My favourite spot from our first trip to Norfolk, back in June this year, was undoubtedly Alderfen. I had hoped that I would arrive and be installed in time to revisit it yesterday afternoon but that was not to be.…
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Posted in 2013 Norfolk 2 Tagged with: dragonflies, England, Norfolk. nature, odonata, travel, wildlife
Potential Clots
As a confirmed gastronomic tourist, there are a couple of necessities that ones taste buds should indulge in when visiting Cornwall. One of these, the revered Cornish pasty, we had sampled at the motorway services on own journey down. However,…
Black Beauties
My main quarry on this trip was a dragonfly I’ve been wanting to see all year; a Black Darter (Sympetrum danae). They aren’t scarce nor do they have a particularly restricted range, being pretty much all over the northern parts…
Posted in 2011 Summer Tagged with: dragonflies, England, nature, New Forest, plants, travel, wildlife
Odo-nutter Network
Now, look, I’m no great fan of management B.S. Darwin knows, I have to suffer enough of it in my time. One of the worst aspects was attending professional functions and being asked to “network” with others. That used to…
Posted in 2011 Summer Tagged with: damselflies, dragonflies, England, nature, New Forest, photography, travel, wildlife
Scary Spiders
Not that Franco and Francine are prone to getting stuck in ruts, but we’ve headed for the New Forest yet again. The scariest aspect of this trip is that Satan’s Little Disciples are on the loose from their sanity-preserving schools…
Posted in 2011 Summer Tagged with: dragonflies, England, nature, New Forest, photography, travel, wildlife
Last Day of Bliss
Our last day in the New Forest and it was a wonderful start: yet more clear blue skies and little in the way of wind. Our legs had recuperated and our bike wheels were hopefully now protected against any further…
In With Flint
Or was it “In Like Flint”? How time dulls the memory. [Ed: And alcohol!] Anyway, yesterday something like a flint went into my bicycle tyre. So, today it was in with flint protection. Cycling may be great fun in our…
Posted in 2011 New Forest Tagged with: birds, cycling, England, nature, New Forest, photography, travel, wildlife
Cycling Gauntlets
At first glance, cyclist appear to have been well catered for in the New Forest. Choosing my words carefully, there are quite a few purpose made cycle tracks around various areas of the National Park. For casual cycling round and…
Very Lou Reed
Perfect Day’s do not come much more perfect than this. There hasn’t been even a hint of a cloud in the sky from dawn ‘til dusk and the unbroken sunshine has not been accompanied by any chill wind. In fact,…
Bucklers Hard
With a another fine day in the offing, this one with only a very light breeze, things were looking good for a bicycle trip. Yesterday, after our visit to friends, we called in at Beaulieu, home of the National Motor…
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