For those who do not already know, this year is the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Britten, one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. Britten lived for most of his life near Aldeburgh, on the Suffolk coast, where, in 1948, he started a music festival which is still very much running, indeed …
Daffodils….
As a rule, my garden is firmly penned in to its own page on this blog and not allowed to escape. But, so spectacular is this year’s display of Ice Follies that it demanded to be let out so that it could be seen by the wider world! The Ice Follies came as the gift …
Rainbow over London…
How could I not share?….. Amazingly, not only was it a double rainbow in that it had a rainbow ‘shadow’, but the colours were repeated within the main rainbow – and it lasted for well over five minutes!
Save Farm Terrace Allotments….
I do not have an allotment. I sort of wish that I did but I do not think that I have the time, the knowledge or the staying power to make a go of it. Well, that’s my excuse anyhow… But I do lots of vicarious allotment gardening – mainly thanks to my good friend …
The sad tale of Billy the Kitten
I have been promising, for a long time, to add the tale of Billy, the madcap kitten, to our cat page – but somehow could never quite bring myself to do it…. But now, the moment seems right… so here he is…
Autumn trees – and bulbs….
Autumn colours are definitely the order of the day but… …our focus has been on daffodils… Read more…