I first realised quite how beautiful Tulipa sylvestris was this time last year when I saw it planted in the […]
Friday Flora
My camera comes with me almost everywhere, it has almost replaced notebooks now. I thought perhaps I’d try to post a […]
Snowshill, snooping and snipping
I live in the shadow of the Cotswolds, and much as I’d love to have a dinky little Cotswold stone […]
Beaches – in which I try to ignore wintry greyness
As I write, a fierce gusty wind is howling into the crevices of our house and sleet is spattering against […]
Silver and Gold – a quick raid on Batsford Arboretum
We’ve been waiting for winter with bated breath. Insanely mild temperatures have tempted flowers and shoots out, causing horticultural pessimists […]
Gardening at The Park
A couple of cheeky people have asked me recently if I’m enjoying my retirement. I’m not THAT old. Anyway by […]
24 chocolates in one go – a review of 2015
Every year I do a pictorial Advent Calendar online – here are the 24 images I’ve been dropping one by […]
Summer by the Back Door
Nobody except the postman and occasional Jehovah’s Witnesses uses our front door. Everyone comes round to the back and rings on […]
Life’s a Beech
We live in the Cotswolds, or rather in a Cotswolds town. We like walking, but we don’t go nearly frequently […]
Take me to church
The weather has been glorious as summer drains away and though my camera and I have been busy I’ve been a […]
