Category Archives: Lockdown Diary

Managed to finish the Spring clean up yesterday as in the sun it was warm and out of the cold wind it felt very mild. Just in time for the coming storm to do its damage. Still, the dead growths … Continue reading →

The weather was punishing this year and we have certainly lost plants… but some shrubs and perennials that looked on their way out, are now showing definite signs of improvement, and some are definitely thriving! The False Castor Oil plant, … Continue reading →

Below more evidence of winter damage and spring growth… but to begin some welcome evidence of nature… The frogs are rapidly filling the ‘nursery end’ of the pond. Perhaps less welcome to viewers, I display my need for the lockdown … Continue reading →

They say that most countries have climate, and we have weather. Experiencing all four seasons in the course of one day is not so uncommon here. Mind you, the rest of the world is catching up as extreme weather events … Continue reading →

Spring is definitely on its way despite the weather cooling. In the week or two of unseasonable warm weather I made a start on tidying up the garden… until the icy blasts from the north sent me scurrying for shelter. … Continue reading →

Strange couple of hours birding today… when we went out to post a letter. Having deposited the large letter in the post office box we were tempted out further by the sunshine and blue skies. It hovered around zero degrees … Continue reading →

When I were a lad… well in the winter of 1962-1963 anyway we had harder winters than we do now, and they also lasted longer. Currently, we have snow on the ground likely to last a week and it’s a … Continue reading →

My small corner of the UK is not used to snow and ice. In two decades here, most years have few frosts and no snow. But to have snow that persists for a week because the temperature doesn’t rise enough … Continue reading →