Sunday again, and we managed to get out into the garden. Sadly, it is often the only day of the week when we can get out, even at this quieter time of year. However, it’s better than not getting out at all. Eighteen months on from when we moved in and we are still clearing, [...]
I don’t want to take anything away from dendrocopos major (that’s the Greater Spotted Woodpecker to you and me) but he really does appear to be a bit dense at times. There he was this morning, on the bird feeder, doing his best to extract some nuts. The feeder was only a third full, so [...]
I was never one to fall victim to social indoctrination. Too much of a free thinker to become a victim of mass hysteria. So of course, seeing Friday 13th looming up in the calendar leaves me unmoved. One day is much like any other at Aspen House and there is no place here for triskadekaphobia. [...]
The river is receding once more and it is beginning to look as if nothing ever happened. Looking out from my office window now, it would be easy to believe that there was never any threat from the rising floodwaters. Though the weather around the country is still generally bad, it is another lovely day [...]
No squirrels this morning. And I suspect I know why that is – the brief but deadly visit from a sparrowhawk yesterday. Only one of the squirrels was present at the time, squatting beneath the birds table and enviously eying the birds enjoying the new feeder hanging invitingly from the corner of the utility room. [...]