Saturday 05 September September is certainly a time of movement and change. The trees around us are really showing signs of summer ending and autumn starting. They change their appearance which, in turn, changes the whole look and feel of the countryside around them. One tree loses its leaves, and it stands out. But ifContinue reading “Day 169”
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Day 166
Wednesday 02 September The second day of September and the second day of Autumn. The start of a new season passed me by yesterday; I never knew that there were different ways of registering when seasons start and end. This year, Autumn in the UK can start on 1st or 22nd September depending on whetherContinue reading “Day 166”
Day 158
Tuesday 25 August Storm Francis has landed in the UK bringing lots of rain and very strong winds. I was hoping to take in a coastal walk this afternoon, but after an extended spell at work this morning, and the unfriendly weather, I decided not to. These unseasonably strong winds are really testing the integrityContinue reading “Day 158”
Day 154
Friday 21 August After yesterday’s post, diverting slightly away from the kinds of things I normally write about, I am going for a walk in the great outdoors. I need it. In previous summers, I have cycled with the kids, from Harwich to Home. But I want to walk it this summer. I’ll do itContinue reading “Day 154”
Day 146
Thursday 13 August There is a real anger bubbling inside our household today just as the thunder clouds bubble up outside. The heat and humidity are pouring fuel on to both. The A-level results have come out today for England, Northern Ireland and Wales. Scottish students received theirs last week. The anger building stems fromContinue reading “Day 146”
Day 145
Wednesday 12 August It has been officially announced that the country is in recession as a result of two quarters of negative GDP. It’s no surprise of course, but still pretty sobering. There is certainly worse to come. I am reading a superb novel at the moment. ‘Wykenhurst’ is set in 1912, in west SuffolkContinue reading “Day 145”
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 122
Monday 20 July I was relieved to wake up this morning without blisters, painful legs, or sunstroke. That’s the first ‘morning after, the walk before’ where I haven’t had some kind of infliction. Happy days. Down at Heybridge today, and I went to check in with the grounds before going into the building. As IContinue reading “Day 122”
Day 118
Thursday 16 July It’s a beautiful morning and I can do anything I want. A few days into the summer holiday and school already feels like a fuzzy memory. Nothing to think about except the here and now. I’ve woken early naturally, probably because of the excitement that was welling inside me before I wentContinue reading “Day 118”
The Bald Birder 