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

And a Happy New Year and may the sun shine on us all.

just wandering around the garden today I found these plants in flower (from the top, camelia, feverfew, geranium and cape lily)...

It's been a tumultuous year for everyone everywhere, and a sad one for us, but here's to a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Ye...

At this time of year in the meadows it feels as if the party is over, the tussocks are drab and collapsed, seed heads look like cigar...

  not a lot is going on at the moment although there are more mushrooms about than usual for the time of year. These very large mu...

a starling looking very smart after the autumn moult. The new feathers have creamy tips that stand out from the dark background, and the...