Category Archives: Out and about

Mill Road Cemetery: A resting place, a wildlife refuge and community fulcrum

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Frogend_dweller

Lockdown has seen me taking local walks in places that I would have never thought to explore (or even walk to) previously. This week, an appointment in town left me with time to kill in Cambridge itself and, as I … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Nature, Out and about | Tagged birds, butterflies, Cambridge, iPhone photography, Mill Road Cemetery, Wildlife | 23 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Like giant flowers!

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Out and about, Science, Wordless | Tagged AMI Large Array, Cambridge, heliotropism, Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory, Photography, Science, Sunflowers | 7 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Byron’s Pool, Cambridge: A Literary Walk

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Nature, Out and about, Wordless | Tagged Lord Byron, nature, Photography, Poetry, River Cam, Rupert Brooke, swimming, Willows | 7 Comments

Walk with me – Chalk quarries and ridges

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Frogend_dweller

As I ate my twelve grapes to the bongs of Big Ben marking the outgoing year, as 2020 slipped into 2021, my only New Year’s resolution was to get out more and walk. Nine months of Lockdowns and restrictions may … Continue reading →

Posted in Out and about, Walks | Tagged Cambridgeshire, chalk, Photography, Quarries, walking, Walks | 16 Comments

Six on Saturday – Someone else’s graft

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Frogend_dweller

19/12/2020 Mr Propagator has had a case of the flagging-gardening-mojos recently, so it seemed like a good idea to participate in his meme ‘Six on Saturday‘ with a batch of interesting stuff to re-ignite his enthusiasm. Sadly, it has been … Continue reading →