Sunday 17 January 11.40am. It is so beautifully sunny this morning. Twenty-four hours ago it was a dense grey sky delivering sleet, snow and rain. And with the sparkling sunshine has come a whole load of things that I want to write about, but I need to be patient and space them out. I mustContinue reading “Day 303”
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Day 302
Saturday 16 January Yesterday, a blue tit took centre stage. Today, whilst walking locally, it was the great tits’ turn. I have only really heard flocks of birds making noise over the past couple of months. Individual bird song is noticeably absent around us, apart from the odd robin or distant magpie. But the toot-tootsContinue reading “Day 302”
Day 295
Saturday 09 January I woke this morning thinking of Mum. Right now, since we heard that she has tested positive for Covid19, each day I have new thoughts which will repeat themselves as the days pass. The infection, hospitalisation and mortality figures released each day by the government have a louder resonance for me rightContinue reading “Day 295”
Day 283
Monday 28 December Today started slowly. An easy morning. I took Stan to meet his girlfriend so they could do a cross-country walk, being in Tier 4 there’s not much else allowed. Then, shortly after I returned the rest of us went on a dog walk ourselves. We met up with them both half wayContinue reading “Day 283”
Day 263
Tuesday 08 December Another very foggy and frosty start to the day. A day of battling through to make the tricky situation we are all finding ourselves in manageable. It’s hard to focus on much else at the moment. And the aim, I have resigned myself to, is to just get through. For once, IContinue reading “Day 263”
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 203
Friday 09 October Crikey, what a week. Coronavirus, interview and a new job and all the usual trappings of family life and a working week. Then, here we are at the end of another Friday. Beautiful sunshine to start the day. The view from the bathroom, onto our back garden this morning, was good enoughContinue reading “Day 203”
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”
The Bald Birder 