I’d intended to stick to my usual routine of my wildlife challenge posts. As Week 18 came to a close and I nestled down in a small cottage in the Yorkshire Dales to write down my acts of wildness, I realised it would be quite a difficult task to do this with no mobile receptionContinue reading “A Yorkshire Dales Adventure (weeks 18 & 19 of my wild challenge!)”
Category Archives: Wellbeing
356 Days Wild: Week 17
Though the weather has been a tad un-spring-like this week, the breaks between the showers have been an absolute treat. And we had a bank holiday this week – what more could a gal ask for?! My wild highlights include:🐦 Adding some more birds to the 2021 list🌷 Identifying spring plants and flowers🎨 A newContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 17”
356 Days Wild: Week 16
Week 16 and what did I get up to? Well, I: 🌼 Put on some peat-free ‘green fingers’ for National Gardening Week🐦 Said hello to the house martins on their return 🌿 Enjoyed some new (and old!) walks🐣 Waited with baited breath for some peregrine chicks to hatch Read on to find out more! 😊Continue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 16”
Butterfly Sparkle
And so it goes… Butterfly sparkle, butterfly sparkle, pretty as petals in the sky you, flutter together, light as a feather, why can’t I be a but-ter-flyyyyy Does anyone else know this song?! I think it was from a play when I was in primary school and I think my sister was the butterfly… Anyhoo,Continue reading “Butterfly Sparkle”
356 Days Wild: Week 15
The suncream well and truly made an appearance during Week 15 of my wildlife challenge! I’m so pleased that Spring has sprung! There was a lot of wildlife to enjoy this week but a few of my highlights include:🎵 Learning why starlings sometimes sound like ducks🐱 Reading about mammals and how they get around🌸 PaintingContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 15”
356 Days Wild: Week 14
Week 14 brought some warmer weather again. Yay!!!! There were so many wildlife highlights this week, but to give you a cheeky taste, they include:🐝 Identifying a weird-looking wasp🐥 Spying on some ospreys🤓 Learning about the indestructible tardigrade☀️ Lots of walks in the sunshine! Read on to find out more 🦋 Monday 12th April 2021Continue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 14”
356 Days Wild: Week 13
How am I 13 weeks into this already? It feels like so much has happened since I first started these weekly blogs… Unlike last week, Week 13 brought a lot of wintery weather. ‘Mother nature’ really was quite naughty. That said, I still had fun with my daily ‘random acts of wildness’ by: 🌳 ExploringContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 13”
Feeling alive and saying goodbye
The last month or so has really been quite something. I’ve enjoyed keeping myself going with my daily ‘random acts of wildness’ and my weekly blogs but I wanted to say a bit more and share some new pieces. This might be a little harder going than some of my other blogs but I hopeContinue reading “Feeling alive and saying goodbye”
356 Days Wild: Week 12
Week 12* brought lighter evenings and a lot of warm weather. It definitely felt more like Spring and I loved it! Highlights include:🦋 Watching the butterflies enjoying the warm weather🐥 Recapping my bird song lessons🌸 Working out how to be a more eco-friendly gardener🐊 Learning more about crocodiles and aestivation Thank you for reading 😊Continue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 12”
356 Days Wild: Week 11
It’s been a challenging week. It was always going to be and, writing this at the end of the week, I can say that I feel much better than I did at the start. Although it’s been tough, I still wanted to write down my wild encounters because, as cliche as it sounds, they reallyContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 11”
Ramblings of a (very!) amateur artist 