When I showed the new additions to the collectables' library, I mentioned a few other books I'd bought recently, half in the Alton s...

We haven't had as much garden or insect stuff as I'd imagined I'd post, but that may change at some point, as it's all pilin...

I'm well behind with these, I've taken lots interesting stuff in June and July, but these are actually from May! I'll post soldi...

I like the hornets, they get a bad press, but are in fact less aggressive than wasps (who are - themselves - less aggressive than their pr...

A bit of a test tonight, these are all taken with the new camera. My old Samsung , which had given sterling service for about two years to d...

One or two of you may have noticed I have now imported all the old posts from the gardening and moaning blogs, so from time to time you'...