A trip to Skomer Island
July 20, 2021
A wonderful trip to see the Pembrokeshire Puffins. … More A trip to Skomer Island
The Nuthatches win the day
March 25, 2021
Two Davids drive off a Goliath. … More The Nuthatches win the day
A bit of excitement on the Riverside Walk
March 24, 2021
All is not always what it seems in the bird world. … More A bit of excitement on the Riverside Walk
Ravens, at last
June 9, 2020
Finally some decent shots of the newly resident Ravens! … More Ravens, at last
Back to the Riverside Walk at last
June 2, 2020
A long-awaited few hours’ rest for the soul along the river. … More Back to the Riverside Walk at last
Out with the dogs at last
May 17, 2020
Finally strong enough to take the dogs on the lead! … More Out with the dogs at last
Battle of the beetles
May 13, 2020
Titanic encounters of the tiny kind. … More Battle of the beetles
A Gallery Experiment
May 6, 2020
A gallery of recent photos from my local walk … More A Gallery Experiment
Aliens under our feet
April 30, 2020
Another sanity-restoring macro photowalk. … More Aliens under our feet
Finding joy in small things
April 29, 2020
…or, staying sane in the Lockdown. … More Finding joy in small things
Bernard is banished
April 21, 2020
Hopefully the last we see of the bowel cancer. … More Bernard is banished
Back to the river
April 20, 2020
Finally, after almost three weeks, I made it to the river. … More Back to the river
The Eyam Plague
April 17, 2020
A hugely appropriate story from the Great Plague of 1665. … More The Eyam Plague
An Awfully Big Adventure
April 17, 2020
My first tentative photo walk for two weeks. … More An Awfully Big Adventure
Status update
April 15, 2020
So far so good in my post bowel cancer op recovery. … More Status update
The 10 Famous People List
April 8, 2020
Or, how I almost met George Harrison. … More The 10 Famous People List
The other side of the river
April 4, 2020
A riverside walk all to ourselves. … More The other side of the river
Bernard gets real
April 1, 2020
The op is happening – tomorrow! … More Bernard gets real
And not forgetting Bernard…
March 29, 2020
A general update on where I am with the cancer, and how we’re doing under lock down. … More And not forgetting Bernard…
Bernard’s non biopsy
March 12, 2020
More red herrings, and writing again, yay! … More Bernard’s non biopsy
Bernard takes a twist
February 25, 2020
A surprising turn, but not in a good way… … More Bernard takes a twist
Scanning Bernard
February 20, 2020
Finally in for the PET-CT scan today! … More Scanning Bernard
Aaaaaargh!!
February 11, 2020
Bernard may now not be +1 after all – or he might still be… … More Aaaaaargh!!
Bernard +1
February 4, 2020
I spoke too soon – Bernard now has a little friend… … More Bernard +1
Again with the shorts
February 4, 2020
Back at Yeovil District Hospital, this time for another flexible sigmoidoscopy to remove the polyp they found what seems like an age ago now. It’s a very minor routine, compared to what is to come, which requires a self-administered enema, and the wearing of the special shorts, the ones with the gap at the back. … More Again with the shorts
Snowdrops
February 2, 2020
Just thought I’d add this to the social media snowdrop avalanche… Riverside Walk, January 30th. To paraphrase Churchill, it isn’t the beginning of spring, but it may be the beginning of the end of winter.
Grey Wagtail update
February 1, 2020
Wagtail rings identified by Twitter in hours! … More Grey Wagtail update
Pointless pre-assessment with an unexpected benefit
January 31, 2020
For some reason I had an appointment for an anaesthetic pre-assessment today, even though no operation has yet been scheduled, presumably because they hadn’t had the results of Monday’s MRI. But I went along anyway, hoping they did have the results, and the ‘simple’ bowel op had been scheduled, meaning the liver spot was no … More Pointless pre-assessment with an unexpected benefit
Light and shade
January 28, 2020
I love winter – what a difference a day can make. One day it’s brilliant sunshine, the next the world is engulfed in mist, as you can see from these photos of the Riverside Walk, taken only a few days apart. One day the trees are thrown into knife-edge contrast by the cold blue sunlit … More Light and shade
Scanning Bernard
January 27, 2020
MRI first thing this morning, which are never fun. To be fair it’s only my second, the first was a head and neck one a few years ago when they were trying to work out whether or not I had Meniers Disease – I didn’t, it turned out, just a junior version called BPPV, a … More Scanning Bernard
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