We are now experiencing frosty weather, so the work in the wet garden is at a standstill. The cages that I put up in the spring were a success and we have had a lot of vegetables and fruit this year, free from badger intervention and most insects. There are still a few parsnips, leeks and cabbage leaves to pick.
A couple of streets away and we have access to Berry Hill Fields. This open area of reclaimed colliery waste and grazing land is a welcome green space to walk on and look down over the cityscape in the distance. It is wildlife haven in the midst of Stoke-on-Trent.
Looking across to the Neck End, Longton Church and the Gladstone pottery ovens stand out in the haze of damp weather. Winters are now wetter than ever as we usually face Christmas without snow in the early decades of this century.
This is a picture of Leggy, an old and arthritic fox that visits our garden for a bit of peace and quiet. We have not seen him for a couple of weeks, and the usual pair of foxes that we record on the camera at night have also not been seen in recent days. We do not know if this is due to extensive local road works to replace gas mains, or if they have been seen off by other foxes. As we have not seen badgers in this time, I suspect the road works may be the main issue.
Today we walked out to post our Christmas cards in the local post office. We are intentionally posting early as mail seems to be compromised in the city due to postal staff having to isolate due to CoViD 19 contacts. Mail that has been posted to us has taken weeks to arrive or is still awaited, and we do not see post on the street very often at present.
Keep smiling - Keep safe.
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