30 Days Wild – Ramblings of a (very!) amateur artist

June 2022: A wild 30 days

June is always a special month. It was during June back in 2020 that I was introduced to something The Wildlife Trusts do every year: 30 Days Wild. It’s a wild challenge. A challenge that involves doing a ‘random act of wildness’ every single day. After I completed this challenge two years ago, I decidedContinue reading “June 2022: A wild 30 days”

#30DaysWild Week 4

And so we come to the end of the sixth month of the year. Although ’30 Days Wild’ is now technically over, I fully intend to continue observing, recording, drawing and enjoying the wildlife around me 😊 Here’s what I got up to during the last 9 days of June… Monday 22nd June – IContinue reading “#30DaysWild Week 4”

#30DaysWild Week 3

Where on earth is June 2020 disappearing to!? Here’s what I got up to in Week 3 of 30 Days Wild… Monday 15th June – I feel I’ve been neglecting the garden a bit recently so I decided to trim the dead peonies. Poor things. I also had a look at whether there was anythingContinue reading “#30DaysWild Week 3”

#30DaysWild Week 2

Ok, Week 2. It’s been a pretty bleak week in the West Midlands – the weather has really taken a turn for’t worse. That said, I have managed to end the week pretty sunburnt…! Monday 8th June – I heard a peculiar kind of tweeting coming from our cherry tree. I definitely don’t take enoughContinue reading “#30DaysWild Week 2”

#30DaysWild Week 1

I mentioned in a previous post that I was hoping to keep up with the Wildlife Trust’s 30 Days Wild project throughout June. At the end of Week 1, this is what I’ve been up to… Monday 1st June – It was another sunny day and I spent the evening in the garden after work.Continue reading “#30DaysWild Week 1”

“The Untidy Countryside”

I, like many, have thoroughly enjoyed the amount of sunshine we’ve been getting recently. Even when we were only allowed out of the house once a day, the sunny weather was incredibly uplifting. Now that we can venture out more frequently (in a safe, physically-distanced way), it’s been a pleasure to go for longer walksContinue reading ““The Untidy Countryside””