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No one is an Island

The high water in winter has eroded our little island yet again. Last year's marsh...

Being watched

A couple of weeks ago I went for a walk in the woods. It was a very cold, overcast...

My favourite season

Autumn! I don't know why; everthing in nature is 'shutting down' but there is something...

Moles Bloomin' Moles

This year has been very dry and, for some reason, there has been a plague of moles....

Greenhouse from scratch

I built this greenhouse in a ruined outbuilding. It took rather longer than I imagined...

Path to Patio Progress

I have followed, with interest, those members who have posted ongoing pictures of...

SHY VISITOR

We get lots of visitors to our stream but they usually find us without a camera to...

Blizzard 2

Well the rain came last night and washed away the snow. The river is as high as I've...

Blizzard

We are having a blizzard! Last week the temp was 31C and today it's 2C. I've had...