We have hit “peak yellow”. The oilseed rape has reached its apogee and is now a good 3 foot high. We can no longer see the little fluffy flag of Lyra’s tail if she ventures into the field and the smell, which has just a tang of honey, is overwhelming after a light rain. YesterdayContinue reading “Peak Yellow”
Category Archives: walking
Liberation day
Whilst I retired, officially, on 30 April, as I don’t usually work on Thursday or Friday today was the first day when I am “at large” when I would otherwise be working. I won’t lie – it has been tremendous. The day started a bit rainy, but Lyra and I had a lovely long walk.Continue reading “Liberation day”
From Coconuts to Mars via Sartre
A good stretch of the legs with Lyra this morning, with plenty of time for musing. (A good thing as it is raining now so its a short hop this evening!). My internet research over breakfast following on from yesterday’s riff on how the humble coconut could have turned out to be a whinfruit (moreContinue reading “From Coconuts to Mars via Sartre”
Hubris
We have rather ancient metal estate fencing round the field, the kind with rigid bars and uprights. Whilst climbing over the fence to walk the dog yesterday I was thinking of our friend Anne. Anne discovered rather painfully when climbing said fence, that her inside leg was not quite as long as she thought. RetiringContinue reading “Hubris”
Wandering in mind and body
Lyra and I had a lovely walk this morning. Just a tot of rain (for that’s all we’ve had) seems enough to make things shimmer. We found the first red campion of the year and a likely looking stand of brambles, which augurs well for crumble season. There was also some hawthorn blossom just out.Continue reading “Wandering in mind and body”