What a lovely ‘summer part 2’ we’ve been having! So many crisp, sunny days despite the days getting shorter. Towards the end of Week 37 of my wildlife challenge, I had the opportunity to experience a few ‘acts of wildness’ with my sister. Definitely the main highlight! And there were other highlights too, including:☀️ AContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 37”
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356 Days Wild: Week 36
I worked out last week that I’ve now done over 245 days-worth of ‘random acts of wildness’. Looking back, I’m really glad I documented them all and I can see that it’s done me a world of good over the past 36 weeks. I hope I can keep it up despite the faster pace ofContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 36”
356 Days Wild: Week 35
Lots of sunshine this week! I even whacked the shorts out again!!! And I think the birds and butterflies have been enjoying it too – what a treat 😊 And, in addition to the sunshine, Week 35 brought some more ‘wild’ highlights, including:🎶 A September ‘dawn chorus’🐣 A new bird podcast🐏 A long walk inContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 35”
356 Days Wild: Week 34
What a start to September! Week 34 brought the end of my walking challenge and, somehow, a bit of summer – definitely more than we got in August! Some of my highlights of the week:🌸 Admiring a garden anemone👏 Enjoying some final fundraising walks🦜 Learning about the awe-inspiring colours of the natural world🦋 Walking throughContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 34”
356 Days Wild: Week 32 & 33 (including my Canal Adventure!)
It feels like a while since I posted! Weeks 32 and 33 of my wildlife challenge were pretty much all about my Kennet & Avon Canal adventure. As part of my Parkinson’s UK fundraiser in memory of grandad, my partner and I walked from Reading to Bristol along the canal. It was challenging. It wasContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 32 & 33 (including my Canal Adventure!)”
356 Days Wild: Week 31
Week 31 was a bit of a mixed bag. It was inevitable, really, that this would be a tricky time. All those hours, all that prep, all the build-up to a big event and then it’s gone in a flash. The summer school disappeared before my eyes and I wondered what on earth I wasContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 31”
356 Days Wild: Week 30
Week 30 was the first full week of my 200-mile fundraising challenge for Parkinson’s UK. To stay on track, I needed to walk at least 6.5 miles a day while running a big online work event all week. It was a big ask but I got there! Alongside the walks there were lots of wildContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 30”
356 Days Wild: Week 29
Week 29 was dominated by lots of practice walks for my August fundraising challenge in memory of my grandad. Walking always brings wildlife highlights and, this week, my ‘acts of wildness’ included:🌺 Admiring the beautiful hollyhocks dotted across town🌧 Walking in the rain🐓 Finishing some Yorkshire Dales chickens🐌 Rescuing a little snail I hope youContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 29”
356 Days Wild: Week 28
Week 28 felt very busy and there were some lovely, wild highlights. Everything really does look and feel so much better in the sunshine! Let me give you a lil flavour of what I got up to – this week, I:🦆 Explored a local nature reserve at sunset✒️ Plotted out some local walks to prepContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 28”
A Yorkshire Dales Adventure (weeks 18 & 19 of my wild challenge!)
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!)”
Ramblings of a (very!) amateur artist 