Today was the first day of spring and, unusually, our luck seems to be holding weather-wise; we had another day of beautiful blue skies. I can only hope that this trend will continue for the rest of spring. [Ed: Dream…
Tag: England
Seaside Ice Cream.
It had been a cold, frosty night but a day of good weather was in prospect, if the forecasters were to be believed. Certainly the morning had dawned cold and clear and we set off on foot to a place…
C’est la Guerre
The use of McWiFi to keep in touch with the world at large whilst travelling is all very well but is sometimes less than convenient; one doesn’t always stay within easy reach of a McDonalds. We should be thankful that…
Golden Ringless
Our last full day in The New Forest and, as forecast, it was dry. It was even quite sunny and I was determined to try and fulfill an outstanding quest: a picture of a Golden-ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii). Ever hopeful,…
Posted in 2010 New Forest Tagged with: dragonflies, England, nature, New Forest, photography, travel, wildlife
Relatively Poor Forecast
What is it with weather forecasting in this country? Is it that difficult? Clearly it must be because the standard down here in The New Forest has been relatively poor. The inaccuracy, it must be said, has sometimes been to…
Posted in 2010 New Forest Tagged with: dragonflies, England, nature, New Forest, photography, travel, wildlife
Relatively Pleasant Day
Francine has a relative living nearby. She had arranged that we visit her at about 2:30 this afternoon. Before then, though, we were free to use a sunny morning for some fun and games. The nice thing about a wildlife…
Posted in 2010 New Forest Tagged with: dragonflies, England, fungi, nature, New Forest, photography, travel, wildlife
Southern Surprise
Quite why bad weather forecasts are generally more accurate than good weather forecasts, I don’t know. They are, though. As predicted, today dawned rainy and solidly overcast. We tromped off to Christchurch in search of a McDonalds McWiFi. Could we…
Posted in 2010 New Forest Tagged with: Christchurch, England, nature, New Forest, photography, travel, wildlife
Lymington Navigation
I have an entry-level Garmin eTrex GPS device (no mapping involved) for walking. By default, it notes positions, waypoints, etc. in degrees of latitude and longitude. As long as one is connected to the ever more indispensible Internet, this is…
Snaketails in the Forest
There are dragonflies called Snaketails or, rather, there are dragonflies named Snaketails by our American cousins. In the British English world, the Green Snaketail (Amerispeak) is the Green Clubtail (Britspeak). Naturally, the French-speaking world and the German-speaking world have other…
Posted in 2010 New Forest Tagged with: butterflies, damselflies, dragonflies, England, nature, New Forest, photography, travel, wildlife
Gifts for Guillaume
Francine and I are Francophiles of long-standing. About 30 years ago we used to enjoy travelling around France in a cheapo 4-person ridge tent. [Ed: A nominally 4-person ridge tent has just about enough space for two civilized people to…
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