Category: Time
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Long-Eared Owl on the Nature Trail
#NatureDoodlewash It’s early evening on the Nature Trail today, and we’ve quietly come across a long-eared owl. The tufts on the top of its head are feathers and not ears, although they look like them. It only raises them when alarmed, so, like the squirrel the other day, we’ve once again spooked a little critter.…
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Knight’s Armour
“So, tellest me sire, why hast thine armour rusted?” “The rain, o wise one. The rain, and the walk you sent me on to retrieve the amulet of Lah.” “Didst thou not think to remove thine armour in the rain?” “I did not.” “No need to bow, sire, thoust will surely never straighten again. Continue,…
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Stag on the Nature Trail
#NatureDoodlewash I’m really getting into this watercolour malarkey now! I’m not counting my chickens yet, but I may be able to do a few more than I thought, if I keep this up, for July’s World Watercolour Month. We’re once again on the Nature Trail, and look what we’ve bumped into today… a young stag.…
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Keep smilin’!
We’ve had that many showers of rain of late, I would expect Gloucester to not have any doctor shortages for the quite considerable foreseeable future, and possibly beyond. I have a feeling that the weather may be changing now, however. Today, we’ve had spitters and spatters of rain, but nothing like the recent deluges. And…
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Another Night
Zephyrs move around Scattering leaves all about A new storm‘s in sight With darkness calling Another day almost done Raindrops displace light Cool air meets warm air And turbulence brings thunder In time for the night
