Colin Monk
Colin Monk has passed away and I shall certainly miss him.
Category: Journal
Snow: A Cautionary Tale
I love to see snow, but it is quite rare in this part of the world. We had ‘snow’ this morning but nothing compared to the big freeze of 1963, which is where my fear of ice came from…
Wishful Thinking For New Year
My Personal Diary, 31st December 2020. The old year is like the rusty dead leaves momentarily reprieved by frost. They will fade away just like 2020. After a year like this, a spot of wishful thinking would seem in order.
Mending Fences
My personal diary, Sunday, 27th December 2020. Devon. Bella has a go at blowing my fence down, and doesn’t entirely succeed.
Devon 1989
As a Devon exile living in London I could not resist the urge to travel home as often as I could. And there are so many great places to see.
Andover ZED
This new housing development was the latest ‘ZED’ or zero energy development in Britain back in 2007.
Asda Construction 2006
Not everyone was looking forward to shopping in the new Asda. I was one of them.
Teignmouth QM2
The Queen Mary 2 has been anchored off Teignmouth for a few days now, along with a selection of other cruise ships.
Hedgehog triplets
Back in July I included a few photographs of a rather large hedgehog I spotted ambling through my garden inContinue Reading
