Photography

Wordless Wednesday: Wood Mouse

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We're going to have one fat mouse.

Priory Trees: The Tulip Tree

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For a short while, it is the garden's signature tree.  For most of the year it holds either naked branches against sky; or else a wrap of unremarkable green - like so many other large trees at The Priory.  It isn't quite the biggest tree and it isn't quite my favourite.  But for a few … Continue reading Priory Trees: The Tulip Tree

The Sparrowhawk

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Jim picked me up from work at The Old Forge yesterday and, as I loaded my tools into the car, told me that he'd almost driven over a sparrowhawk crouched on the lane leading up to the house.  Luckily, he had braked in time and the bird flew away, as did an injured pigeon it … Continue reading The Sparrowhawk

A Postcard From Lindos, Rhodes

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My holidays are often quite adventurous: cycling through the German countryside, hiking across British mountains, bobbing down the Zambezi in a barrel, play-wrestling polar bears on Svalbard - that sort of thing. But this year, Jim and I decided to plump for something a little more conventional, a lot more lazy.  A few weeks ago … Continue reading A Postcard From Lindos, Rhodes

An End To March

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I'm taking a short break from 'The Anxious Gardener' but meanwhile, and after months of winter drear, it seems a shame not to share some images from the last days of March. Daffodils aren't around for long but The Priory's brief show is hearty.  I'm so used to their regular, faithful appearance that I don't … Continue reading An End To March

A Garden Tour: The Clergy House, Alfriston

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On a sunny day in June of last year, and anxious to avoid a long list of home DIY jobs, I drove a few miles over the South Downs to the village of Alfriston.* I spent an absorbing hour browsing in the book shop, peering through windows (some of them public), not going into the … Continue reading A Garden Tour: The Clergy House, Alfriston

January Ice

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We've had no snowfall yet at The Priory but we have had plenty of the next best thing: hard frosts under bright, blue skies. On one of those sharp, sunny mornings last week, I grabbed my camera and strolled about the garden.  Here are a handful of images which might show why The Priory is … Continue reading January Ice