Our last day in Teignmouth started off a little cloudy, but at least it wasn’t snowing like yesterday. The weather forecast was looking up, so we decided to investigate Newton Abbot – which gave us another excuse to use the train as well as take our fourth taxi ride of the weekend. Waiting for the train to Newton Abbot – and the Sun is coming out. Not quite sure why the Happy Travellers look…
Teignmouth Weekend: Day Two
It’s hard to tell, but it’s snowing. I must admit it was nice sitting in a warm room eating scrambled Eggs on Toast with Bacon, while watching the flurries pass the window. Over breakfast we decided to take a one train stop visit to Dawlish. But first we had to get to the train station. Taxi drive number two of the holiday. On the train, outward bound for the beautiful seaside town of Dawlish….
Teignmouth Weekend: Day One:
The weather in February is usually crap and by this time of year, my SADS will have kicked in full time, so we decided this year, we would have a bit of a weekend away. Not too far, but somewhere neither of us had been to before. We settled on Teignmouth in Devon. More of a surprise was that we decided to go by train. Before we did this, train travel was not something…
Reliving my childhood
Found in La Belle : Art Deco, Antiques & Interiors in Redruth. If you were born in the 40’s onwards you’ll will remember these. The Observer’s Books were a series of small, pocket-sized books, published by Frederick Warne & Co in the United Kingdom from 1937 to 2003. They covered topics such as hobbies, art, history and wildlife. Intended for children, the aim of these books was to interest the observer. Some of them have become collector’s…
2016 Wildlife Log
December 17Thrush in garden24Collard Dove, wood Pidgeon and Magpie all sitting on the roof of the bird feeder.26Four Collard Doves sitting on power line November 5Pied Wagtail seen vertically flying up the power pole26Scott applies slurry to First Field27Two Starlings seen in bird feeder eating fatballs October 1Gave Deer and Middle Fields the final harrow of the year4Planted remains of the Grass seed in Deer and Middle field and patches in Paddock and Wildlife…
Meet Axel.
It soon became quite evident that 8 acres of land requires more than a rather antiquated ride on lawn mower and a shovel is not going to keep things tidy….