Avalon Marshes 15th-17th May
We decided it was time to get away in the Camper van for a couple of days while the weather was a little settled. Crossing the border once again to the Somerset Levels, as we never get fed up with going there as the changing of the seasons means there
Bluebell season
On Tuesday 9th April I decided I would take a trip up to Okeford Hill to see if the Bluebells were flowering, the ones locally in the Hedgerows are well out but they are sheltered with a more sunny location. We have had a lot of haze across the valley
November draws on
I can’t believe it’s the middle of November already, where has it gone. I know I’ve been busy especially with the new edition to the family, Mia who takes up a fair amount of time at the moment. She is around four months of age now, a rescue pup and
Misty Morning
The last day of May turned out very misty in the morning so Tilly and I ventured up to Okeford Hill to see what it was like. I was hoping for mist in the woods and sunlight coming through the trees, unfortunately it was cloudy with no sun and the
Another blast of snow!
The mild weather didn’t last, I was just getting on with the garden clearing and the greenhouse is starting to fill up when the weather decided go back to winter this weekend. The temperatures have plummeted and we have snow, at least we didn’t have the frozen rain like the
Visit to Scotland
I really have been neglecting my diary. I seem to have been very busy and with a short break in October the month has just flown by. The short break was a coach trip to Scotland. I stayed at the Loch Awe hotel in Argyll and I was very lucky
Silver Washed Fritillaries
On a small, quiet country road bordered by an old woodland in North Dorset a colony of Silver Washed Fritillaries live, my friend Judy took me there in mid August, she had seen them when she lived in the area and they were still there. So pleased to see them
Thursday 8th October
The weather is slowly slipping into autumn, a definite chill in the air, we have had some heavy rain and the Stour is running high. I took a walk to Norton Woods near Durweston to see if the leaves were changing. Kim and I had a lovely walk we never