Tag Archives: Connecting With Nature

The Third Heatwave Of The Year

I’ve never known anything like the weather that we’re getting at the moment. It’s glorious wall-to-wall sunshine, and the temperature easily got to about 34C (93F) at the peak of the day. Eleven sun-seeking superheroes turned out to add twenty-two … Continue reading

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Information Board

A slightly cooler week with temps topping about 24 degrees C (75F), which is a nice temperature to be working in. Eight board blokes turned out to put up something that has been in the planning stage for ages. Marcus, … Continue reading

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Tom Brown’s Schooldays

Another damp start as spring finally lets go, and we welcome a new season. The summer solstice takes place this weekend, and we look forward to long, hot days, warm nights, clear skies, and buzzing wildlife. It was a muggy … Continue reading

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Jungle Time

Is it the start of summer? Some might say that the 1st June is indeed the start; however, I prefer to go by the Summer Solstice and work to the 21st June. At present, every bit of vegetation is growing … Continue reading

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Scorchio

We seem to be in the middle of a superb hot spell, and it isn’t even Summer yet! We have had temperatures up to 34 C (93 F) with the added bonus of a Bank Holiday weekend. What’s not to … Continue reading

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A bit of a mixed bag today…

It was a strung-out sort of day today. That makes it sound like we are all on drugs or something… Strung-out in the sense that we were very much spread apart. We had Marcus and Steve looking after a group … Continue reading

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One Half of a Pincer Movement

Oh my days… I really don’t know what has happened to the weather. Last week, we felt like we were well on our way to warmer days as we nudged towards summer. This week, the temperature has crashed to about … Continue reading

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The Connecting Path

Warmer weather is rolling in. Mornings are not quite so chilly and by about 11:30 am, we are knocking on the door of late teens, or even low 20 C (70 F). On a first look at the numbers today, … Continue reading

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More Firepower

We can safely say that we are fully into Spring, although a couple of my friends commented that they had to scrape ice or frost off their car windscreens in the early hours of Monday and Tuesday. Despite the cold … Continue reading

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Hottest Day of the Year…

After the false dawn of spring, I think we are finally there. We had Storm Dave ripping across the path over the weekend, but sense prevailed, and the weather sorted itself out. Eight sun worshippers piled out on the most … Continue reading

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