Monday, September 02, 2024

Rowan, now/later and which cake.

1. Treading orange rowan berries underfoot.

2. We buy flowers in deep crimsons and pinks for now; and bulbs in butter yellow and brave red for the spring.

3. We chose a lemon curd cake, and very good it turns out to be; but we could have had jam and coconut -- maybe next time.



Gift, web and route planning.

1. As I leave the field, there's a rush of wings and a cackling, crackling cry. THUD! A magpie has dropped a dead vole at my feet. 2. We...