If there is an opposite of jaundiced I am that person. I love the season of screaming yellow fields. It’s like living in a Mondrian. It is impossible to convey the extraordinary acid brightness of the three fields of rapeseed that sit just beyond our field, undulating all the way down towards the town. YouContinue reading “Aciiiiid”
Monthly Archives: April 2026
Zing!
The garden is suddenly a blaze of colour. Most of the daffodils have gone now (save for the pipit in the rockery and the hot garden and baby duck in the nuttery, both lovely smaller varieties) and tulips have taken centre stage. The ones planted out in the garden have been marvellous this year. TheyContinue reading “Zing!”
All the little critters.
When not digging holes and moving plants around the garden Lyra, Mum and I have been out and about nature duding. It’s all go out there. Down by the river the whin is already in flower and, as it warms in the sun, there’s the first trace of the the familiar Hawaiian Tropic scent ofContinue reading “All the little critters.”
Hokey Cokey weather again
It took a while to get going this morning. Lachlan stayed over yesterday, but was working the back shift today so I watched the morning sun enviously whilst packing up the lunch of champions to see him through what seems likely to be a long night. By the time I got out the sun hadContinue reading “Hokey Cokey weather again”