At the end of last year a friend emailed me. He said, ‘I think I’ve asked you before about Detectorists: I’ve watched every episode over the past few weeks, and I love it. It’s filmed in your neck of the woods, innit?’ I replied the next day and said, ‘I’ve never seen Detectorists before, whizzed through the… Continue reading Metal detecting in Norfolk…
On a frosty walk through the woods, a momentary stop to appreciate the clarity of the day drew my eye to the south-facing trunk of a struggling ash tree. It was covered from top to toe in what I thought was some sort of fungus but on closer inspection it turned out to be clusters… Continue reading Ladybirds in hibernation…
Today, when I ventured outside mid morning, I heard one of the dogs playing with a squeaky toy – well that’s what I thought – until the toy started moving. I quickly realised it was a leveret. We have so many hares around the farm that at this time of the year we often come across… Continue reading Farm find of the day…
Having said in an earlier post that 4am starts either signal the start of a holiday or a trip to the abattoir, this morning’s 4am start was for logistical reasons only, dropping the other half off so he could attend a conference. As I returned to the farm at 6am, the dogs and I enjoyed… Continue reading Farm find of the day…
