Bits and pieces

Something about water

This is only a little pool, a little display pool in a garden centre, but somehow, with the sunshine and the  reflections on its surface, it was quite enchanting. A wider photo would have shown people passing by with trolleys full of plants they had chosen and were about to pay for; it would have shown […]

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Oddly adjacent

I don’t know if anyone else has noticed this, when looking through Facebook there are sometimes two posts next to each other which have an unexpected connection: Find something that makes you happy and think about it a lot… Iceland! Sometimes those two adjacent posts are unexpectedly amusing… Ancient Mesoamerican recipe for cooking human flesh […]

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Jackdaw

Jackdaws  are small crows which you can easily recognize because of their grey hoodies and blue eyes. They are smaller than ravens, crows and rooks and can be found just about everywhere; they are amusing and intriguing to watch, full of character! Apparently there are over a million and a half pairs of jackdaws across […]

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Ne’er cast a clout till May is out

Some people understand this saying to mean don’t take off any coats or jackets until the month of May has finished, others think it is may blossom on hawthorn trees, may blossom by the way smells wonderful! I know we are only a few days into May but it’s not been a very warm start […]

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