No, mumseyonroad, we didn't go out and not come back - though we've felt like doing so occasionally.  We have been sleeping, or in some cases (mine) not sleeping, in our own bed every night.  Fortunately the NOISY Broadband Installers knock off around 3-4pm weekdays.  Think they might have knocked off around 2pm for this weekend.  It was Very Warm ( Read more... )

We sometimes find Common (I think) Blue butterflies fluttering out in our local streets - central Portsmouth.  I assume they've been blown down off the chalk of Portsdown Hill.  Saturday morning one visited the yarden and sat around long enough for us to get a positive ID.  It was followed in rapid succession by a Small White, then a Red Admiral, ( Read more... )

Swimming yesterday was really good.  There were hardly any people there when I got into the water.  Most were women and all were swimming calmly and thoughtfully.  Thoughtfully, that is, of other swimmers.  No thrashing along regardless of anyone else's comfort.  That said I managed a couple of 'drowing' moments, when people swimming breast stroke ( Read more... )

Yesterday I visited Staunton Country Park, again.  Well, the woodlands etc change with the seasons, as do the animals in the Ornamental Farm.  Yesterday was forecast to be a sunny and warm (but not too warm) day.  I thought a trip to the countryside was in order ( Read more... )