A couple of years ago, I visited the garden at Clinton Lodge. Clinton Lodge It is a beautiful garden and if you are able, I would recommend that you pay it a visit, Clinton Lodge especially as there is also a brilliant pub, The Griffin, in the same village. (I ought to be on commission). … Continue reading Help Needed. Apply Within.
Nature
Hog In The Hedge
I haven't seen a hedgehog for several years. So, when I saw one today (in broad daylight), I ran for my camera - which luckily had the telephoto lens attached. I was able to grab a few shots without getting too close and scaring the poor dear. I didn't want her (she was so pretty, … Continue reading Hog In The Hedge
Humming-Bird Hawk-Moth
About four years ago, whilst walking around my garden, I saw my first Humming-Bird Hawk-Moth (Macroglossum stellatarum). It was early evening and it was feeding on some verbena bonariensis. Since then I've been very, very keen to see another. And perhaps, manage to photograph one. Whilst mowing today and not really thinking about anything much … Continue reading Humming-Bird Hawk-Moth
The Poppy and The Bee
Sheesh. I Don’t Know Why I Bother
I was delighted to read on the excellent Hazeltree blog recently that a pair of robins were nesting on a shelf, in a shed. Behind a couple of pots of paint. Actually, no I wasn't. I wasn't delighted at all. I was spitting tacks. Would you credit it? A couple of years ago, I made … Continue reading Sheesh. I Don’t Know Why I Bother
New Residents at the Priory
You may remember that I built a nest box for a tawny owl. And you may remember that last year rather than a tawny owl, a pair of wood pigeon nested in it. Grrrr. This year, each time I walk past the 'box, I throw it a little sidelong glance to see whether there is … Continue reading New Residents at the Priory
And Back Again
So. You go away for a few days and when you come back half the internal walls in your house are gone. You've got no bathroom, no kitchen, no heating, barely any ceiling and the only running water is a hosepipe sticking out of the middle of a concrete floor. The one safe, semi-liveable-in room is your bedroom but even here every available inch of floorspace is … Continue reading And Back Again
The Anxious Gardener 