Day 268

Look what I spotted in the weedy bit behind our house! more...

Day 267

Starting a Very Exciting Project. Also quite possibly a Very Overambitious Project, which is why it shall remain mysterious for the time being. more...

Day 266

I am deeply dippy, to borrow a Wodehouse phrase, about this plant. It sits on my desk at work and keeps me company. more...

Day 265

The runt has turned out pretty well! Curiously, it's much paler than the others, with fewer stripes and spots. more...

Day 264

We postpone this week's amaryllis update in order to bring you Pancake Day. I first had British-style pancakes with lemon and sugar on my very first day in the UK, so it's a bit nostalgic for me. And very tasty. more...

Day 263

This is what I do all day. When I'm not tutoring or marking papers or lecturing or writing fellowship applications or making figures. This is the fun bit.

Please don't run away screaming now. more...

Day 262

For my birthday, Jeremy booked a night at a farmhouse B&B in the Dales. It was quiet and low-key and wonderfully cosy. This was the view over Burnsall from our window...




...and looking the other way, the River Wharfe.


But wait, there's more...

On the way home, we saw a sign for an orchid show, and I insisted we stop and check it out. I didn't take many photos, but the light in these was irresistible.




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Day 261

Sundial at RHS Harlow Carr. I took many more pictures, but I haven't sorted them all out yet, so there will probably be more later. more...

Day 260

Action shot. more...

Day 259

See previous remarks about cheesiness of husband. ;) But he made me laugh a lot today, which is the best birthday present of all. And the lemon tart was yummy. more...

Day 258

Crystal structure was one of my worst subjects as an undergrad, and I had to teach it today. Ugh. more...

Day 257

This last bud is the runt of the litter, and it's looking a bit peculiar. more...

Day 256

Mitts v2.0. Being much stretchier, I think these will be better for Grandmother. more...

Day 255

I was positively giddy about today's plant finds: a calamondin orange, a jasmine, and a jewel orchid. more...

Day 254

My husband is cheesy, but very cute. more...

Day 253

Loud knocking at the door at 7.30 am does not make me happy - except when it signals the return of our passports, complete with shiny new Leave to Remain stickers. Yay!!!

Now I can stop worrying about whether I'll be able to go to my sister's wedding next month and start worrying about what to wear. more...

Day 252

Look what my sweet students brought me from Turkey! more...

Day 251

My new office. Moving in here was a bit of a headache, but I'm enjoying it now. more...

Day 250

Out with the old, in with the new. more...

Day 249

Fresh grass for the furry grazer. more...

Day 248

The purple curtains have been banished! It's only taken eight months... more...

Day 247

A flower in the snow at Roundhay Park.

Since I was in an artsy mood today, and we actually went somewhere interesting, here are a few



Sociable tortoises at Tropical World.




Behind the waterfall.




A watchful meerkat.




The moon with some fantastically twisted tree branches.

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Day 246

Finished the mitts last night. They were going to be for my grandmother, but the cuffs came out too tight, so now they're MINE! I thought this style was silly at first, but after wearing them today, I think I like them. more...

Day 245

Spotted on our front walk this morning. more...

Day 244

As the council can't be bothered to do anything about the icy sidewalks, I decided that the ice-gripper thingies were less dorky than slipping and breaking my neck. Not very comfy, but they worked pretty well. more...

Day 243

Two flowers. more...

Day 242

And it got even snowier! Compare this with what it looked like in October. more...

Day 241

A snowdrop on a snowy day. more...