New beginnings
The operation began before Christmas. I selected the target and began to organise the troops. The date was never in … Continue reading New beginnings
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On life and death
Just to underline Nature’s anachronistic fecundity this past week, I found the dead body of a baby mouse in the … Continue reading On life and death
Wanderers return
We couldn’t find arrivals. The boy and I scanned the screen, but it was labelled international and N, though ultimately … Continue reading Wanderers return
Sunday humdrum
I tried, I really did. I looked in every nook and cranny and there was nothing – no hares, no … Continue reading Sunday humdrum
Spring, Interrupted
Yippee!! The sun is back. Everyone is smiling again. I was beginning to think we’d done something terribly wrong. It … Continue reading Spring, Interrupted
Love is in the air
The devil-red numbers on the clock says 6.48. Damn. That’s a good twenty minutes before the alarm goes on but … Continue reading Love is in the air
Elemental, my dear
The rain is flung onto the kitchen windows and trickles down, wave after sodden wave, while the birch trees at … Continue reading Elemental, my dear
You win some, but never lose
Some days nature just doesn’t play ball. One of the many joys of having walked my route so many times … Continue reading You win some, but never lose
Comings and goings
The geese are on the move, great screeds of them streaking the sky like dirty black marks. They come – … Continue reading Comings and goings
The sound of silence
The snow falls as flutterings so tiny it is as if the atoms in the air have suddenly, mysteriously, become … Continue reading The sound of silence
The Garden of Everyday Delight 