The blackthorn down by the stream is now just about out, but what has struck me now is how far behind Mucknell is compared with the surrounding area. The roundabout at Junction 7 on the M5 is ablaze with blackthorn blossom, and there is cherry blossom in gardens along the Pershore road. We are no more exposed than J7, but perhaps a little higher, or maybe the exhaust fumes provide the warmth and nutrients (!) to encourage early growth.
There are patches of white dead nettles by the orchard, and one heartsease has bloomed among the new tree planting along the east side of the cut. Small tortoiseshells were out frolicking in the sunshine by the stream, and a couple of lapwings displaying and peewitting over the swales, boldly letting us approach quite near.
The House at Poo Corner has been replaced by a small brick building, so the three little pigs are safe from the blustering of the big bad wolf. And it's Virginia Woolf's birthday.
Between September 2010 and September 2011, I lived alongside an Anglican Benedictine community of monks and nuns. In November 2010, we moved from Broad Marston Manor near Evesham to Mucknell Abbey, a new eco-monastery near Worcester. This blog was about things that I observed and things that interested me. I have now stopped writing it. Thank you to all who were also interested.
. . . although in the photos Mucknell looks very exposed indeed!
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