After several days of rain, our long weekend dawned fine and airy, perfect conditions for our weekend ride to Argentina to renew our Chilean visas. Because of work (drat!) we couldn’t ride the whole circuit, so Fernando drove us to… Continue Reading →
It was such a glorious day in Nottingham today that we had to walk around in it. We took a picnic lunch to the Arboretum, which is over our back fence. It’s Nottingham’s oldest public park: it was designated under… Continue Reading →
Every day as Lord Byron dressed, he looked out the window to a view of the ruin which was his ancestral home. Such a Romantic view for one of the great Romantic poets has a satisfying congruence. We had taken… Continue Reading →
Hail, rain, sleet, a few fleeting snowflakes, wind and sun. Immaculate air. Sheep, stone fences, lines of trees with their naked branches and twigs making fractal patterns against the sky. A great day for a walk in the Peak District…. Continue Reading →
Perhaps the dwarf tree frogs feel more at home this year, their second summer in our pond. We spotted two pairs in amplexus last night. Soon we’ll have tadpoles.