Storm Debi incoming. I put away seedlings, tools. Lock barn doors. In the dark and rain I ratchet strap down beehives. Bees now stinging my fleece. Suddenly I'm flailing in the woods, stripped down to my jeans, bare from the waist up . In the dark. In the rain. Bees in my shirt.

Barnard castle looks a bit blurred. Maybe I need my eyes tested. ;)

The mythical Tarn Wadling reappearing in the ethereal winter sunshine. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarn_Wadl…

This week, we have opened a new multi-faith area in the free waiting zone. Located just off the Silver Zone roundabout, the new area provides customers with a private space to reflect and pray whilst waiting to collect friends, family or loved ones.

Hello , I’ve written another letter to antanddec about the ongoing appalling abuse of animals on ITV programme I'm A Celebrity... . I’ve tried to be polite but my patience has run thin . If you agree with what it says please RT . #ImACeleb

A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. RT if you agree 🌳

‘Believe and Achieve’ Shap.

You've heard of Elf on the Shelf, now get ready for

A poem for late December.

One of my favourite destinations in recent years has been #Orkney, re-visited again last spring. On this, the #shortestDay, here’s what #Maeshowe looks like on the #WinterSolstice as the last rays of the setting sun catch the back wall of the 5000-year-old chambered cairn..

Happy winter solstice! At this time of year, sunrise has moved as far west along the horizon as it ever gets - hovering around the same place for a few days, “standing still” - “sol stit”, before moving east again, as the days lengthen. So this is it - the shortest day. The

Wild Haweswater Icy blue today at Tewet Tarn

And in next week's instalment, NHS Scotland will show you the correct tiptoeing technique when the asphalt is hot. *sobs quietly in corner*

Who knew the delightful things that your children find out in the world and let you into. In a Time Lapse by Ludovico Einaud youtube.com/watch?v=Az6Loc…

Just listen to billionaires, they get it.

Colonsay with the Paps of Jura in the distance. #Colonsay #papsofjura

Crossing The Strand to Oronsay #Oronsay #

A busy stile on the way down to Idle Hill from Braystones. Stiles