Trevor -- who I met back on the bushcraft course in the wet August of 2007 -- contributes his beautiful things:
1 My children enjoying building a snowman so much more than any tv programme or toy.
2 The squeaking sound of the fresh snow as I walked where no others had in the trees
3 The Spaniel that came running up to me with his 3 canine friends overjoyed at the stick he had found and wanted to share his good fortune
And my sister Rosey pointed out that this site reached 225,000 hits yesterday. All I can say is 'Wow'.
1. The pigeons who live up in the railway bridge make a sound like a pot with a loose lid about to overboil.
2. Snow on deep green ivy leaves.
3. I'll tread on fresh snow, even if I have to walk between the foot and cycle paths to do it.
Fairly Christmassy, queue jumpers and advent calendar.
1. For the last few weeks, polling company YouGov has been wondering how Christmassy I feel. Today, I can answer honestly that I'm now f...
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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...
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1. I promised myself I wouldn't moan and grumble about it -- but I do. And as if by magic, a very kind friend produces the required blaz...