Category: Seasons

A glimpse of Bolton Abbey in the distance through the trees

Blogtober 2022 : Day 20

How do you fancy a walk around the Bolton Abbey estate? Come on, put your boots on, you can come with Lucy and me as we walk from the car park near to the...

Christine is holding up a bunch of oak leaves on a single stem to the light. The leaves are yellow, green and orange.

Blogtober 2022 : Day 18

Autumn is such a lovely time of year to walk with the dog. We’re back in Sankey Valley park today, a bit further over than where I showed you photos of the swans the...

Green shoots of Winter wheat growing in a field

Blogtober 2022 : Day 6

It’s been a busy day today and I’m late in posting but better late than never! Thanks for all your comments on the Blogtober posts, it’s lovely to have you along with me on...

A view of blue sky and sunshine through the trees on an Autumn morning

Autumn equinox

It’s the Autumn equinox today, the day when the astrological Autumn begins and the sun crosses the celestial equator.  It might feel as if it’s a bit late as meterological Autumn began on 1...

Winter beginnings

Wednesday night was Hallowe’en or Samhain (pronounced Sah-win) if you’re more of the Celtic persuasion, a night when belief has it that the boundary between our world and the next can be more easily...

March

It snowed last Tuesday.  After waiting all winter, the white stuff finally arrived in Winwick and I was a very happy Mum.  We didn’t get as much as other parts of the country (I’m starting...