Caroline.hooper's Nature Posts
March 22, 2018
"The Hunt”. A Landowner's Perpective ......
The entire pack of Hunt Hounds invaded our garden again. I was not amused!!
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March 04, 2018
The "Beast From the East" Hits the UK West Country
The temperatures dropped to -15C with the windchill, and the snow began hth Gale-force winds forced the snow horizontally across the land the snow deepened…
Aug. 22, 2017
21.8.2017 “I told you not to look” - the very partial…
Not to be out done by the USA I managed to take a picture of the 4% eclipse in the UK, just as the sun was setting behind the clouds. It was rather beautiful -…
Aug. 20, 2017
Perseid meteor shower
We stayed up late especially & it was worth it. Plenty of shooting stars. One caught one on the camera - you will probably need to see on a PC & enlarge it to…
Aug. 20, 2017
Rain
Today has been like a Turner painting. Angry clouds and bolts of thunder loud enough to make you **** your pants. Fortunately I got Ellie in just as this deluge…
June 03, 2017
Yellow Capped field Mushrooms
I found lots of these yellow mushrooms in Ellie's field recently & wondered what they were, I was also concerned they may be poisionous. I took some pics &…
May 20, 2017
Run
I'm starting week 4 of "Couch to 5K" - I’ve worked up to running 16 mins - with the whole combined walk/ run nearly 4km. This is the new route I tried along the…
May 20, 2017
7.5.2017 “Skyline”
I love the way the light caught the skyline at just the right time for it to light up in a bright contrast to the foreground
May 20, 2017
1.5.2017 “Polkadots”
Wikipaedia tells me that "Polka Dot is a pattern consisting of an array of large filled circles (discs)" so this picture isn't technically accurate. Having said…
May 20, 2017
Robins Courting
How adorable is this!! I caught sight of a robin sitting on our sun-dial. To my delight she was joined by her mate who then fed her a tiny grub. This is an…
May 20, 2017
Bee Fly
Have you ever seen a Bee Fly? The Bee Fly (Bombylius major) looks a bit like a weird sort of bee, with a long pointy nose. It is actually a fly that lives on…
May 01, 2017
"Pink Moon"
Tonight's "Pink Moon” taken from our garden yes, it really was THAT PINK ;) ok, slightly colour enhanced to make the point. Here is some info about the Pink…
April 09, 2017
Dandelions
This dandelion seed head produces quite an impressionistic quality here, with the yellow flowers glowing through the semi-translucent sphere
April 02, 2017
Dung Beetle
Dung beetles are a sign of a healthy pasture. they take their job of breaking down piles of dung very seriously. This little fellow is converting one of Ellie…
March 30, 2017
Fog
There was thick fog this morning when I took my son to school. It made one of my favorite roads extremely mystical
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