living on the North Norfolk Coast

I hadn’t expected, or planned, to be writing a blog today.  Instead, if it had not been for our youngest son, contracting the...

The weather has been a bit variable this week, with rain, frosts, clouds and sun.  Wednesday was decidedly wet so, instead of going out...

The turnstones, I mentioned in my blog dated 10th November, are back this time in greater numbers.  On Saturday, they were on the...

The other day, village fisherman, Andy told us a fellow fisherman had been out near the Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm.  Here, the fisherman...

That was a bit of wishful thinking, that after the clocks went back, it would be light at six in the morning.  It isn’t.  Still never...

Apart from the weather, we’ve had a great weekend.  Galling, when we had such lovely warm October days last week, for it to turn when our...

After a windy and wet start to the month, we are now enjoying sun and better temperatures.  The sunrises have continued to give the ‘wow’...

The 21st September is usually associated with the autumn equinox however, according to the Greenwich website, this year it’s on the 22nd,...

A skein of geese passed overhead, while we were walking along the promenade on Saturday morning.  They looked to be pink foots but as the...

After some weeks of not seeing any butterflies (apart from the occasional cabbage white) in our garden, over the weekend we were visited...

That’s me finished with the Council, as far as reporting full and overflowing bins are concerned.  I can only conclude from my latest...

I don’t know why, when we get up earlier and go to bed later in the summer months, to me the days feel shorter.  Maybe it’s because the...

The village was congested with vehicles yesterday, the busiest we have seen Overstrand this year.  Those who were lucky found somewhere...

For two consecutive mornings we have not seen the swifts wheeling and squealing at the top of Cliff Road.  I am therefore, concluding...

It’s here – I’m referring to summer.  Such a change over the last few days, it may not last for long, so we have been making the most of...

I am saddened that there are few bees and pollinating insects to be seen in our garden.  Other years there have been buff and orange...

We were sad to find two dead frogs in our garden and another out on the road which was far from perky.  When we cleaned out the pond,...

Going out for a walk has definitely needed good timing, to avoid the showers.  As the footpaths are probably muddy (we haven’t...

Following last weekend, the weather bucked up, that is up until today which so far has been wet.  Lots of time spent in the garden over...

We have had some spells of sun and reduced rain showers but boy, has that wind been cold and feisty with it.  So, what do you do when the...