In truth the Silly Season has been going on since about December if you are a cold water swimmer. If … More
Category: Birds
A swim before Barney
Yesterday I swam in the marine lake in the morning, before Barney the Storm came in. Apparently storms shall have … More
An Eyeballing
I chucked some branches of cotoneaster horizontalis* in with the chickens. The branches were covered in berries and I thought … More
Things seen fleetingly…
I was up in Cumbria for the weekend, swimming, but that’s another story. Fleetingly, driving out of Great Langdale, I … More
Tiberius in winter light
Tiberius, our Light Sussex Cockerel, has grown into a fine chap in the three months or so that we have … More
Tiberius Tyrrol
Our new cockerel, Tiberius Tyrrol, and two of his wives. He has a variety of wives but it was getting … More
R.I.P. Vladimir, a psycho sadly missed… 30th June
Cat-of-the-day would like to note the passing of a one Vladimir, magnificent cockerel and in chicken years probably a centurion, … More
At the Royal Bath & West Show, 31st May
Cockerel-of-the-day: do not worry, cats will return, but I spent the day at the Royal Bath & West, and there … More
Ducks on Coniston, 3rd May
At Coniston rather early for a l mile swim. Not much to do except draw ducks!
Cat and chickens, 5th April
I thought I’d have another go at drawing the chickens, but then it started to rain, so I went inside … More