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2045 Letter to Steve XX – The Bees, The Bees

Dear Steve. Gilbert White’s Letter XX is all about birds. But it is also about the community and network that he has put in place to support his interests. I can’t follow that. I don’t have the network, and I certainly wouldn’t want to receive a never-ending supply of dead birds. I’m going to sayContinue reading “2045 Letter to Steve XX – The Bees, The Bees”

2044 – In the Garden

I spent a bit of time in the garden this afternoon. But not to work, oh no. Just to enjoy the atmosphere. We have a couple of chairs under the awning of the shed. We can sit there even if it is raining – provided it’s not too windy and the rain too heavy. It’sContinue reading “2044 – In the Garden”

2043 – The Compost Bins

It’s time for another Composting Bill vlog. I promised Elayne that I would cut the grass. If I were honest, I didn’t really want to, but it doesn’t take long, and it is rewarding to see the lawn looking good. My objection was solely that it was hot, and I didn’t feel I had theContinue reading “2043 – The Compost Bins”

2042 – Staunton Farm

We had an afternoon out with our granddaughter today. We went to Staunton Farm, near Havant. The Farm hosts a number of animals that children can pet and feed (the proper food of course, supplied by the farm). We first encountered the Llamas, these are quite graceful creatures who are delighted to take the feedContinue reading “2042 – Staunton Farm”

2041 – An old Friend

I was down at the waterfront a couple of days ago, and I was fortunate enough to see the Mon St Michell come in to Portsmouth Harbour. I must have thousands of pictures of her that I’ve taken over the last 10 years. It’s been a while since I last saw her, so this wasContinue reading “2041 – An old Friend”

2040 – Facebook’s Baleful Glare

We had a bit of excitement today. A colony of bees decided it would quite like to live in our silver birch tree. More on that story in the next Letter to Steve. Every so often, I get big pangs of guilt about Facebook. Mainly, that I haven’t been posting there. The rot set inContinue reading “2040 – Facebook’s Baleful Glare”

2039 – Street Photography in Shedderton

Today, you’re going to get two pictures for the price of one. I do that for you occasionally. I’ve been out and about doing some street photography in Shedderton. I’m going to be honest though, don’t look for Shedderton on any map, you won’t find it. That’s because it is, well not fictional, because itContinue reading “2039 – Street Photography in Shedderton”

2038 – Letter to Steve XIX – More on birds

Dear Steve, It is strange how things work out, isn’t it? Having been late publishing XVIII, I was momentarily relieved that letter XIX was only a short one. The relief vanished when I read the letter, which had a focus on dead birds in the kitchen and birdsong. I had only recently covered things likeContinue reading “2038 – Letter to Steve XIX – More on birds”

2037 – The Compost Bins

The last time I looked at the compost bins was the 6th of June, https://localitystories.com/2026/06/06/2016-the-compost-bins/ I have to admit that they look unpleasant, but they don’t smell unpleasant and that is very important. Hopefully, next week it will be a bit cooler. I have some jobs to do on the bins. I’m going to lookContinue reading “2037 – The Compost Bins”

2036 – Friday

Another hot day. I seem to have this thing where around 10AM ish I feel irresistibly tired It’s very difficult to resist. I had to set an alarm, if there was the possibility that I was going to fall asleep I needed to make sure that I woke up in time to get to theContinue reading “2036 – Friday”