Category Archives: Flora/Fauna

Nov 04 2023
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Tree and Chapel, evening

Thursday 2nd November 2023, 5.40pm (day 4,452)

Tree and Baptist Chapel, 2/11/23

This week has been one of those periods where keeping this blog going is as much an exercise in persistence as it is one of creativity. Despite all the countries that have been seen in the last 12.25 years (see the stats) it’s been seven months since I have left the UK (the last shot taken away from Blighty being this one of the Pyrenees on 5th April). But this will change in 2024, with fairly definite plans for trips to Canada, the US (including New York City) and at least one return to St Helena, via Namibia. So hang in there…. Meanwhile, here’s a shot of a local tree.

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Oct 19 2023
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Waiting…

Wednesday 18th October 2023, 11.00am (day 4,437)

Waiting dog, 18/10/23

We are all waiting for something. Perhaps….. well, I was going to say ‘death’, but in the case of this patient creature it is more likely ‘snacks’.

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Oct 13 2023
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Autumn…

Tuesday 12th October 2023, 4.00pm (day 4,431)

Autumn leaves, 12/10/23

…and so it begins? Certainly it’s much cooler than it has been. Which is probably a good thing.

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Oct 07 2023
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Unbothered, as usual

Friday 6th October 2023, 10.30am (day 4,425)

Bold robin, 6/10/23

There is a reason why robins have been depicted on here so often, and certainly more than any other species of small bird (ducks and pigeons will rival them in the overall rankings). This is their complete lack of fear of humanity. Basically, they have established that they can make us work on their behalf. Dig or (as I did today) strim the garden and one is almost certain to appear to check the work is done and then pick out the insects left behind. There’s a bit of zoom used on this shot, but not much.

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Oct 04 2023
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Cat debutante

Wednesday 4th October 2023, 3.45pm (day 4,423)

Cat and old door, 4/10/23

This little cutie was clearly taking its first steps into the world of modelling. “Should I run and hide? Should I move in for the purr and rub? Or should I just pose?” Do the latter, that’s just fine.

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Sep 29 2023
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Spider on bottles

Thursday 28th September 2023, 2.00pm (day 4,417)

I was going to post something about how the truly large cave spiders that once lived in our shed (see here, for instance) haven’t made an appearance for a while. Then this morning — the day after this picture was taken — a “spider the size of a Buick” (to quote Woody Allen) turned up in the bathtub. This one’s big enough however. And I needed those bottles to decant the plum wine….

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Sep 27 2023
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Paper chillis

Wednesday 27th September 2023, 4.15pm (day 4,416)

Paper chillis, 27/9/23

An upcoming short trip to London aside, I am not going anywhere in the near future: it will be at least February before I go anywhere radically different (meaning, outside the UK). It’s one of those periods where I need to find inspiration near to home. These plants will do for today, however. I don’t know what these actually are but to me they look like little paper chilli lanterns, hence the title of the post. All available for viewing in a window box a few doors down from my place, anyway.

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Sep 25 2023
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The garden produces

Sunday 24th September 2023, 2.00pm (day 4,413)

Garden. produce, 24/9/23

It’s not just plums…. The apples are doing well this year, as are the leeks, and is that even a couple of beetroot poking up from the soil? Sure is. None of this makes a big dent in the food bill but it’s still satisfying.

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Sep 21 2023
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Poser

Wednesday 20th September 2023, 6.35pm (day 4,409)

Duck poser, 20/9/23

I am irresistibly reminded of a drag queen at Pride, or one of those amazing Brazilian samba women at the Notting Hill Carnival, posing for the camera in front of a line of stern grey coppers…. Happy Wednesday, little feller.

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Sep 10 2023
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Blackberry bounty

Saturday 9th September 2023, 2.10pm (day 4,398)

Blackberry bounty, 9/9/23

In all the fuss about the plums this year, we risk forgetting that these equally scrumptious beauties have also had a very fine summer. I just wish that come November, our supermarket shelves won’t be stuffed with the identical product, but shipped over from Guatemala.

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