Bere Marsh and Home
Some of the days of late I’ve been going out in the morning with Tilly and feeling a little disappointed, it’s been so quiet at times with no birds singing or moving and even many of the insects and Damsel flies have disappeared. But today 19th August I’m feeling more
Around Home
It’s been fairly quiet this month although it doesn’t help with the late dawn, I’m nearly home by the time the world has come alive although I do hear a number of Tawny Owls through the village as soon as it gets to a certain time they just stop. Our
Last burst of Summer!
This diary entry is for the first half of October, I haven’t had much time to keep up with my posts, we are still working on the kitchen and by the end of the day we both want to put our feet up. I have still been out on my
Late December – Last of the Year
Sunrise 08:12 Sunset16:11 The last day of the year, where has it gone! It’s been a busy one and I’ve enjoyed being out and about and taking pictures along the way. Late December has been very mild and there are signs of spring, a little too early. I spotted this
Into winter
We suddenly seem to be into winter, the leaves have all gone and the days are shortening, the weather is changeable with plenty of rain and the Stour has reached it’s banks already a couple of times. The paths I walk on are very muddy in places. Tilly and I
Close encounters
It’s getting colder and wetter and the leaves on the trees are more or less gone, the river Stour has been scoured out when it flooded over its banks last week with the heavy rain. I couldn’t get over to Bere Marsh one day as the path was flooded in
Studio night
We had a Studio night at Blandford Camera Club at the end of November with Pete Whieldon photography who brought along a menagerie of Raptors, Frogs and mice for us to photograph. Not quite nature watching but it was great to see these animals at close hand and learn a