The Mock Orange in our garden is looking spectacular this year despite the wind trying to do its worst with the blooms.
I am sorry for the low quality of the image, I had to take it through my upstairs window so as not to disturb the baby Pied Wagtail that had taken up residence on [...]
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Mock Orange
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 16th 2018
Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain.
Douglas Coupland
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 10th 2018
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The Beast from the East Returns!
Earlier this week the spring weather looked promising but now a cold blast of snow has returned from the east.
During Saturday, we expect snow showers to affect parts of Northeast, East and Southeast England down to sea level with patchy accumulations in places, especially where showers converge and become better organised. At the moment, we [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 17th 2018
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When the Wind Blows
Today it has been very cold and it has snowed for most of the day. Thankfully the snow was fine and dry so it hasn’t built up very much but this meant that the heavy gusts of wind (from Storm Emma) caused mini snow blizzards and snow drifts.
It is still snowing now and this is [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Mar 1st 2018
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One Day Later…
It was freezing outside causing the heating to work overtime. We had a mixture of sunshine and snow blizzards throughout the day. The snow has gained ground from yesterday, but only slightly.
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 28th 2018
