Wednesday 01 December It was a full moon last night. I woke around 3am and watched out from the bathroom window on to the back garden and the orchard beyond. The moon reflecting the light from the invisible sun on to our little patch of land. It seems pretty obvious that we notice the moonContinue reading “Day 256”
Category Archives: autumn
Day 251
Thursday 26 November Yesterday I briefly mentioned how texture is something that is much more apparent to me now that the green has rescinded. Trees reveal their faces in the autumn and winter. The wind and darkness draws back their leafy veils and shows every wrinkle and crack. Age impacts on all living things, andContinue reading “Day 251”
Day 246
Saturday 21 November So good to get out in the daylight today. We went just along the south bank of the Stour estuary to Wrabness and a walk through ancient woodland and open meadow. It’s definitely one of our favourite places. The woods themselves are well managed, something I had never given any consideration toContinue reading “Day 246”
Day 244
Thursday 19 November It’s apparent that, as we have slipped deeper into the autumn and winter, so the issues I face at work and play are harder to take. There are obviously fewer daylight hours and the sun sitting lower in the sky means the lumin levels are much reduced. This oddly coincides with whatContinue reading “Day 244”
Day 235
Tuesday 10 November Yesterday it was announced that there was a vaccine that had been successfully tested and trialled and had 90% success rate. Everyone was understandably buoyed by the news and were excited that it could mean then end of the virus. Within a few weeks, the vaccinations could start with forty million dosesContinue reading “Day 235”
Day 234
Monday 09 November Always a bit of a chore to write my blog on a working Monday. It’s a tough enough job at the best of times. But with everything else going on its that little bit harder in all directions. We woke this morning to a thick fog. The clocks have been adjusted toContinue reading “Day 234”
Day 233
Sunday 08 November We have been out on some nice local walks this weekend. Enjoying the mild temperatures and accompanying sunshine. It does make a real difference when the weather is good. But as we are deep into the Autumn, it’s not so much of an issue if the weather is good or not. JustContinue reading “Day 233”
Day 229
Wednesday 04 November What a weird couple of days. Everything feels out of sorts and upside down. The majority of the news today has focussed on what is unfolding in the US. The election is being billed as one of the most divisive battles in US electoral history. As I write this Biden and theContinue reading “Day 229”
Day 227
Monday 02 November Why do we go through, what seems like, phases of bad things happening? Times when it feels like there is a relentless stream of sadness or badness. I don’t ever remember similar stretches of ‘positivity’ occurring. “They always come in threes, you know.” Or “It’s just one thing after another.” These sayingsContinue reading “Day 227”
Day 204
Saturday 10 October Every couple of weeks or so, the birds come back to take the stage. There have been a number of birds in the past twenty-four hours that have raised their heads and voices to let me know they’re around. At work, I was called to help encourage a Robin to leave aContinue reading “Day 204”
The Bald Birder 