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We’re out. It’s a wee bit warm. Have Pickle, Micro, Beaker and unusually, Aunty.

Enough fluids to top up the Wyrley and Essington.

Lots of insects today. We’re getting a lot of accidental protein…

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July 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Met this old geezer

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July 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Good to see the liquorice harvest is going well

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July 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Emergency #weepickle time.

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July 31, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Had to be done. Medicinal for the troubled heroine…

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July 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
It was nice to see the badgers still thriving in our secret place. Later, when we came back through Farewell, it was getting on dusk and we startled a tawny owl in the lane, eating roadkill squirrel - Micro has never seen an owl like that before!

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August 3, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Nice to see the honeysuckle flowers in the hedgerows.

The Victorians were obsessed by this flower which they called Woodbine, possibly because the old queen was fond of it.

It’s a lovely flower with a wonderful scent!

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July 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
‘What’s that, Bob?’
‘That’s the Bearded Theory festival packing up. This is the field in Staffordshire where Aardvark, cybergandalf and top dj bloke Paul Taylor left an important part of his brain over the weekend.’

‘Oh. Right.’

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July 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
One thing we noticed today: The countryside is bone dry. Normally this verges would be lush, green grass: Shenstone Park looks after them beautifully, but they are scorched and parched by the weeks of sun.

It's like a tinder box. No wonder there are fires happening.

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August 3, 2026 at 1:48 AM
The secret garden?

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July 23, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Warning: African elephants- well, we are near Twycross Zoo!

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July 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Micro wanted to see more masts. This has boggled his mind.

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July 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
No question this year if the wheat will be dry enough to harvest!

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July 23, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Keep a bower quiet for me and a sleep full of sweet dreams - Keates

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July 23, 2026 at 10:02 AM
The barley is also ready to harvest - I hate the feel of it. Scratchy. But good for beer and malt!

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July 23, 2026 at 10:02 AM
This is another strange huge house! Clifton hall. These two sides or wings were built with a big posh bit to go in the middle to join them up. But it was never built.

How does that even happen?

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July 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM