Something I pray:
Lord,
Take me where
you want me to go,
Let me meet
who you want me to meet,
Tell me what
you want me to say,
And keep me out of your way.(Revd Mychal Judge OFM
d 9/11/2001)Tags
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Roe Buck and other spring evening delights
Very quick post with a record of our evening stroll. The venue was Blackbushe and it’s surroundings again as usual. This Peacock Butterfly looks like it overwintered – though how any butterfly can survive the winter we’ve had, I really … Continue reading
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Tagged birdwatching, Blackbushe, butterflies, deer, insects
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Beetles and butterflies between the showers
Today the sun has come out, term is over, the lad is home from his school music tour to Austria, and all is well with the world. But, it has been a tad showery recently, don’t you think?! I guess … Continue reading
Hart DC cut and slash – does it conflict with new Biodiversity Action Plan?
Previously I have written about my delight in the fields adjacent to the Red Cross Centre in Yateley, that have been left this summer to grow long, and rich in flowers and insect life. Until yesterday that is! Today, I … Continue reading
Small Heath butterfly finds an Early Marsh orchid
I remembered the camera when out walking the dog today. After a little incident with a young Roe buck (when I didn’t have anything except my phone) a few days ago, this was a major step forward. There are often … Continue reading
Not to be missed or mowed – please!
I want to publicly thank Hart District and Yateley Town Councils for NOT mowing the grass, especially that in the fields adjacent to the Red Cross Centre in Yateley, which forms part of my regular dog walk. PLEASE keep up … Continue reading
RUSH filming on Blackbushe – PUBLIC MEETING Fri 6th Jan 10am
The debate about the planning proposal for the filming of scenes for the feature film RUSH is becoming more public now that the Christmas holidays are over. At the suggestion of County Councillor, David Simpson, a ‘stakeholder’ meeting with the … Continue reading
Last Swallows of Summer (and other news)
It looks like the Swallows left before summer had had it’s last gasp! It’s now just over a week since I last saw Swallows heading South-East across the heath at the back of Blackbushe Airport. For the sake of the … Continue reading
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Tagged birdwatching, butterflies, garden, insects, lay ministry, photography, St. Peter's Yateley
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Gems and faded gems of meadow and heath
So my menfolk are now officially both into the school holidays! Fortunately this has arrived just after the new vicar has started to get his ‘feet’ under the parochial table, and I feel a slight sense of pressure lifting. But … Continue reading
Up close and personal with God’s creation
My husband and I have a bit of a thing about insects. If we can get up close to them, we love to photograph them, as only that way can you see the beautiful detail and colouring that so many … Continue reading
Sunny day in the New Forest
We’re staying with my Father in the New Forest and today have been blessed with plenty of signs of spring and other brief delights. This morning a whole variety of bees, including Bumblebees were working the sea of crocus flowers … Continue reading
