Category Archives: wildlife

Solstice of the Moon: A flying visit…

Posted on September 25, 2017 by

There was absolutely no way we were going to drive to our destination without getting sidetracked. Where would be the fun in that? So we decided that the first place that would take us from the main road north would … Continue reading →

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Container gardeners

Posted on March 2, 2017 by

The sun rose this morning on a misty world, finding its way through scattered clouds. Although the air is chill, yet there is a feeling of spring burgeoning with determined inevitability in the hedgerows and fields.  Houses huddle together for … Continue reading →

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The tiny house #NoirWednesday

Posted on August 19, 2016 by

She was young, beautiful and the sun rose in her eyes. A stranger child… found by the wayside and raised by the elders. The village lads vied for her favour. Their mothers nodded doting heads and grandfathers remembered their  vigour … Continue reading →

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Crazy bird lady and the sixth sense

Posted on August 1, 2016 by

On the first day that Ani and I moved into the new flat, a small, unidentified flying object hopped in through the big glass doors to say hello. He looked a bit like a sparrow, but his legs were too … Continue reading →

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First flight

Posted on July 17, 2016 by

We had watched the swallows in the hotel car-park the night before, marvelling at their mastery of the air and swift, graceful flight and delighting in the first, tentative flutters as the baby swallows left the nest for the first … Continue reading →

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Cabined, cribbed, confined…

Posted on July 16, 2016 by

During our recent visit to the zoo at Whipsnade, and in spite of my profound reservations on the keeping of wild and wide-ranging animals in captivity, the majority of what we saw was positive. Endangered species and some that are … Continue reading →

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Going west – Fish, chips and cormorants

Posted on July 15, 2016 by

We were starting to get hungry by the time we arrived at our hotel in Lampeter, a small university town in mid-Wales that deserved more attention than we had time to give it. Personally, I blame the football. The trouble … Continue reading →

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There’s always one…

Posted on July 11, 2016 by

In every crowd, there’s always one… who stands out from the rest and wears their true colours. Some place themselves upon a pedestal, seeking to be heard. Some rebel against the norm… wearing coats of many colours. Yet others raise … Continue reading →

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Beauty – #WQWWC

Posted on July 7, 2016 by

There are many species of reindeer around the world, some forming the mainstay of local lifestyles, providing milk, meat, bone and fur to people who have little, given their landscape and who waste less. They are superbly adapted to their … Continue reading →

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Scimitar Oryx

Posted on July 6, 2016 by

There is a theory that it was the horns of the oryx that gave rise to the legends of the unicorn. When you see one side-on, you can see why.. even though I am not sure that it is true. … Continue reading →

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