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For no other reason than we miss them, here is an English Bluebell from our woodland

Bert follows me around the garden. Here he lands on HIS bath to see what I am doing, notices I have seen him & pretends to have a drink, & then pretends to have a bath. He then realises my task doesn’t involve him, so he flies off in a huff

An oak tree will produce around ten million acorns in the span of its lifetime

tranquility

Yes our tent is orange. So any wandering wrong ‘un sees it from a distance & will think the owner could be here even when they are not More importantly you can find it when you come back from the pub in the dark

Sitting here thinking through the important questions of the day: Does that rabbit forget he has ears when staring at us from behind that log pile, which he thinks hides him Do the marks a badger leave have to look like those of a velociraptor What time shall we go to the pub

Dancing Sessile Oak with no name, or a name only known to other dancing oaks - Caronia, Sicily Photo: Saro Sciuto

As a child I thought this tree was melting

Love Nature

Oak with no name - Wasserlosen, Germany Photo: Rainer Lippert

Linden or Tilia in Europe. Lime Tree in Britain, although not related to the citrus lime The Old English name for these trees was ‘Lind’ & it has become partially corrupted to ‘Lime’ In many parts of Europe, Linden is sacred, Holy even

She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes; Thus mellowed to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies. Byron

This is Bert’s armchair equivalent Totally relaxed, and sheltered from rain, away from evil birds & cats, he can see his favourite tree, his hedge home, my study window, and watch me walk up and down the garden

This year we have shared about 50 photographs of our English Bluebells If we share them all, one an hour, we will be finished by 2082 🫤

Bert used to go straight to the raisins. Not any more He is increasingly spending time with me. No verbals but I think there is a lot being said After a while the pull of the raisins wins, but the time spent is precious

The wind helps the trees sing

Who else can see screaming skulls 🫣