Category Archives: Stumbling through the forest
A story for Halloween
As darkness fell the lights across the valley came winking on, showing which houses had people home. There was one stubborn patch of darkness, however, where no-one lived. Or at least, where no-one had lived for a very long time. … Continue reading
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Tagged bats, darkness, Halloween, October 31st, wildlife
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Beech avenue
You’d never know it from the picture but this is very close to the car park. One of my favourite ambles back to the car.
Sunrise in the forest
I know I should be grateful to the dog for getting me up this early on a winter’s morning…
Posted in Photo Album, Stumbling through the forest
Tagged Forest, sunrise, walking the dog
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Teeny tiny mushroom in moss
Teeny tiny mushroom in moss.
‘Seashell’ fungi
Again, with the probably not being true fungi, but who cares when they look like the growth rings on seashells?
Weird squiggly tree fungus
No doubt my Biologist son will tell me that it isn’t a true fungus at all, but something else with an incomprehensible name, but it’s a squiggly thing I found growing on a fallen tree trunk.
Autumn berries
Walking the dog in the forest in the rain had some compensations – having spotted these berries I checked in on them from time to time, but they ever looked as good as when I first saw them.
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Tagged autumn berries, dog walking, Forest, rain
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The Delicate Art of Avoiding a Broken Nose
This isn’t a guide to keeping out of trouble on the mean streets of Kent, it’s about taking a dog for a walk, specifically my dog. A Springer Spaniel has various levels of excitement; 1) Mooching around the kitchen like … Continue reading
The Wrong Trouser Leg of Understanding 