a dog's life in the Tamar valley, Cornwall, PL17

the top picture is of water crickets ( Velia caprai, see link ) bombing around. They can travel faster by spitting on the surface of the...

The little stream that rises at the duckpond in Venterdon runs the length of the valley below Old Mill where it takes a meandering cou...

water is appearing in new places everywhere at the moment. A new waterfall has appeared (visible through the trees just above H's...

Despite all this stormy weather, or possibly because it has been so mild, the annual cycle has started again. Snowdrops are out in profu...

the bluebells are just reaching their best, some one or two weeks later than usual