We are off to Sweden tomorrow to meet up with a group of labyrinth enthusiasts for a visit to Gotland, an island in the middle of “Calming”
Notes & Blog
Woodland Friends
The woods at Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Reserve have become home to some familiar and beloved woodland characters, and we met them all on our walk “Woodland Friends”
Wildflower Garden
It’s impossible to walk past this garden without smiling! The California poppies I photographed last week have been joined by their European cousins, Papaveroideae, and “Wildflower Garden”
Floral Abundance
Lovely! The peony (Paeonia) certainly brightens the world, doesn’t it? This lush bloom is named after Paeon, a student of Asclepius, the Greek god of healing. “Floral Abundance”
Smell the Roses
We have some fantastic gardeners in our neighbourbood, people who surround their homes with foreign poppies, Nessie hedges, and seasonal blooms that take my breath away. “Smell the Roses”
Catching Up
The Mexican Kitchen van and an evening of good food with good friends last Friday — it was a perfect start to a quiet weekend of “Catching Up”
Royalty Walked Here!
Hadleigh Castle can be bleak in the winter, but come spring when the sun comes out and the wind dies down, it is one “Royalty Walked Here!”
A California Immigrant
California poppies, Eschscholzia californica… these golden beauties are a touch of home-away-from-home for me, and always evoke a flood of memories. As a child I was “A California Immigrant”
A Sky Filled with Colour
After an unexpectedly nice morning, some really dark skies brought us loud thunderclaps and brilliant rainbows late this afternoon. As today was a work day, “A Sky Filled with Colour”
Pink Cheer
This bright spot of pink cheer really stood out on my wet, grey morning walk through the village. I happen to know her owner, and she’s “Pink Cheer”