Month: July 2019
One inch away from evacuation…
Just came across this drawing from 2007 when Gloucester, the City where I lived at the time, was more than knee deep in water. None of this was drinking water, that was cut off. No water came from the taps but Biblical amounts came from the sky. June 2007 was we were told at the time, a once in 100 year event, when it rained, then it rained even more, then it turned on a pump in the sky and it deluged down on us. “Toys r Us” the huge local toyshop since washed away financially, opened it’s doors at … Continue reading One inch away from evacuation…
Plot poppy
I’ve had a plot, an allotment, for a while now and this year it’s had the benefit of a lot of neglect from me. Leaving it well alone has allowed a group of pink poppies to take over an area where I’d planted shallots. They look brilliant so thought I’d share this one with you. If I’d tried to grow them I’ve no doubt they would not have been as successful as they have been. That’s Comfrey with the blue flower in the background. Someone told me once that it can be a bit of a thug invader, which it … Continue reading Plot poppy
Celebrating the Severn.
Down to the River for a morning out in a part of Gloucestershire that’s not visited by coaches and tourists that much. It’s at the end of the Gloucester canal not far from Sharpness Docks which is where shipping wanting to get to Gloucester would, and still, use the canal to navigate up to Gloucester Docks. At the small village of Purton, a number of old ships were beached by the side of the River to aid the fight against erosion of the banks by the tides. I’ll write more on this in the next blogs, but for today, my … Continue reading Celebrating the Severn.
Paul Davies Cartoons & stuff 