Climate Change, Hen Harriers and Bees in the Post Fact World
December 7, 2016
I had pondering time on my hands today at hospital in Bath, recovering from a minor operation. It went swimmingly, all well thank you - let's just ...
A Christmas Tale
December 14, 2014
I went Christmas tree shopping this afternoon and, as you can see, bought a beautiful tree.
I'm always a bit nervous about buying the family Chr...
A Sense of Perspective
August 25, 2014
I've just got back from an indecently long hols in France, which, yes, was lovely thank you. We did a round trip, with three days of World War One ...
The Green Blob
July 21, 2014
Owen Paterson wrote an astonishing piece in the Sunday Telegraph yesterday, culminating in an attack on what he called the "Green Blob".
For the ...
The Bath and West Show
May 28, 2014
I had a lovely time at the Bath and West show today. It's 15 minutes down the road from us, so I've been a regular attendee as punter or exhibitor ...
The Dog Walk
May 9, 2014
Buttercup, plantain and wild carrot on the dog walk
The orchid field
...and the more prosaic
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The Marathon des Sables
April 8, 2014
The Marathon des Sables is my second brilliant but bonkers topic recently. It's an ultra distance race over 250km of the Sahara. On foot. Carrying ...
Hauser and Wirth in Somerset
March 31, 2014
Hauser and Wirth are an uber contemporary art dealer, with galleries in Switzerland, New York and London. They're opening a new arts centre in Brut...
The RHS
February 7, 2014
The RHS has copped it from the Twitterati for its "association" with The Ultimate Love Bouquet, Interflora's Valentine's Day offering.
Guarantee...
Somerset Flooding (Again)
January 30, 2014
The flooding in the Somerset Levels is a serious issue which won't go away. I was writing about it this time last year. Even if you don't believe...
Blue Monday
January 20, 2014
Our ground, so hardfaced and unyielding in summer, now saturated, heaving and groaning. Water sits in swales, or oozes from ponds and trickles dow...
Nature in Nevis
November 14, 2013
Busy hunting for Hymenoptera I've just come back from the most fantastic week's break in the West Indies. We went to this lovely hotel in Nevis f...
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