There is a sheep farm that I pass on the way to the woods, when I go to walk Dexter, and usually there is a large and ominous livestock transporter lorry parked up outside. One day, recently, I saw the sheep and their young all flocked together in one of …
The felling of trees
Recently I came across an area in the woods where the forestry commission have been felling trees. It was a scene of devastation. Even though it is necessary for the tree growth to be managed and wood provided for our needs, it is, all the same, sad to see the …
Purple woods
Last week I was walking Dexter in the woods and I suddenly realised that everything around me was a shade of purple. The deepest purples were in the tangle of brambles which for-grounded the pale purple grey of the trunks of hornbeam whose leafless tops dissolved at their edges with …
Dexter 2
He knows that he can get any amount of attention when he runs off with a paint brush! But right now his attention is fully focused on my hot cross bun. He has just tried a sneaky right flanking move underneath my arm to steal it from my plate.