Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures

We've noticed a lot of butterflies this year, arriving early, apparently due to the mild winter. There've been a lot of varieties t...

Boy, over two weeks has flown by; just been too busy to get back to this - being retired is hard work! Anyway, we canoed a stretch of the B...

Three times in the last week I've seen a very young fawn nearby. Once the dog barked more fiercely than normal. I stepped outside in ...

For me, summer always arrives when the daisies come into bloom. There are just a few yet, but they're beginning to sprinkle the meadow ...

I've visited Wodehouse Marsh many times over the years; it's one of my favourite birding spots nearby. With a huge marsh area, a be...

Over the last 3 weeks the world has turned totally green, a rich bright spring green. More computer hassles have left me unable to post thi...

Leaves in the woods in early May, with the sun shining through them, are absolutely brilliant, a bright almost fluorescent green that I can...