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For most of this month I’ve been at home; not entirely by choice, much as I love it, but restrained by the lack of a campervan. My downsizing plan, to go from the old green Citroen Relay to a much … Continue reading →

I’ve just returned from a visit to the Bradford on Avon area in Wiltshire. Having lived in Bath for 10 years I know it quite well. Bath has its areas of deprivation, but seeing all the lovely old stone houses … Continue reading →

On the last day of May the bluebells at the Dinas were at their peak, but the beginning of June found me scrambling on hands and knees in scrubby woodland to get to the plateau above the Gwenffrwd valley a … Continue reading →

“As the sun goes down on the hottest day of the year so the swifts return. There are hundreds here in Dinan, Brittany, and everything about them is mysterious. The more I watch them the less I understand. Here comes … Continue reading →

I’m sitting here, back propped up on an old log, flask of coffee, snack, camera and binoculars by my side and I’m watching a few birds and a great deal of water. It’s one of my favourite bits of the … Continue reading →