I can’t quite believe we’re at the end of February now, but the milder weather and lighter mornings/evenings have really brought some positivity to what’s been a bit of a challenging week. And, as a bonus, my wild adventure brought me daffodils, catkins, jogs in the rain and lambs and calves. A lovely way toContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 7”
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356 Days Wild: Week 6
I don’t know about you, but I’ve definitely noticed some more signs of spring on my daily walks this week: daffodils are starting to open, trees are coming into bud, the sun is warming up and little lambs are starting to frolic in the fields! Read on to hear more about what I’ve been upContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 6”
A hopeful sign of spring
I’ve been enjoying updating everyone about my ‘wild’ undertakings over the past few weeks but I realise it’s been a while since I’ve done a bigger post. So say hello to a piece I really enjoyed creating last week: A hopeful sign of spring. I know we’re still, to some extent, in the throes ofContinue reading “A hopeful sign of spring”
A winter visitor
The winter visitor I’m going to write about today is the fieldfare. I first spotted a group of fieldfares towards the end of last year. I heard them before I saw them. It was a very odd noise and I wondered what on earth I was listening to. The British Trust for Ornithology describes theContinue reading “A winter visitor”
Regulus regulus
I recently learnt an interesting fact. I sometimes joke with my friends that when I learn something potentially dubious, I’ve learnt a myth. I think we may even have laughed about this before ‘fake news’ started becoming the way of describing such pieces of information. In any case, I think this interesting fact is undoubtedlyContinue reading “Regulus regulus”
Do you want to build a snowman…
(…Another lyric that just wouldn’t leave my head! I hope you’re a fan of this Frozen song. If not, I can only apologise!) Just a short one from me this weekend. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been busy with a couple of Christmas projects and I wanted to share this one with you. IContinue reading “Do you want to build a snowman…”
Paco the Toucan
A very close friend of mine recently asked me to draw something for him. I always get a bit nervous when I’m drawing or painting something specific for someone. The perfectionist really does start to freak out! Luckily he asked me to draw a bird and I’ve drawn quite a few birds this year soContinue reading “Paco the Toucan”
The lonely windmill
I’m not exactly sure where it came from, but I suddenly had an idea early this week about something I wanted to create. I might even be able to say that it was a moment of inspiration… I’d been thinking about some of my pieces from March/April this year. Back when I turned to artContinue reading “The lonely windmill”
Two Malhams
In this post, I want to introduce you to a beautiful place. It’s called Malham Cove. For those of you from Barlick and around, you’ll probably already know about this Yorkshire Dales icon. For anyone else, it’s a highly recommended place to visit if you ever find yourself around the Dales in a post-Covid world!Continue reading “Two Malhams”
A long walk (or ‘wawk’)
Ages and ages ago, my partner and I decided that we’d walk to Stratford-upon-Avon at some point over August bank holiday weekend. Back then, I’d assumed this would be about as long as the road route. So, around 9 miles. Quite long but definitely doable in one go. A few weeks ago, however, it wasContinue reading “A long walk (or ‘wawk’)”
Ramblings of a (very!) amateur artist 