the shrooms begin to emerge. The cotoneaster berries burst forth. The verbena extends it’s final fling, attracting the last of the butterflies and bees. The geese fly back and forth each day, filling the air with their melancholy calls. The tomatoes are torn from their pots and replaced with leeks and kale, and the last …
We enjoyed a visit to Martin Mere over the weekend. It’s a lovely place to visit as it has over 800 acres of wetlands, and is home to a diverse variety of birds. A lot of the attractions were inaccessible but there was still plenty to see and it was pretty easy getting around as …
It appears the rainy season is upon us, after the drought. Whatever happened to moderation in this green and pleasant land?! The rains came, along with wild, wild winds! There has been torrential rain, non-stop all day, and for the last week…..It’s easy to see how flooding starts. We’re off to the New Forest, Hampshire, …
Mushrooms are suddenly everywhere, aliens, in all their various colours and forms. This one reminds me of ginger. Love these snowy caps. The highlight of autumn for me though, is the emergence of the toadstools, such incredibly beautiful fungi, delightful and utterly poisonous. Most mushrooms have a doppelganger, where one is lethal, yet it’s twin …
a little Magick. Emergence. I love this time of the year. Day by day, the mossy lawn reveals what lies beneath. It’s full of secrets. Usually the toadstools form a perfect circle. This year they have decided to march across the lawn. Did you know, that mushrooms/fungi are more closely related to people than they …
Billy-Bob, Bella and Ben have settled into a cosy routine. Each day, they’re outside the bedroom window waiting for me to feed them. At night, Billy-Bob and Bella cuddle up and Ben sleeps on the bathroom window sill. They rarely venture far, occasionally, they hang out on my neighbour’s roof or potter around the …
The days are short now, and the long dark evenings stretch out unmercifully. Thank goodness for candles, a fire and good books! It’s going to be a long haul until spring, so time to batten down the hatches and prepare for hibernation. Last night I awoke thinking it was raining, I went to the window …
While I am trying to fix the timed- out comment problem….please copy your replies in case you are timed out. A view from my greenhouse through CLOSED doors…..dogs have to run and all that! I have spent the week hiding in there! The weather this last week has matched my health! It has been wild, …
The weather has been beautifully mild this weekend so hubs and I took ourselves off for a long bike ride yesterday. I must say it was a particularly lovely cycle. Wildlife seemed to be everywhere and the fields were full of thousands of geese all shrieking and taking to the air. All of a sudden, …
