Dec 29th Green fields of December!

The undoubted memory of this winter has to be how unwintery it has been so I make no apologies for another reminder snap. I walked past this field and was struck by how vibrant green and spring like it looked, we are just after Xmas. It is probably a traditional winter barley crop or suchlike but it did stand out as unusual to me.

Winter greens

Dec 15th New Rose bud end December!!

Our climbing rose is a very old plant but is still holding on to the remains of its last flower. For the middle of December that is staggering enough for us but on closer inspection I noticed that it has this bud coming through. The relatively mild climate is definitely causing issues for nature. 

Climbing rose bud December