I'm back home safe and sound from my winter walking adventure in Yorkshire and Cumbria. It'll take a few days more to sort through all the photos and come up with some wordsandwordsandwords. In the meantime ..... A few weeks ago, I posted some photos of blue tits using the bird feeders at the Priory. … Continue reading Beaky and the Nest Boxes
Photography
I Am Just Going Outside …
... and may be some time. Once a year (when things in the garden are quiet), I escape for a week or two and walk. I walk and think and then I walk some more. This year I'm off to walk the Dales Way; 80 miles through the Yorkshire Dales starting at Ilkley and finishing … Continue reading I Am Just Going Outside …
A River Runs By It
I scampered over to the northern edge of the Priory grounds the other day. (I do quite a bit of scampering when no-one's about). Here, a small river forms the boundary to the estate. In summer it can dry up almost entirely, leaving just a broken line of deep, shady pools; in winter it can … Continue reading A River Runs By It
A Year Of Blogging
The Anxious Gardener is one year old! Hardly seems possible - but it is. During the dark and cold days of January 2011, I began to think idly about starting a blog. Didn't know why particularly ... still don't. But I did think that it might help my brain from atrophying (jury's still out on … Continue reading A Year Of Blogging
My Post
Stacy, over at Microcosm, recently wrote about breaking free from the confines of the garden and enjoying some Big Views and Big Sky, "Skies that soar without hindrance and landscapes that stretch to the ends of the compass rose". Well if it is good enough for Stacy ... On a gloriously sunny if cold Saturday … Continue reading My Post
Mosty Frorning
I mean ... oh, never mind ... you know what I mean. After a warm, wet winter here in Southern England, last week we were finally hit by some hard and decent frosts. I like frost. I like how it punctuates the year and zaps all that can't survive freezing temperatures. I like the scrunchiness … Continue reading Mosty Frorning
Priory Picture Post #19
Now that the ponds are once more filled to the brim and the south wind has swept them clear of duckweed, I can enjoy their clarity and their visual depth. I know I've posted some photos of them recently but I do find them captivating. Hope you do too. Weekend Reflections.
The Anxious Gardener 