1. Looking down a tree guard and seeing that the sapling I have just planted is not caught up in the ties that hold the guard to its stake.
2. Being warm enough take off my fleece and hang it on a nearby stake.
3. During the afternoon, we are interviewed by the production team from the BBC's Countryfile. For the rest of the afternoon I can hear the occasional giggle as people remember something stupid they said to the camera. The programme will be broadcast on Sunday 17 February at 11am on BBC One.
Pop-ups, fences and communication.
1. Today, after a few damp days, the common is alive with mushrooms and what I learnt on the fungal foray last week has opened that kingdom ...
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1. Stirring the brewing coffee to break the floating crust and bring up the crema. 2. We have donuts to give the children at teatime. 3. Th...
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1. An enormous fat bumble bee at work. She is so bulky that she can knock dead blossoms out of the way as she gets right in to the new jasmi...
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1. The shortest night and the longest day. I was up at Wellington Rocks with Anna, Paul and Jason. We couldn't see the sun through the m...