High pressure’s building, its a bit grey but the clouds are shining, it’s a pleasant temperature, can’t wait to get out on the Downs for the Circular walk around Compton. At 8:30 there is only one space left in front of the village shop, too early for coffee, must be all these elderly men buying […]
Visiting Maidenhead on this grey day with the odd outbreak of drizzle we took a break to take our usual walk around the nature reserve bounded by Green Lane and the Cut. Despite being cleaned out over the winter months the pond at the base of The Dell was rather overgrown with grasses (you couldn’t […]
Currently it’s sunny but the wind has backed from the South East to the South West, clouds and rain are on their way. It’s fine for a walk along Salterns Way to the marina and back. There are a few more birds making their presence felt today, maybe not all singing but more sounds that […]
High pressure has returned so it’s sunny and the tide is right out; ideal conditions for a walk around Chidham. Setting off from the Church towards the Poplar trees we were amazed by the new found silence, the birdsong had suddenly disappeared. The hedgerows that had been full of chatter had not just quietened down […]
Grey again but at least the rain is not falling as we walked round East Head with a few other hearty souls. The tide, which is still a bit springy, is right out so there’s acres of sand and mud bank exposed. Relatively few Birds about though, just the odd black headed gull and skylark […]
It’s a cool, grey day with light rain, more’s forecast for the afternoon. It’s going to be like this tomorrow too, such a change from the recent warm sunshine of yesterday. Yesterday was a full moon so it’s a Spring tide today and one of the higher ones for this time of year at that. […]
Sunday and still breezy but fine so there are lots of people heading for Dell Quay, leaving early is preferred! At the start of Salterns Way the blackberry bushes there are developing well with a few berries now turning black. Naturally they’re not sweet yet but soon will be, looks like a good year for […]
The weather has become very unstable, lots of complicated fronts as low pressure systems sweep across Britain. Yesterday it was force 6 gusting 8, today more of the same but at least it’s not raining at the moment when we venture out around the Harbour at Apuldram. The tide was out when we passed the […]
Mixed weather now and a high tide but fine for a short walk around Chidham. Right from the start as we crossed the fields it was clear this was going to be an excellent day for butterflies. Naturally there were plenty of Meadow Browns but then we saw a small blue flirting over the brambles. […]
The wind has dropped but the rain has started to fall, drizzle with bouts of heavier rain, just what’s needed to soak into the ground rather than run off it. It’s also high, or was at 7:30, but mid way between springs and neaps so not that high; enough to cover all the mud and […]