Tim BradfordApr 9, 20101 minCheese sandwiches in the fairy fieldsThe kids do a cow attracting dance that achieves its objective, expect these are bullocks not cows. On the way back we see a thorn tree...
Tim BradfordApr 7, 20101 minForgotten Small Towns of the MidlandsDriving across Ireland from Dublin to Co. Clare at high speed yesterday I thought, as we flashed by yet another turn-off to a small...
Tim BradfordMay 3, 20071 minWarm weather arrivalsThe onset of spring means new arrivals. Every year, visitors from cooler northern climes turn up in Clare and search out their familiar...
Tim BradfordMar 26, 20071 minThe Wides of MarchMarch feels like a long month. As the cold recedes, local wildlife appears in the outdoors once again. A sniff of the wind, a look in the...
Tim BradfordFeb 28, 20071 minSlatesAs winter turns to (in theory) spring, Burren wildlife starts to prepare for warmer weather. On a walk north of Doolin, a mile before the...
Tim BradfordJan 28, 20071 minThe Argos Has LandedThe winter winds brought some unexpected activity in the garden this year. The Argos shed we’d bought, against all advice, is still there...
Tim BradfordNov 27, 20061 minInhabitants of the Rural HedgerowWhen there is a bite to the air and the winds begin to take most of the leaves, it’s time for new visitors to appear in the hedgerows...