Author Archives: Martin

The Summer routine is getting under way in the garden pond. Dragonflies are emerging from their carapaces, many eaten before they can fly away by greedy sparrows. Nature, eh? It’s like a jungle out there.

By January 2020 we had walked Offa’s Dyke Path from Chepstow, where the River Wye meets The Severn, to a point just north of Llangollen in Denbighshire, North Wales. Since then, there have been certain difficulties preventing further progress. Now … Continue reading →

With Wendy and Graham.

I’ve mentioned before the stuff that gets washed up on the beaches around Portishead and Clevedon. This chair has been hanging around on the sailing club beach for a while. Much used to admire the view, dip toes in the … Continue reading →

We took the campervan for a wander along the Somerset coast, stopping at Mineshead, Watchet, Blue Anchor, etc. Here a view from the west end of Minehead, Wales in the distance.

With Miles, Flo and dogs.

Lucy and I walked from near Leigh Court in Abbots Leigh to Ashton Vale.

Abbey House Gardens, in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, covers five acres and is, until the end of May, hosting a sculpture exhibition.