And so ends the last full week of this year’s ’30 Days Wild’! It’s been so nice to take part in this challenge again and, I have to say, it’s also very reassuring to know that my wild challenge won’t come to an end on July 1st! I’m gonna keep on goin’! Let’s get straightContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 24”
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356 Days Wild: Week 23
I’m a little late with this round-up but last week was just as wild as ever! The sunshine was lovely while it lasted and, despite the rain, I enjoyed a mini-urban-wild-adventure in the ‘Big Smoke’ towards the end of the week. A few highlights from Week 23:🐦 Reading up on rare UK birds🌸 Enjoying someContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 23”
356 Days Wild: Week 22
Well, it’s been a scorcher here in the UK for the past week. Makes a change! 😎 It was also the second week of ’30 Days Wild’. I took part in this challenge for the very first time last year and it inspired my own ‘wild year’ this year. Some of my highlights are differentContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 22”
356 Days Wild: Week 21
A bit of a tricky one this week, as all I’ve wanted to do is go outside for long walks in the sunshine which just isn’t possible at the moment! That said, it was the start of ’30 Days Wild’ this week and I have quite a few wild highlights, which I’m very grateful for,Continue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 21”
356 Days Wild: Week 20
Week 20 woooooooooooooooop!!!! A whole 140 days of wildness already!!! That’s all I can congratulate myself on this week. Without sounding too sorry for myself, I made a bit of a silly mistake that has tested me. After walking for miles and miles during weeks 18 and 19, I found myself restricted to the houseContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 20”
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”
A Curious Critter
I promised my Instagram followers that there was a good story behind my recent watercolour of a squawking starling. I do therefore hope that the main event in this post doesn’t disappoint! Starlings often get a pretty bad rep. Their Latin name, for example, includes the word vulgaris – I think this means ‘common’ ratherContinue reading “A Curious Critter”
The Fledgling
I’ve not been in a very positive mood over the past couple of days. In fact, other the last few weeks, I’ve been feeling more and more overwhelmed and hopeless in our new Covid world. In an attempt to snap me out of this, I thought back to June when I did a daily ‘actContinue reading “The Fledgling”
A ‘collared’ kind of beauty
I think it’s fair to say that the collared dove has been on my list for a little while now. I wrote previously about its turtle ‘cousin’, but, though it lacks the colours of those impressive wings, this more common dove really does own its collar. I have quite an attachment to a pair ofContinue reading “A ‘collared’ kind of beauty”
Ramblings of a (very!) amateur artist 