February has definitely been a bit of a weird one so far. It seems like something really odd is happening every week. Last week, it was all about the tom cats who suddenly appeared on our street – meowing all night and all day – because they were interested in a cat next door. NotContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 5”
Category Archives: Wildlife
356 Days Wild: Week 4
This week brought a new fitness challenge – one focused on distance. I’ve entered the competition as part of a team at work and we get points for every kilometre we walk or cycle. That, and my 6 in 6 challenge, has definitely helped with some ‘acts of wildness’ this week as it’s forced meContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 4”
356 Days Wild: Week 3
I forgot to say at the end of my last post that I managed to complete the first week of my 6 in 6 challenge! Having to walk almost 6,000 steps indoors on the Wednesday of that week was really quite an experience. I made myself pretty dizzy and also seriously irritated one of myContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 3”
356 Days Wild: Week 2
If you’re reading my blog for the first time then you might want to check out this post before reading any further. It explains what on earth this is all about! For anyone who’s visited before, I hope you enjoy reading about all my ‘wild’ undertakings this week 😊 Monday 18th January 2021 I’ve startedContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 2”
356 Days Wild: Week 1
I’ve set myself a new challenge for 2021. A ‘wild’ one. As those of you who have read quite a few of my posts may know, I’m a big fan of wildlife and the benefits it can have on wellbeing. A couple of The Wildlife Trusts’ challenges really brought this home to me over theContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 1”
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”
#12DaysWild
In June 2020, I decided to take part in The Wildlife Trusts ‘30 Days Wild’ challenge. The general idea was to appreciate nature – and the positive effect it has on wellbeing and mental health – through daily ‘acts of wildness’. I started taking more of an interest in The Wildlife Trusts during my lastContinue reading “#12DaysWild”
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”
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”
You curl if you want to…
…The curlew’s not for curling. I’m sorry. I have absolutely no explanation for that one. When I was thinking about writing this post, that’s what popped into my head. The original Maggie Thatcher saying is likely to make some people angry. It doesn’t even make sense. Then again, lots of my ‘sayings’ don’t… Ok, so,Continue reading “You curl if you want to…”
Ramblings of a (very!) amateur artist 