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
Wildlife
Freeloading Ne’er-do-wells
A third wave of crocuses (Pickwick) are now showing off. A stouter plumper crocus this, befitting it's name Gosh. What's that? On that tree? Looks like a well made nestbox. Rustic and yet chic. The flurry of comments on my recent auricula post was such that I feel obliged to post another picture of this … Continue reading Freeloading Ne’er-do-wells
I Do Like An Owl
There is an owl at the Priory. It's a tawny owl and I hear it regularly. From as early as midday it hoots, often when I'm deep in thought (wondering what I am going to have for my tea) making me jump out of my skin. (Did I mention that I work alone). Perched … Continue reading I Do Like An Owl
Misty Springy Warmy Sunshine
Beautiful but slightly eerie mist greeted my arrival at work this morning. I normally have a handful of chores to carry out on arrival but this morning the first thing I did was to grab my camera. The reflections in the pond were screaming out for attention. Last year, after I had finished building the … Continue reading Misty Springy Warmy Sunshine
The Anxious Gardener 