Signs of the Season
Our local footpaths lead through woodland that is incredibly lush at this time of year… this one is a shortcut leading to Thundersley Common. Although the sky was darkening, I…
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Because it’s September
September! Perhaps it was because I spent so many (many) years as a student that September will always mean back-to-school, even when I have no formal school to go back to. New…
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Cold Coffee!
Pinaglis has added frappucinos to their menu, and Neal was willing to go one step further and make me cold coffee over ice. Just espresso, no milk. That just isn’t…
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Summer Fruits
While walking a different route through our neighbourhood this afternoon, I came across some positive proof that it really is summer: cherries! And this wise gardener wasn’t taking any chances……
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Shadow Fencing
Long days bring long shadows when the late afternoon sun just begins to drop down behind the houses and into the trees. We’re getting quite a bit of rain at…
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The Sweet Scent of Spring
The weather is so mild today that we have all our windows open… the birds are singing and these sweet lilacs are perfuming the air both inside and out. My…
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Floral Carpet
My buddy and I headed out into West Wood to see the wildflowers today.. The wood anemones (Anemone nemorosa) are in their seasonal prime this week, carpeting large swathes of the…
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A Nod to Spring
These delightful little beauties appear in small numbers every spring, always managing to surprise me with their checkerboard patterning and delicate lantern shaping that allows them to nod in the…
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Local Colour
We were in Rayleigh this morning doing errands and couldn’t resist a wander through the market and then a walk up to Rayleigh Mount where the trees are absolutely trembling with…
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Coming Soon
We probably won’t get to Scotland in time to see the bluebells this year, so I’m watching for signs of their appearance here in Essex. I don’t think I have…
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