Bits and pieces

Marconi and Weston-super-Mare

Bits and pieces by LoisJuly 8, 2013November 2, 2017

Bits and pieces by LoisJuly 6, 2013July 6, 2013

I actually don’t know what this moth is. It was sitting on our doorstep while we were on holiday by the sea in Yorkshire. It was grey as you can see, was about 2-3 inches across and about one to one and a half inches long, it had shaggy wings but whether that was because […]

Our boggart

Bits and pieces by LoisJuly 5, 2013October 10, 2021

Bits and pieces by LoisJuly 4, 2013

A-mazing!

When you think of a maze, I guess you most likely think of a hedged maze in which you can have tremendous fun getting lost. A labyrinth made of tall hedges, a life-sized 3D puzzle to wander in… that is what I think of, or a maize maze, made of tall sweet corn plants cut […]

Smoke tree

Bits and pieces by LoisJuly 3, 2013July 4, 2013

Bits and pieces by LoisJuly 3, 2013July 5, 2013

Chirrup chirrup… is it a nightjar?

For a month or so, since I’ve had my window open in the evening while I’m working, I’ve heard a bird nearby with a strange call. He – or she, spends most of the evening making a rasping chirruping churruping noise, and even if I’ve worked into the hours of the early morning, I can […]