Friday 07 August I am fascinated by our relationship with the coast. Not the sea, that is something I don’t have a real connection with, although I appreciate many do. I also love the fruits of whatever is harvested from it. No, its the coast that I find wonderful. The final mile or so ofContinue reading “Day 140”
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Day 139
Thursday 06 August A different day out at Houghton Hall today to see the Anish Napoor outdoor exhibition. The majority of his sculptures in this collection are made from shaped and polished marble but the most eye-catching piece is certainly this curved metallic dish. It is pitched at an angle of around 60° to theContinue reading “Day 139”
Day 138
Wednesday 05 August I have mentioned before how the things that are commonplace are so easily taken for granted. This pandemic has granted me time to stop and stare. And it’s the things that surround us all the time that are turning out to be the things that are fascinating me the most. So, IContinue reading “Day 138”
Day 137
Tuesday 04 August We’ve been with friends today on the beach and walking along the pathways of Holme-next-the-Sea. Conversations about this and that; the benefits of meditation, the positives from the Covid-19 pandemic, forest farms and apple orchard husbandry. I’m taking a lead from my friend, Pete, who speaks so passionately about his plans toContinue reading “Day 137”
Day 136
Monday 03 August 9.00am I think those mysterious carcasses found on the beach at Cley yesterday were young deer. Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis inermis) are reed bed dwellers that are on the at risk list globally, but have a fairly healthy population in East Anglia. I had never heard of them before, but theyContinue reading “Day 136”
Day 135
Sunday 02 August 9am I woke this morning to the sound of young gulls cawing just outside the caravan and the tapping of pigeons on the tin roof. It was 5.52am but I smiled regardless. At 8am, Stan and I went for a regreshing run to shake the early morning cobwebs away. Then, with strongContinue reading “Day 135”
Day 134
Saturday 01 August Up in Norfolk again today; in Wells-next-the-Sea with the family. We so totally love this part of the planet and have done for many years. A poor turn out of moths last night but I didn’t give it much of a chance to be honest. There was a Garden Carpet moth (XanthorhoeContinue reading “Day 134”
Day 133
Friday 31 July About a week and half ago I turned an old shallow sink into a birdbath. Sealed the plug hole with an old jam jar lid and popped in a couple of brick bits. I filled it with tap water from the hose as I knew there were nymphs in the water-butt. NotContinue reading “Day 133”
Day 132
Thursday 30 July I read a couple of shocking articles this morning that made me too upset to be sad. In the slums of north-east India, the Greater Adjutant stork mixes with humans to forage in the rubbish tips for food. They also roost there at night. The storks’ wetland habitat is being destroyed byContinue reading “Day 132”
Day 131
Wednesday 29 July A beautiful summer day. A gentle breeze and non-stop sunshine with plenty of big, white, happy cumulus clouds. Although they are generously scattered across the sky they never seem to block the sun. One of those days. A good day. We decided to go for a midday, midweek walk at one ofContinue reading “Day 131”
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