Summer without the buzz
Everything I can do to help wildlife is included in my garden planning. The Pollinator border was designed to offer nectar for late visiting insects.
The Fen Traveller
A fen traveller sees all;
Crossing a land held captive by
Its watery web.
Seeking Deakin – A Reflection
Wood and water are the enduring themes of Roger Deakin’s writing. They are part of his dreaming. From Walnut Tree Farm, Deakin learnt about trees, about water and its properties, about living within a local community, not just of people but of wildlife in all its forms.
Putting Flesh on the Bones
On the first morning I looked out to the mountains, unfamiliar territory, mesmerised by the way the clouds and the hills seemed to be in a perpetual dance. I wrote of my feelings, being out of place in an alien landscape, hills unknown to me.
Churchyard BioBlitz
Old burial grounds often have fantastic, flowery grassland as they have been so little disturbed over the centuries. A churchyard or burial site may be the most ancient enclosed piece of land in a parish.
White Feather
Summer is ending and so is the second year with no house martins. I wanted to remind myself of time spent with house martins and so, here again, is my post from one of their last summers.
Bees on Lamb’s Ears
The latest visitors are four wool carder bees using their favourite plant – Lamb’s Ears or Stachys.