Tag Archives: camper vans

An eruption of British nationalism

Posted on September 13, 2011 by besonian

We have been away for the weekend – W and I and Ruby the red camper van. We stayed on a Caravan Club site near Hythe in Kent, very close to the sea – a sea which was turbulent, wild … Continue reading →

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Blackberries, damsons and the declining year

Posted on August 22, 2011 by besonian

Yesterday was the first time this year that I’ve noticed it, with the lowering sun, the lengthening shadows and that sense of gentle quietness in the atmosphere. Almost as though there’s a slight, deadening filter on all sounds – the … Continue reading →

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I’ve packed the gin. Let’s go.

Posted on June 14, 2011 by besonian

Ruby stands waiting. The gin and the bird-books are packed. W has joined me, and she and I are off tomorrow to Herefordshire for ten days’ communing with nature. Avid readers of this blog will have to curb their impatience. … Continue reading →

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Birds on campsites

Posted on May 17, 2011 by besonian

And here I am, back. Back amid the fumes and the police sirens and the world’s aircraft turning left just beyond the kitchen window. Dear Ruby did indeed live up to expectations and hopes, transporting us in style, safety and … Continue reading →

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Ruby rebuilds her reputation

Posted on May 13, 2011 by besonian

We’re going to make another attempt to go away for the weekend, my woman and I. It gives Ruby a chance to make up for the disappointment she visited on us last week. I feel sure she’s only too keen … Continue reading →

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Hello World

Posted on April 9, 2011 by besonian

So I decided to write a blog. It’s taken me a long time to get round to it. But I’ve just come back from a week’s holiday with a fairly fresh mind so now seems a good moment. So who … Continue reading →

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