Leaping Tilly 3
I’m sure you’ll be pleased to know that, as she approaches her 11th birthday, Tilly is still enjoying her favourite pastime. She was doing much the same thing 9 years ago and 6 years ago. Different...
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Round robin
Our friendly neighbour has been back… He turns out to be particularly partial to small pieces of raisin. If you ever want to invite a robin round to tea, I can guarantee that raisins will be a welcome...
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Excuse me… were you invited to this party?
Today we’re heading for Cornwall. Normally, that would be a major undertaking, but fortunately, we can see it from where we’re staying. It’s just over there: Looks nice, doesn’t it?
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Untested?
I’m somewhat confused by one of our recent purchases, which proudly proclaims on its packaging that it hasn’t been tested on animals. Jolly good, I thought. Always keen to do the right thing if I can....
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Good Morning!
Everything is muddy at the moment. Some of us just know how to glide above it.
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Squelching in the Rain
After Rose and our fluffy-pawed spaniel Tilly came back from their walk across the muddy fields this morning, Tilly composed the following and asked me to share it, because it might help other canine...
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Who let the dogs out?
Dogs are not subject to the same lockdown restrictions as the rest of us. They’re clearly making the most of it, and heading out for adventures in their campervans. Spotted outside Sainsbury’s...
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The heat of the action
In the evening, we watch gripping Nordic Noir episodes, and our spaniel sleeps soundly through the gunshots, stretched out on her big bed in front of the fireplace. During the day, though, this kind...
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Location, location, location (or, ‘How technology saved me a few hundred quid...
Yesterday, I lost my glasses. This is perfectly normal, and happens on a regular basis. One of my roles in life is to provide the opticians of South Cambridgeshire with a healthy and predictable...
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Bird’s Eye View
We’re on holiday in the Norfolk Broads, spending most of our time messing about in boats, but also enjoying the wonderful wildlife. Who, us? The birds are omnipresent, even in the garden of our...
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Seal of Approval
Don’t assume, just because you’re behind a telephoto lens, that we can’t see you! I’ve often seen seals swimming just offshore as we walk along Norfolk beaches. But a couple of weeks ago I spotted...
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I’ve just started playing with one of those ‘trail cams’ or ‘camera traps’. You attach it to a tree or similar and it captures movement using an infrared camera sensor, and illuminates the scene with a...
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Misalignment
Taken in Lichfield in 2013. This post has some comments on the Status-Q site. Follow the link to the original post to see them.
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Walking on water
Spotted on today’s afternoon dog-walk. I really should have taken a video clip, because others were arriving and it was great fun watching them come into land. My brother Simon’s comment was, “I hope...
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