nature

Poppies from LissaT ^Pro 139 days old

On my way to work yesterday morning I noticed this field. I know that the presence of so many poppies is a sign of bad husbandry, but aren't they beautiful! A ...

Camouflage from LissaT ^Pro 203 days old

Isn't she beautifully concealed. This hen pheasant has been sitting like this on her nest for a while now under the hedge, right next to our drive gate ...

Domestic Behaviour from LissaT ^Pro 231 days old

This lunchtime a hen blackbird flew hard into the patio doors and knocked herself out. Beyond keeping the cat indoors, there wasn't much I could do for ...

Floral Update from LissaT ^Pro 267 days old

A couple of weeks back I wrote about the two pots of daffodils Joe and I bought in Brigg. These are those I bought for 87p at Lidl - still going strong ...

Pot Plants from LissaT ^Pro 278 days old

Last week when shopping in Brigg Joe and I walked past a florist's shop with a display of potted daffs on the pavement outside. "They look nice," I ...

Little Perishers from LissaT ^Pro 284 days old

Last week there was the national bird census, and there wasn't a bird to be seen in our garden from dawn to dusk. Today in the space of ten minutes ...

Autumn at Normanby from LissaT ^Pro 359 days old

It is marginally warmer today and the colours at Normanby are amazing. The light was fantastic as I drove to work, the tide high at Reeds Island and ...

Listening and Waking from LissaT ^Pro 508 days old

I don't think that contemplation is my strongest suit. Today in church we were asked to sit in complete silence for just one minute and listen to God ...

Birdlife from LissaT ^Pro 517 days old

As I was driving home from work today (a very nice day with thirty lovely year sixes) I saw a heron wading in Limber pond, so I stopped to watch. He ...

Nature's Bounty from LissaT ^Pro 810 days old

One of my favourite treats at this time of year is summer pudding, so I walked down to the chalk pit to pick some blackberries. Last year they were abundant ...