We aren't far from Painswick, so we decided to enjoy our exercise there yesterday afternoon and see all their daffodils:

( Painswick Rococo Gardens )

I enjoy walking on the tracks around where we live.  We're not far from the Gloucester to Sharpness Canal, and there are other tracks along the streams.

Last Saturday, however, walking wasn't quite as easy.

( By the stream )

I have taken part in very few of the Snowflake Challenges this year.  So instead, have some photos.

( Wintry pics )

Best wishes to you all for 2021!

A new year, a new start, the same me.  Not much more to be said, except that I will try to remain positive, not in ignoring the rubbish around (of which there is plenty) but in a determination to get over, under, round or through it all.  Wear wellies, borrow Tigger Holmes sou'wester, put on thick gloves and let's ( Read more... )

If I'm honest Christmas this year feels rather like our current weather, a bit bleak:

( Happy Christmas )

Possibly my saddest summary this year.  Although, starting in November I did manage to see a number of plays - proof that it was definitely worth seeing everything possible while I could (even though I didn't realise that at the time).

Nov 2019   Wicked   Victoria Apollo Theatre
Nov 2019   Mary Poppins   Prince Edward Theatre
Dec 2019   The Red ( Read more... )

We should be away at the moment, celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary.  Instead we are at home, but still intending to celebrate, albeit slightly differently.

Our first day out, using our CADW membership was to Tintern Abbey, we'd been a few years ago (the guidebook is somewhere) but it was the ideal opportunity to have another visit.  Tintern ( Read more... )

This really does feel like a month of 'same old, same old', which is sad, because September is the start of autumn which for me is a time for looking at new things.  And the whole point of new things is not to get in a rut, but with life as it is at the moment this seems rather inevitable.  But it shall not grasp me in its sticky claws, for I shall ( Read more... )

After our visit to Chepstow Castle a three weeks ago I decided to join CADW (the Welsh Government's historic environment service), who this year, due to Covid are offering half price membership, and with travel restricted it seemed the ideal opportunity for visiting some Welsh castles etc.  Then
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Just some more photos to show that in the three weeks from my last swan post, the cygnets have grown to me almost as big as their parents.  They are also, as can be seen from one of the photos, getting their adult feathers.
( Swans )