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Catkins
As the beginning of February unfolds I turn to the corresponding chapter in Stephen Moss’ book Wild Hares and Hummingbirds. The countryside surrounding his home on the Somerset Levels is shrouded in low mists and dripping with damp. He describes … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged catkins, creme egg, hazel, illustration, robin, rooks, roosting, silver birch, song thrush, sparrows, spring, stpehen moss, Wild Hares and Hummingbirds, winter
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A little book
Outside my window the weather is wild. The rooks from the trees behind our house take off in giant plumes, then tumble and wheel on the gusts. Little Owl’s swing has wrapped itself around the cross bar in a giant … Continue reading
Taking a breather
Little Owl is on her Easter holidays from nursery for the next two weeks. She’s going to spend next week with her grandparents but this week she’s with me. Hence my degree work has had to come to a halt … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged breather, courtship, curiosity, dance, degree, detergent drawer, Easter holidays, grimness, nursery, rooks, spin cycle, washing machine
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Tea labels
The last week as has been wet and wild. Most of the autumn colour on the trees has now been blown away. Dark clouds sweep across the sky. The rooks who roost in the trees behind our house reel and … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, dark clouds, illustration, rooks, sunflowers, tea labels, wet, wild weather, windy
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Pests
This evening I have been watching the rooks coming in to roost across the still evening sky. Today we dug up half the potatoes in the vegetable patch only to find that something had gnawed and chewed its way through … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Wildlife
Tagged illustration, mice, mole repellants, moles, pests, rabbits, rooks, slugs
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