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Seasons
The season is changing. The ospreys from the nests I’ve been following have set off on their long flight to their winter homes in Africa. The house martins finally fledged their third brood last week and will now have moved south to gather in larger groups also to fly to Africa along with the swallows…
Wimberry Pie
I’m not good at waiting. When the post arrives I’m there ready to open it straight away. If it’s a parcel then I have to get through the tape and in to the contents quickly to see what’s inside. Sometimes, of course, it’s a disappointment; like the time I ordered gluten free cornets for ice-cream…
What are wasps for?
There was a post on the Self-Isolating Bird Club Facebook page which asked the question “What are wasps for?” It’s a question I have asked myself along with “What are ants / slugs / snails for?” One person gave quite a full answer describing how wasps help pollination of our crops, trees and other plants….
Being for others
In my devotional a few days ago I read part of a reflection by William Broderick, a monk. He wrote, ” We have to be candles, burning between hope and despair, faith and doubt, life and death, all the opposites. This is the disquieting place where people must always find us. And if our life…
Next Steps
I have been in the house or garden a lot since the start of self-isolation and lock down. Yesterday I needed to take the car for a drive and decided that I’d drive down to the lifeguard station at Burbo Bank so that I’d get a view of the sea. On the journey I noticed…
Doing your bit …
As I work in a different way from normal, I am receiving more emails from church members. That’s lovely and most of them contain stories of some encouragement on another and I thought you might like to hear those encouragements. I had a wonderful photo from Hazel with a picture of candles in the Sandalwood…