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