Category Archives: Countryside

Slow worm

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Hannah

I am sat in my Mum and Dad’s conservatory with the doors wide open. The evening is hot and still. The sky is tinted pink by the setting sun. What a contrast to Scotland. Although, Big Dreamer does tell me … Continue reading →

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Southerly Sojourn

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Hannah

Little Owl and I have been packing today. It is time for our annual migration south. My family are all in Devon so we try to get in one big trip every year. This year Little Owl and I are … Continue reading →

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Synchronised lawn mowing

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Hannah

Big Dreamer has been told at work that he’s posh for calling the grass in our garden a lawn. Apparently he should say “Back Grass” and “Front Grass”. He thinks this sounds rude so is sticking with “lawn”. These perfectly … Continue reading →

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History and hares

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Hannah

This morning Little Owl and I took one of the back roads over the tops of the hills. The road climbs tightly and steeply, between thick verges bursting with cow parsley. Swallows dipped and darted in front of us. Taller … Continue reading →

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Daisy, daisy

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Hannah

Today Little Owl and I crossed two fields full of daisies to sit on a stile we know. It has a platform at the top which is a perfect perch. We sat there singing Daisy, daisy at the top of … Continue reading →

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Wild waters

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Hannah

Here’s a little girl who is happy in the sun. The same can’t be said for us. After the deluge over the last week the weather has continued to be showery. Between the downpours we scurried down to the river … Continue reading →

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New rabbit strategy

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Hannah

My Mum and Dad are staying with us at the moment. As many of you know my Dad and I are partners-in-crime over the garden. He’d barely been here ten minutes before he’d got the bit between his teeth again … Continue reading →

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Aunty Elemee

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Hannah

Yesterday Little Owl and I had a visit from our friend Emily (Elemee to Little Owl). We went for a wander down by the river and there was a plethora of wild flowers to see. Many of our old friends … Continue reading →

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‘Drink Me’

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Hannah

This weekend we traveled south to Oxfordshire for a wedding. The hedgerows were full of blossoming hawthorne. The season is much further on than in Scotland. Heavy laden hawthorne always reminds me of a section of the Leeds-Liverpool canal where Big Dreamer and … Continue reading →

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Could it be?

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Hannah

Six swallows, two butterflies, one bumblebee, a line full of washing, sun in the sky, and a glass of homemade nettle beer…could it be? Surely not! Could this be summer?!

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