A Day in the Meadows

“The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley” said Robert Burns, and wasn’t he so right! Everyone’s … More

A Tactile Walk

The morning was bright and for once I decided to leave Dorset for the neighbouring county to do a 15 … More

Of sights and sounds, aerial acrobatics, and angelic singing!

This walk started and finished in one of those beautiful Dorset villages that you know so well because you drive … More

Beneath the Tree

As many of you will know, I like to write a bit of poetry.  I’ll never be a Walter de … More

Of literary giants and characters, bluebells and blossom, and some strange sights!

Sitting here in my office on a dull, dreary day, gazing out of the window across the local park, my … More

A great llloooonnnnnggggg walk :)

I was clearing out my office today when I came across the journal I wrote during my first end to … More

Of wet and mud; of birds, butterflies, bulls and bullocks; and of tuneful church bells!

Well summer came at last to this ‘green and pleasant land’…….well for a time at least!  And as is always … More

Flying Crooked???

Cabbage White The butterfly, a cabbage-white, (His honest idiocy of flight) Will never now, it is too late, Master the … More

Of fond memories, war and peace, and a snake that is not a snake!

PERCHED on my city office-stool, I watched with envy, while a cool And lucky carter handled ice. . . . … More

Of lush countryside, lovely meadows, two hill forts…….and a butterfly at last!

Well as I sit at my desk typing this blog, the rain is pouring down outside – yet again!!!  It’s … More