Well, there were some big changes in September. And who would’ve thought we could cope with them after everything else we’ve been through. New government, new monarch and then an absolute political explosion to finish it off. By the way, if you haven’t been following some of the potential environmental impacts of the UK government’sContinue reading “‘Say whaaaaat?!’ September”
Category Archives: Garden
May May May..!
“…May May May! May May booty! May May booty!” I have absolutely no explanation for the title and tagline this time. The headline is usually whatever pops into my head as I write or plan a post. So this is what it dished out this time! So, I’m a little late writing this and, asContinue reading “May May May..!”
April 2022: I was spun
“You spin me right ’round, baby, right ’round” – for some of you, you’ll hear the original version. For others, potentially like me, you may hear the Flo Rida feat. Ke$ha song that was presumably inspired by the original. Either way, I can confirm that I was spun in April 2022. What a month! IContinue reading “April 2022: I was spun”
Stormy Feb
I decided on the title of this post before storms Dudley and Eunice hit the UK. And that all feels like it was way before the conflict in Ukraine. Without sounding too blue – and without forgetting how horrifying the conflict must be for those who are actually caught up in it, along with thoseContinue reading “Stormy Feb”
Dry January
How would I summarise January… I’d say it really is the hardest month of the year. Well, for me anyway. And that’s mainly due to the light I think. So little time to squeeze walks in before/after work. Especially when you’re busy. A year ago, it was a little different – going out for aContinue reading “Dry January”
2021: My Wild Year!
So my wild year has somehow come to a close. Done. Dusted. Finito. I can’t quite believe I made it! I’ve already shared one of the reasons why I endeavoured on my wild journey – I’d experienced the positive benefits of wildlife through 30 Days Wild and 12 Days Wild and wanted to set myselfContinue reading “2021: My Wild Year!”
356 Days Wild: Week 48
Holidays are comin. Holidays are comin. And I cannot wait! The countdown to the Christmas shutdown has started! But, before I get ahead of myself, let’s look at some highlights from Week 48 of my wild challenge! This week I: ☃️ Explored the garden after an impressive hail storm🐣 Checked on the Rutland Ospreys andContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 48”
356 Days Wild: Week 39
Welcome to Week 39 of my wild challenge! By my calculation, because I’m working towards 356 days of wildness and not 365 (because I only decided part way through January I was going to do this – see my note at the bottom of the page…), I’ll get up to Week 50.8 by the endContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 39”
356 Days Wild: Week 34
What a start to September! Week 34 brought the end of my walking challenge and, somehow, a bit of summer – definitely more than we got in August! Some of my highlights of the week:🌸 Admiring a garden anemone👏 Enjoying some final fundraising walks🦜 Learning about the awe-inspiring colours of the natural world🦋 Walking throughContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 34”
356 Days Wild: Week 28
Week 28 felt very busy and there were some lovely, wild highlights. Everything really does look and feel so much better in the sunshine! Let me give you a lil flavour of what I got up to – this week, I:🦆 Explored a local nature reserve at sunset✒️ Plotted out some local walks to prepContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 28”
Ramblings of a (very!) amateur artist 