Author Archives: Martin

Probably a bracket fungus, maybe Meripilus giganteus, also known as Chicken (sometimes Hen) Of The Woods. Apparently edible, but I’m not risking it!

There has been a long campaign to get a cycle/footpath opened up along the coast from Clevedon to Weston-Super-Mare, in North Somerset. The route, previously, has involved inland detours. It is not quite finished yet, but we walked, yesterday, a … Continue reading →

Portishead food fair always brings visitors to the town, despite less-than-perfect weather. At this stage of the school holidays, parents are getting desperate for new ways to amuse the little darlings.

Sally took these pictures of fruit bushes in our garden. As we were away for almost a month up to mid-July, they seem to have done quite well without our help. In the pictures are: three types of pears grafted … Continue reading →

13 June: An early (0345 hours) start got us to the head of the queue for the Poole – Cherbourg ferry. Then to a familiar supermarket near Valognes to stock up (very little food is able to be carried into … Continue reading →

A couple of nights in west Wales. Perhaps it’s my imagination, but I think I’m looking older…

Sally among the buttercups at the disused Thames and Severn canal, in the Cotswolds.

“Dragon Boat” racing in Gloucester Docks. Pictures from W&G’s balcony. Meanwhile, work preparing for the Big Trip has to continue…

It must be Spring at last; the wisteria is in bloom, growing over the railings on our balcony. Below is an acer and in front of that some broom. It all happens at the same time. Esme prefers picking petals … Continue reading →

…of the Monmouth canal, north of Newport in South Wales. We’ve walked and cycled here before but there is always something new, or very old, to see. The Crumlin is no longer navigable, so no boats, but some enthusiastic volunteers … Continue reading →