High summer at Harcourt

Fri, Jun 2021

A few pictures from Sunday’s trip to Harcourt Arboretum which, due to a mix-up on my part, took place at …

Curiosity

Sun, Jul 2016

Came across this baby robin today – like most youngsters it was curious and fearless, which allowed me to get …

Tue, Jun 2016

The City of Worcester’s killjoy councillors are planning to ban balloons and parents are up in arms, according to today’s Times. …

Fri, May 2015

Photos from a recent visit to Compton Verney House in Warwickshire. I was struck by the spring flowers – emerging, …

Thu, Jun 2013

Yesterday, I came across this baby mouse sitting in the middle of the pavement. Frightened, alone; exposed to the heat …

Mon, May 2013

… and completely unexpectedly, I saw four roe deer in a rather surprising place. This evening, as I was …

Sun, Feb 2013

I’ve just watched the last episode of David Attenborough’s Africa. In it, he was asking what the future might hold …

Mon, Mar 2012

Spring is sprung! The first sign of spring in my garden is the appearance of lungwort. Is it my imagination …