Contented with my lot

Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
Another quote from the famous Chinese philosopher and sage Lao-Tzu. I’m enjoying these quotes because there is a universal truth in them, as well as comfort to be had from them. [...]

‘Aggressive’ spiders

I was referred to this article by Welshpurpletree - someone who shares my dislike (a mild term for what I feel!) for spiders. It concerns the influx of foreign spiders into our country due to the milder weather of recent years. It tells me that it is only a matter of time before black widow spiders [...]

Autumnal observations on a grey October day

We have had some lovely weather recently, but unfortunately it didn’t occur to me to take advantage of the weather to take some photos of the glorious reds, bronzes and yellows in the trees with the sunlight dappling the ground around the fallen foliage. And the weather forecast doesn’t look very promising for the next [...]