Thursday 10 September Thankfully, I’m feeling a lot better today. The weirdness if the world we are living in at the moment is hard to grasp at times. Again, I’m not sure if its an age thing and that I am simply reflecting on what were seemingly simpler times. Or, maybe things are just crackers.Continue reading “Day 174”
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Day 160
Thursday 27 August Ten days ago I visited Mum in the care home. It feels less than that, which is good. I will see her again next week hopefully, or the week after that. We are having to limit our visits to one person and one visit a week at the moment, whilst they tryContinue reading “Day 160”
Day 155
Saturday 22 August A casual morning at home was followed by a sprint to the beach for late afternoon. Back to the birds again this weekend. Before we left I spent a bit of time adding a couple of feathers to my book. They were collected yesterday on my walk. Another from the wing ofContinue reading “Day 155”
Day 152
Wednesday 19 August In yesterday’s post, I mentioned about walking in my local area. How these walks during and since lockdown, and since having Mabel, have helped me appreciate the world on my own doorstep. Also, importantly, to know where I can and cannot walk. The other week a friend mentioned how his collection ofContinue reading “Day 152”
Day 151
Tuesday 18 August It’s been a mixed up day today. I have only been outside to chuck a few balls for Mabel in the back garden and then for a short local walk with her and the family this evening. The Great Spotted Woodpecker paid a few visits to the peanuts this afternoon after theContinue reading “Day 151”
Day 147
Friday 14 August “‘Tis the eye of childhood that fears the painted devil.” Lady Macbeth to her husband who chastises him for showing fear. He fears facing the scene of his own murderous crime. The irony is that she herself is afraid of the dark and of the demons that lay within. The point, ofContinue reading “Day 147”
Day 141
Saturday 08 August The Gents Film & Leisure Club went on another walk today. Fourth leg of the Norfolk Coastal Path; a rather humble 8.5 miles from Cley-next-the-Sea to Sheringham. The weather had changed from baking hot yesterday to pleasant but a little windy today. A gusty northerly was now blowing onto the beach fromContinue reading “Day 141”
Day 140
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”
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 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”
The Bald Birder 