of wildlife while strolling round Brandon Marsh (a Site of Special Scientific Interest and nature … Continue reading Julys top 10 photos
A look round the lakes of The Lake District
At 8.30am - when it was 18°C - the holiday apartment in Penrith (a small town in Cumbria) we were staying in was left; the car moved 6 minutes later and went along the very dead high street sort of street, followed by Middlegate, King Street, Victoria Road, and a couple more streets before the … Continue reading A look round the lakes of The Lake District
Acorn Bank Trip: Mill, Gardens, and Natural Beauty
This was a recent day out in the Lake District: horrendously bumpy roads led to a turning taken at 12.28pm, the car said it was 24 degrees Celsius, yet another horrendously bumpy path had to be driven up, and the National Trust place called Acorn Bank (which dates back to the 13th Century - https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/acorn-bank/the-history-of-acorn-bank) … Continue reading Acorn Bank Trip: Mill, Gardens, and Natural Beauty
The top 10 photos of June…
A poem that was spotted on a back gate down a country lane... A wasp showing its pollinating skills… …and a bee on a similar mission. A snail just about hanging on... The cat setting his example of relaxation... Should we all love potatoes?... Some of the mass of flowers erupting from 780 year old … Continue reading The top 10 photos of June…
A charity wander in the woods
http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk This morning, I had a little bit longer to spend being purred upon by Soot (the 20 year old cat) before remembering to check Bicesters weather - as we were on our way to an event arranged by the Woodland Trust, and then shoved my feet into my walking boots, and jumped in the … Continue reading A charity wander in the woods
My top 10 photos from May…
The sun setting by the Grand Union Canal in Warwickshire... A summer green scene in Warwickshire... A couple of new arrivals on the River Avon... A 100 tonne Portland stone boulder at Compton Verney (an 18th-century country mansion housing enormous amounts of art work)... An unusual twist on the practice of yoga... A sculpture in … Continue reading My top 10 photos from May…
Food and feasting down by the river…
When the car moved this morning, it was 10:30 AM, 15°C, and blue sky was beginning to emerge; a couple of dogs being walked up an avenue with lots of puddles looking miserable made us wonder about wellies that could be worn by dogs (these two looked like Poodles cross Chihuahuas); Asdas petrol and diesel … Continue reading Food and feasting down by the river…
A return to Brandon Marsh with Uncle…
Uncle reversed into the driveway at 12:05 PM - and we were hugged and presented with flowers and biscuits. I - due to the hens being inquired about - took him down to the end of the garden, where the chicken (currently the only one we've got) called Willow was upstairs in the hen house... … Continue reading A return to Brandon Marsh with Uncle…
My favourite photos from April…
Making a run for it... (a local half marathon heading through the park) A bright red tulip I spotted nearby... Lots and lots of daffodils (with a stormy sky approaching)... A robin I spotted - who'd foraged and found a worm... The lake overflowing at Charlecote park... Walloping leaves with a wooden mallet... ...while at … Continue reading My favourite photos from April…
