Wizard SteveMay 237 min readFloraSome WillowsThe Willow family includes Willow, Poplar, Aspen and Cottonwood. The oldest Willow fossils found are from the early Eocene epoch in North...
Wizard SteveMay 34 min readSouth DownsOn the road again - 11 - The South Downs, part 10 - Devil’s DykeThe next day, cats gathered, we headed back along the lane to the main road. I turned right and continued on towards Steyning. We...
Wizard SteveApr 172 min readHillfortsOn the road again - 11 - The South Downs, part 9 - Chanctonbury RingMy next destination was not far away. I backed back up to the gate, then went back to the town and the roundabout, turning North to the...
Wizard SteveApr 31 min readHillfortsOn the road again - 11 - The South Downs, part 8 - Cissbury RingAs the weather improved, I decided to make a move. I walked into town to stock up on groceries, first. I then left town via the bridge...
Wizard SteveMar 265 min readHealthRodents, medical bribery and an excellent dentistRodents have been a serious issue of late. Rowan is partly to blame. She catches them, then those that are not eaten or killed are let...
Wizard SteveMar 32 min readTowns & VillagesOn the road again - 11 - The South Downs, part 7 - ArundelJust as the main road begins it’s bypass of Arundel, I turned left onto a road that runs parallel and climbs to the top of town. The road...
Wizard SteveFeb 225 min readFloraSome other conifersConifers date back to around the Carboniferous period of the Paleozoic era over 300 million years ago; a time when much of the world’s...
Wizard SteveFeb 152 min readSouth DownsOn the road again - 11 - The South Downs, part 6 - The Trundle and Duncton HillBack on the road, I headed back towards the village of West Stoke, then on to the Lavants where I found a garage. It took a little bit of...
Wizard SteveFeb 83 min readCoach buildCoach build, part 2 - A little bit of historyIt didn’t take long for me to be overwhelmed with congratulations and goodwill. Among all the very many messages and e-mails, two people...
Wizard SteveFeb 54 min readFloraSome Pine treesTo follow on from the post ‘Some fungi’, I thought that I would continue in the same vain. It’s taken me a while to collate all the flora...