discover a magical world
The roses in the garden are now fully in bloom so I thought I'd share a few pictures of them. I adore roses. Their blooming is always a sign that summer has arrived, even if the weather doesn't necessarily agree. I'd just like to apologise to anyone whose blog I haven't managed to visit recently or whose comment... Continue Reading →
I thought I'd share another gallery of the flowers blooming around the garden and village with you today. The daffodils, tulips and fruit tree blossom of previous weeks are now all gone and we move on to lots of purple and pink flowers. We have alliums, aqualegia, clematis, irises and - newly opened over the last... Continue Reading →
I thought I'd share some pictures I've taken around the garden and village over the past week. A lot has been happening, growth-wise. At the beginning of the week the fruit trees in the garden were still in bud. As the days have passed they've all come fully into bloom. As you'll see, I've taken lots of... Continue Reading →
Today I foolishly went out for a walk without my camera. I only wanted to stretch my legs and get a breath of fresh air before getting back to my writing, but I soon regretted leaving it behind. I found all the new growth and Spring flowers quite captivating. Luckily, for once, I had remembered to take my... Continue Reading →
Two nights in a row this week I managed to photograph rather nice sunsets over the field next to my house. The first night I watched (and photographed of course!) as the sun sank below the horizon in a gorgeous golden glow. The next night the sky turned a lovely mottled pink. I thought I'd share some... Continue Reading →
Shine Gather up the fallen, all those discarded in the wake of passage. Judged unworthy of pride of place, they are the unwanted, the unloved. Grant them their moment to shine. When I was looking through the photography 101 pictures for my favourites for the Weekend 4 gallery I realised I had quite a few photos... Continue Reading →
Show Parade in happy fulfilment the fruits of labour, cherry-picked from a host of entries as your own best in show. I've had such an enjoyable time over the month of Photography 101 that I couldn't resist putting up a post for weekend 4, even though its no longer actually the weekend. Unfortunately I've been... Continue Reading →
A city rich in wildlife, where man and nature are better connected, with clean air, unpolluted rivers and an abundance of accessible green space, is surely every urbanites dream. The reality, unfortunately, is often very different. But if you’re one for whom grey and drab is not an option, or you’re in need of a little inspiration on how […]
When in 2015, a group of 21 young people from the State of Oregon, along with the environmental advocacy organization Earth Guardians, filed a constitutional climate lawsuit against the U.S. government, few could have envisioned a time when entire U.S municipalities would be taking on the biggest fossil fuel companies on the planet. Fast forward […]
Eelmore Marsh in the south of England is a place brimming with flora and fauna. There are several species found within its bounds that can only be seen in only a handful of other sites around the country. But this biological diversity has not always been the case. Two centuries of mismanagement led to a largely barren landscape, and […]
On a sunlit May morning last week, before starting our work for the day, my sister and I paid a visit to Cross O’Cliff Orchard in Lincoln. An historical orchard concealed behind buildings in the middle of a residential area of the city, you can easily walk past the entrance without ever realising that a […]
Composting is the best way to get rid of your garden and kitchen waste. Not only is it environmentally friendly, it also provides you with a nutrient rich compost to use on your garden. As May 6th-12th 2018 is International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW), it’s the perfect time to look into starting a compost heap. We’ve […]
It’s easy to think of a town or city and to picture a grey, lifeless area, covered in concrete, and absent of trees and plants. This may be the case for some places, but not Croydon. This large town in South London has a number of green spaces encapsulated within its urban sprawl. One of these is Littleheath […]
