ellenripley

We popped into a coffee shop today called 'Host'. It was quite early on in the morning so we were the first in there. If it was mid morning to lunchtime it would be packed. That's good for business but

This past week I've been house sitting for a friend. She's got a lovely house so it feels as though I'm on a mini holiday. I don't know too many people in this area so each morning I'd walk up the road

I have been house and cat sitting this past week for a friend of mine. Originally, she had three cats but sadly two cats died this year from age related illnesses. Ralph is the youngest so he has a few

I haven’t seen much fungi of late, but as autumn is just around the corner, which is one of my favourite seasons with misty damp mornings, I hope to find more fungi. I quite like walking through graveyards

This morning, I took a stroll starting from the car park at the historic mining village of Jacksdale in Nottingham, UK along the River Erewash, under an overcast sky. This area is quite overgrown with

As I am staying at a friend's house for a few days, I thought for my #wednesdaywalk initiated by @tattoodjay, I would walk up to the village church and around the park to check it out. Firstly, I passed

It was raining this morning which was a nice change. I never thought I'd say that living in the UK where it rains quite a bit but we've had quite a dry spell so it's good to see the rain again. As I am

While I am cat and house sitting for a friend the sun cast some nice shadows in the kitchen. Ralph the cat popped in to see there had been a change of staff. After I had been looking after him for many

Our morning began with a ride out in the Peak District, Derbyshire (UK) for a visit to the Yondermann Café which is located in the village of Wardlow Mires. This café is also known affectionately as 'The

Every time I visit the local nature reserve, I seem to take the dark clouds with me. I'd heard that a heron and a few egrets were around, so I called in this morning. Sure enough, there were about four

The sun was back out today. I decided to go down the hidden footpaths in my village. You would walk past them if you didn't know they were there. In autumn, you get some interesting fungi here as the footpaths

It was a bit overcast this morning as I took a stroll in Whitesprings Forest, a mix of conifer trees, woodland, moorland, and grassland. It was the perfect walking weather. I made my way to the stone stile

As the weather remained fine, we recently visited Bridlington, which is a seaside town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, UK and is only a couple of hours away from where I live. As we arrived, we decided

I spotted a poster in the village advertising 'Brick Fest', an event that celebrates Lego and happens all over England. This is only the second time our village has put on the event. Apparently, adults

Walking into the woods recently, we came across a cluster of stinkhorn fungi. These mushrooms have quite a strong smell. Although they are very common here in the UK, I don't see an awful lot of them.

The rain that was forecast arrived this morning. It was very welcome as everything is looking dry and the ponds are drying up. Along the footpath on my morning walk, I spotted a yellow and black Alder

Because the weather has been hot, we went for a cool drive in the countryside instead of a walk. In the distance, the gritstone edge of Stanage Edge is approximately 4 miles long and has featured in the

While we were out for a drive in the Derbyshire (UK) countryside, we called in at the "Bounding Hare" which is a converted horsebox serving hot and cold drinks and sweet and savoury food including

Another scorcher today, but it's slightly cooler but not by much. I went to check on the six cygnets down on one of the village ponds. They were in the shade, but as soon as they knew I had food, they

As I walked around the village lido I spotted a heron. The heron never moved a muscle as I did a complete circle of the lake. On the coot's nest I could see one perhaps two chicks. I've not seen them on