Nature Diary

Nature notes and photography of flora and fauna during the changing seasons.

North Carolina Black Bear

How did I get so close to this black bear? In August last year we went on a road trip from the Northeast to the […]

There was rolling thunder and a flooded patio outside my door as I tried to get ready to meet some lovely bloggers at RHS Garden

I wondered about the origin of the phrase ‘a bird on a wire’ or ‘birds on a wire’ but couldn’t find an answer. Some believe that the

Along paths covered in wild bramble, in the back of our cottage, in a nearby walled garden or by a village school ripening fruit appears.

There’s something about the natural beauty of an English garden… Since my return from the US, often I find calm and peace by wandering around

I came across a meadow of wild flowers in Southampton Village last week, while my daughter was rehearsing for her ballet show nearby. And then I

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