Friday 04 September A few years ago, when I was cutting back the overgrown hedges in our back garden, I came across a row of hawthorn trees. They made up the skeletal frame for the climbing ivy and rambling honeysuckle that veined confidently around and through them. Bridging the gaps between them and stifling whatContinue reading “Day 168”
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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 149
Sunday 16 August Today has shown me how the weather can really affect how we go about our lives. It has been very ‘close’ today. I have never properly understood what that means but I do get it, I think. When the cloud is thick and relatively low it can feel oppressive. It gives meContinue reading “Day 149”
Day 148
Saturday 15 August A pretty quiet day compared to my quite extraordinary day yesterday. I spent most of it at home, as did Lisa and the kids. I am back to refereeing football tomorrow morning. A pre-season friendly under-18 game will be the first game back since lockdown. I’ve been getting my head round theContinue reading “Day 148”
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 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 129
Monday 27 July Our friends are camping in Suffolk at the moment and have been posting some fabulous images of the vast East Anglian sky. I know I take our atmosphere for granted. It is highly complex but very simple at the same time, and I am pretty casual in appreciating what it does forContinue reading “Day 129”
Day 123
Tuesday 21 July The world has already reverted back to it’s pre-Covid19 madness. It wasn’t that long ago that we were all saying how much we had learnt about ourselves and our relationships with one another. That coping with this virus across the world made everyone our neighbour regardless of nationality. It was (is) aContinue reading “Day 123”
Day 120
Saturday 18 July One of those days when I can post throughout the day… 9.30am We’ve made a conscious effort this year to encourage more insects into our garden. I used to take the approach that, because we live in a rural location, we didn’t need to be so aware. Our little patch was insignificantContinue reading “Day 120”
The Bald Birder 