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”
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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 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”
Day 128
Sunday 26 July First weekend of the summer jolly-days and I’m very much focussing on food. I guess this is a natural follow on from the simple stuff I mentioned yesterday. The caterpillars of the Large White butterfly (see post from earlier this week) are feeding merrily on the Nasturtium flowers in the garden. ItContinue reading “Day 128”
Day 125
Thursday 23 July A day working from home. It’s been quite pleasant being with the family at home midweek. We have seen a lot of each other over recent months, but we never tire of each others company. A butterfly fluttered into the house this afternoon whilst I was at my laptop and set downContinue reading “Day 125”
Day 124
Wednesday 22 July It’s been a day of completing work as we near the end of the school year. A little strange as the kids are not in and with things still not back to normal yet. We’ve booked flights for Italy in October. A sign that we are looking beyond the here and nowContinue reading “Day 124”
Day 104
Thursday 02 July I would start these mid-week posts with a certain dread thinking that I wouldn’t have enough to talk about. Get up, go to work, come home, go for a walk, go to bed. But I have to remind myself that this is a blog for me. During the week it’s usually onlyContinue reading “Day 104”
Day 100
Sunday 28 June Another big walk today, and on day one-hundred! Again driving up to north Norfolk. This time to Hunstanton on a breezy, changeable day to start the North Norfolk Path. First leg, around 20km from Hunstanton to Burnham Deepdale. We parked the cars at the destination and got the coastal hopper bus toContinue reading “Day 100”
Day 95
Tuesday 23 June “Stop looking at other people’s trees, Dad.” Adora can be very direct and I love her straight, no-nonsense approach. Out on our dog walk this evening, she had clearly had enough of me staring up at the tops of trees. Especially one’s that are in our neighbours’ gardens. The reason for thisContinue reading “Day 95”
Day 91
Friday 19 June It is encouraging to read that the government are expecting all children to return to school in September. At the moment only Years R, 1, 6, 10 and 12 can attend and not all of them are choosing to. The schools operate very differently and, especially for the younger children, the warmthContinue reading “Day 91”
The Bald Birder 