Being out in the countryside with my dogs gives me time to think. I’ve learnt the pleasure of solitude without being lonely, and that’s a good feeling for me.
NATURE NEVER ceases to surprise. Not being a trained biologist, zoologist, ornithologist or in this case entomologist, I welcome readers’ feedback because I’m always interested to learn more about the natural world.
A FAR-FLUNG Australian cousin, Rev. Hamish Christie-Johnston, and his wife Hilary, e-mailed from Phillip Island, near Melbourne, in response to my comments a fortnight ago about the effects of the flooding in the West Country on the wildlife.
TO INDULGE my favourite occupation of looking at boats in harbours I took myself over to the fishing villages of Johnshaven and Gourdon – Gurdon as it is spoken locally.