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Nov 16
September 2024
We had some spectacular storms during mid September, violet grey skies and orange flashes from sheet lightening and thunder claps louder...
Oct 3
August 2024
Exciting news for us this month - a beautiful, White Barn Owl is once again resident in our barn. Is it the old one returned, or a...
Sep 7
July 2024
I spoke about the continual presence of Buzzards in the June blog - well, it continued on into this month on a daily basis, no matter the...
Aug 25
June 2024
We were lulled into false dreams of hot, sunny days after May's sweet offerings but alas June was colder than average and all the fruit...
Jul 22
May 2024
This is the month when we all fall in love with Cornwall again and forgive it for the weeks and weeks of rain soaked dog walks in the...
Jun 29
April 2024
April continued the general theme of the previous months - unsettled, wet and dull weather. The Easter holidays were a washout, but when...
May 10
March 2024
Still the rains continue to fall. The land was already saturated from a wet start to the year and March continued in the same vein by...
Apr 2
February 2024
'Pansies, lilies, kingcups, daisies, Let them live upon their praises, There's a flower that shall be mine- 'Tis the little celandine.'...
Mar 13
January 2024
When Storm Jocelyn hit our shores this month, we gained a new landmark in UK history - it was the 10th named storm in 5 months, the...
Feb 8
December 2023
Winter showed its true colours for a moment at the start of the month, surprising us with hard frosts. The car doors became frozen,...
Jan 7
November 2023
Two exciting moments came in this month; firstly the sightings of a large White Barn Owl in our field and secondly the arrival of Fungi...
Dec 31, 2023
October 2023
The warmth stayed with us for the first half of the month with temperatures in the low twenties across England. We harvested baskets and...
Nov 9, 2023
September 2023
I ended the August blog with a line about a chill descending on us, heralding the change of season from Summer to Autumn. How wrong I...
Sep 27, 2023
August 2023
During this month the terrible weather has been talked about endlessly, almost as if it has been a surprise. A miserable month with...
Sep 10, 2023
July 2023
Over the years that I've been here, I have occasionally spotted a White Pheasant in the woods down the lane from our field. More...
Aug 17, 2023
June 2023
As I departed Cornwall for the shores of Shetland at the beginning of June, the weather finally settled and moved into being the hottest...
Jul 21, 2023
May 2023
May came galloping in, bringing appalling weather, floods a plenty, cold nights, No Mow May, Dawn chorus Day, Flower Moon, Beltane, (or...
Jun 14, 2023
April 2023
April was a month of waiting; for the weather to change, to cut the grass, to plant out the first of the Spring vegetables, to feel the...
May 6, 2023
March 2023
The sporadic moments of warmth we had in February which held such promise for March, quickly faded away as the bitter, cold weather...
Mar 30, 2023
February 2023
I love this time of year. The energy stirring underfoot, snowdrops and daffodils out in full force, birdsong increasing, the tunes...
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