Water lilies in the lake in the woods
There’s a lake in the woods where the water lilies now bloom. The path around the lake is all overgrown but the wild birds know …
August
Summer wild flowers
One of my summer pleasures is being surrounded by wild flowers wherever I go for a walk – or even in my garden. At the …
English Fizz from Bluebell Vineyard
Mother’s day is approaching which has made me think about Bluebell Vineyards for numerous reasons. One is that I have a bottle of Bluebell Vineyard’s …
Enjoying the fruits and flowers of August
I wish I had more spare time. August is full of so many rewards in nature’s gardens. I’ve been foraging, collecting, drying, making and simply …
The Rainbird
A couple of days ago I looked out of my kitchen window and saw the rain bird. Since then we’ve had two days of rainstorms. …
Blackberries galore – in our garden!
In past late summers a simple pleasure would be those walks in search of blackberries growing in hedges, woodland and grassland. “Nobody in the lane, …