Posted in Dorset, England, Uncategorized, tagged dorset on August 24, 2013| 13 Comments »
Punch & Judy theatre on the beach in Weymouth, August 2013…
It is over a year now since we first visited Weymouth in Dorset – at the time of the Olympic Games, when the sailing events were staged there. I blogged about it at the time.
We decided to go back there this year to see what it would be like on a normal summer’s day, knowing this time it would be (more…)
Posted in Birds, Dorset, England, Nature, Uncategorized, tagged birds, dorset, pigeons, seagulls on August 16, 2013| 14 Comments »
Feral pigeon (Columba livia) on the shore in Poole – with wing colour not too different from the original wild rock dove type…
I have just come back from a few days in Dorset (mostly Poole) and will no doubt share my snapshots with you over the next few weeks – or months!
But as a bit of a bridge between the last post about feral pigeons and my holiday excursions, here are some (more…)
Posted in Birds, Nature, Uncategorized, tagged birds, Nature, pigeons on August 9, 2013| 12 Comments »
A romantic view: Feeding pigeons in St Mark’s Square, Venice, by Antonio Paoletti (1834–1912) – what, no bird droppings?
In the past I have “appreciated” beautiful pests such as seagulls, magpies and starlings in this blog, but I think a flock of feral pigeons takes the biscuit (or anything else remotely edible).
A while back I was, would you believe, excited that (more…)
Posted in Gardening, My garden, Uncategorized, tagged Gardening, Summer, weather on August 2, 2013| 23 Comments »
Lily after rain…
At last, we have had a wetter spell of weather after the heatwave. Listen here to Rain Rain Rain Beautiful Rain sung by Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
The plants have (more…)
The Squirrelbasket 