Monthly Archives: May 2021

Lovely weather, but I’ve not been at my best – only managed to walk half way along the lily pond (about 30 metres) before having to turn back.

A bee goes in or comes out about every 30-60 seconds! They don’t generally pause either on the way in or out, so difficult to photograph – I need more practice!

We used to have a superb laburnum in the back garden, but sadly it fell down several years ago.

With the priory ruins in the background. I managed to walk two laps of the path round the outside of the pond today – my longest walk for over a year. It did take some time though!

There were 4 more male Mallards at the lily pond this morning, but they didn’t seem to be on the best of terms. This happened very very suddenly, and seemed to be completely unprovoked, so I could only take a … Continue reading →

The first flowers were too high up for me to be able to photograph them, but some are now appearing lower down.