Dull November brings the blast, then the leaves are falling fast . . .
November is the month of geese as they fly south to reach our country for a warmer winter just at the time of year when we begin to feel cold and find frosty mornings...
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November is the month of geese as they fly south to reach our country for a warmer winter just at the time of year when we begin to feel cold and find frosty mornings...
I have to admit that October is my favourite month of the year . . . The colour shades of autumn Once passed the Autumn equinox the encroaching winter darkness begins to make its...
September is the ninth month of the year and is usually called the harvest month. Accordingly, we have been harvesting some of our fruit and vegetables but not always at the time of our...
It was only as I switched on the kitchen light the other night, about 10pm, that I realised the long summer evenings are coming to a close as the year turns onwards through the...
Ripen in the Sun In every garden and municipal border roses, irises, clematis and lupins are flowering, vegetables are maturing and in sunny corners, the blackcurrants are beginning to bruise over as the deep...
Unusually, for early June it has been raining a lot recently but when out and about, it seems to me that many of our wild animals don’t seem to mind this too much and...
One of the abiding joys of Spring is the fact that many deciduous trees waken up from their winter dormancy and burst into flower. They are festooned in fragile blossom and look absolutely stunning...
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by shadmin · Published April 12, 2019 · Last modified May 15, 2019
‘Peacock’ butterfly A hive of activity There is a lot of activity at the house just now because we have had various teams carrying out surveys. Ecology, topographical and geophysical surveys – basically attempting...
Spring is well ahead this year. We had deep, lying snow at the beginning of March 2018 and some very low overnight temperatures, but this year has been the warmest February to date and...
On New Year’s Day, 2019, I went up to the house to feed our stray cat and came home with three snowdrop flowers. Such a mild start to 2019, I’m sure you’ll agree, but...