Category Archives: Lockdown Diary

Andy Warhol famously said “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Can’t claim to be that, but I got to be famous in the UK for about 15 seconds yesterday. I was asked by ‘Springwatch’ to send … Continue reading →

Another day of early spring-like weather rather than summery. The morning started bright and mild but as the day went on soon became overcast and cool with a freshening breeze and a few showers. First thing the garden was full … Continue reading →

It’s early morning and insomnia has let me to write, although I won’t publish this until the light of day. Over the last few decades I am sure that the majority of us applauded the toppling of statues around the … Continue reading →

I wrote a few days ago about a pink flower that had appeared out of nowhere and said my guess was some sort of mimulus. Well, it is close by another plant which often appears but I’ve never planted and … Continue reading →

I followed this guy around the garden for ages before getting pictures. Not only did it move around a lot, but really favoured trumpet-shaped flowers, crawling deep inside to get the nectar from foxgloves, nasturtiums, campanulas etc. Trying to catch … Continue reading →

As the old ode goes… Great fleas have little fleas, on their backs to bite them, and little fleas have lesser fleas and so on, ad infinitum. In this case the macro world of insects has its own macro inhabitants … Continue reading →

Leaving home for a blood test at my local surgery was as exciting an outing as I have had in three months! Driving was distinctly weird and everything about the outing bizarre.  Do I know you? Before driving off I … Continue reading →

First thing this morning when I raise the blind on my study window I was greeted by a Ring-necked parakeet sitting on the washing line. I assumed this was the usual intimidation as the apples had clearly been completely consumed … Continue reading →

If you are a healthy, white teen or twenty girl you can be forgiven for thinking “Coronavirus, WTF is all the fuss about, half of you don’t even notice you have it and for most of the rest of you … Continue reading →

I love campanulas… I love the colour and shape and how they flower for ages and ages and last for many years. No doubt you can tell, as I have them scattered all over the place in our patch. Including … Continue reading →