Being Half Term, I was away for a few days earlier this week. I was in Cornwall initially and then on Tuesday morning I drove 6 hours to Warwickshire to see my Mum, and then a further 3 hours back to Brighton that evening...

Last week I got a bit caught up with sending out masses of my calendars...

One of the best things about Autumn, apart from the amazing colours, is the change of light...

A complete madness of nasturtiums this morning! It’s so true that the more you pick the more they flower...

When the Nasturtiums start opening in the garden, for me it really marks the beginning of Summer and also the promise of Autumn...

It's the details in nature that have always completely fascinated me and I am perpetually amazed and grateful at the abundance of beautiful wild plants and creatures, with their extroidinary designs surrounding us.  There is a passage in the preface of this 1930's book 'The Look-About-You...