On The Wing

I planted this wisteria floribunda ‘Alba’ in March 2016 and now it is living up to its name with abundant, long tresses of white blossom.

The Green, Green Grass

The Byzantine emperor (610 – 641), Heraclius, is mentioned in James Heneage’s The Shortest History of Greece. True to his title Heraclitus is not.

From Alpha to Omega

What common feature does England, Italy, North and South America have – and the Peloponnese for that matter?

Easter Eggs

The peregrine falcon has laid four eggs this year in the nesting box on a high, north-facing ledge on Charing Cross Hospital.

A Feather in His Cap

I confuse Aubusson and Audubon. You will know the former is a village in central France famous for the production of rugs – a French Axminster, if you will.

Something Old, Something New

This appears to be the result of an inability to decide what to build. It’s castellated, has a steeply pitched roof more often seen aloft a continental château, looks as if it is covered in icing sugar and exhales a neo-gothic aroma. A riddle wrapped in a mystery – one I can solve.

Come into the Garden

“Come into the garden, Maud,       For the black bat, night, has flown, Come into the garden, Maud,       I am here at the gate alone; And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad,       And the musk of the rose is blown.” (From Maud, Part I, Alfred Lord Tennyson)

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