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”
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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”
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…”
A little interlude…
Well, it seems that every time I go on holiday in the UK now, there’s a guaranteed ramping up of restrictions the week afterwards. I can’t say I’m shocked – this week has been a little more predictable than when we came back from our Norfolk holiday on 21st March (I wrote about that tripContinue reading “A little interlude…”
An encounter with Ms Atalanta
I’m sure some (most) of you are wondering what on earth this post is going to be about. I don’t blame you. Sometimes, titles for posts come into my head instantly. Other times, I just hit a brick wall. This time I was somewhere in between. And I think the origin of the title willContinue reading “An encounter with Ms Atalanta”
Ramblings of a (very!) amateur artist 