This is a rubbish winter. No snow, no ice, barely a frost, just rain. Lots and lots and lots of rain. Day after day of tedious, repetitive, flooding rain. I'm not prone to depression but weeks of non-stop rain is twisting my arm. "Rain, rain go away, come again another day" is too polite by … Continue reading Blight, Rain and Flood
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Google Search Terms
Four years ago, I wrote about the unusual, odd and funny search engine entries that - often mystifyingly - lead visitors to my blog (see - 'Anxious Hog'). Hot on the heels of that post, here's a few more search words and phrases that made me smile, raise an eyebrow or grimace. I felt … Continue reading Google Search Terms
A Walk From Seaford To Berwick Station
With my gardening enthusiasm washed away by heavy rain, here's a post about something else. On a sunny Saturday in September, I walked into Seaford to meet my friend Tracy for a day's walk. Whereas I prefer walking alone, Tracy is sociable. Not only has she recently joined The Ramblers but she now leads their … Continue reading A Walk From Seaford To Berwick Station
Grass Cutting – Again
(I've written about cutting the two meadows before but as it is such a big part of my working life at this time of year you might forgive me for revisiting the subject). Cutting the Priory meadow is a job that looms large from late-summer onwards. Cut it too soon and I lose late flowers … Continue reading Grass Cutting – Again
Almost Wordless Wednesday: House Martins
I'd forgotten about some house martin photos I took in July at the Barrowburn Tea Room in Harbottle, Northumberland. This seems as good a time to use them as any - before summer slips away completely along with the swifts, swallows and martins. I've seen plenty of martins here in Sussex recently on their way … Continue reading Almost Wordless Wednesday: House Martins
Gardening Dangers
My recent post, Aconitum Anxiety, led me to think on the possible hazards I face at work - as any report of a gardener's sudden death is apt to do. Not that I worry too much about danger and mortality but it did remind me that I wilfully ignore some gardening safety advice. There is … Continue reading Gardening Dangers
Wordless Wednesday: Miscanthus transmorrisonensis
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The Anxious Gardener 