Author Archives: Barbara

The massed Daffodils were pushing up on the southern banks of Sefton Park lake, but none were yet in bloom. There are said to be some out in the park somewhere, but we didn’t see any. Although it was a … Continue reading →

Our first Sunday walk of the year was yet another flippin’ wet day, with continuous light rain. We walked through the dell, admiring the winter trees. Not many birds about, just Wood Pigeons hunkered down in thicker parts of the … Continue reading →

We are having a disproportionate number of wet Sundays this autumn, and this was yet another soaker. It was our last Sunday walk of the year, and we were in Kirkby, planning to visit a friend later. We started at … Continue reading →

We seem to have had a lot of wet Sundays recently, and here’s another one. It was dry when I arrived in town, and all the costumed runners were making their way through the city to join the 5 Km … Continue reading →

What a beautiful day for a change! It was mild and still, with a low sun catching the late autumn trees in a golden light. The park’s Grey Squirrels were very bold and numerous. Were they especially hungry after a … Continue reading →

It was a really horrible, cold, wet and windy day. We had planned to go to Leasowe today, where there had been some rare winter visitors last week (Lapland Bunting, Snow Bunting), but they were long gone. We decided that … Continue reading →

It’s a long time since we’ve been to Carr Mill Dam, March 2019 in fact, before the pandemic. Over time the bus and train routes become unsuitable, but we have now found a new way to get there. It was … Continue reading →

After a week or two of dry weather, today’s forecast was for occasional heavy rain. Right on cue, it started as we crossed the hospital’s car park, heading for the woods near Arrowe Hall. Under the trees, the falling leaves … Continue reading →

On a mild, still, misty morning we joined the Leeds – Liverpool canal at Waddicar and headed northwards. It’s a long time since we’ve walked the towpath of the canal, because there is nowhere to sit for lunch and there … Continue reading →

Speke Hall is a National Trust property, south of Liverpool, adjacent to the airport.  It is a rare surviving Tudor timber-framed manor house, started in 1530 and restored in the 19th century. It was home to the devoutly Catholic Norris … Continue reading →