There we are... Thawed out, balls removed (snowballs), and raring to go again. Molly, even at eleven, is a dog of almost boundless energy and instinctive habit. She will not refuse food even if she dislikes it she will bury it... [more]

This is a decidedly pissed of Jack Russell. She has been warned about rabbit chasing in the snow....but do they listen! Compacted snow had balled and frozen itself into her hair, perhaps a good reason for having short haired... [more]

Even the worlds greatest cynics could surely fail to feel revitalised by such a scene as todays image. The laying snow, the frost, the blue sky, the moon over the trees, it is a winter scene we have experienced a... [more]

Basil. The herb of hippies, foodies, posh nobs and telly chefs. Personally speaking I am only just acquiring a taste for the stuff having never really liked the smell or its attraction of whitefly and aphids. Ocimum basilicum, or Basil... [more]

Todays image briefly takes us out of winter. Two of my favourite plants from the group commonly referred to as "Sea Holly" and which is native to both Europe and South America, a bit like the Falklands. Eryngiums are generally... [more]