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June flowers
Rain is gently tip-tapping on the window this morning. In the garden a single white foxglove grows in a foxglove graveyard. At least three others have died there but this one survived. I often wonder about gardening scenarios like this. … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Wildlife
Tagged biological controls, bird feeder, black aphids, botany, everlasting pea, foxgloves, garden, Grass Vetchling, illustration, Japanese maple, Margaret Erskine Wilson, Meadow Vetchling, natural history, nature, Yellow Vetchling
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Ladybird lunch
Wren fell into the toy box like a sky diver this week; head first, arms back. All I could see was a pair of legs back-pedaling frantically. She also attempted to eat a ladybird. We’ve had loads of ladybirds in … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things, Wildlife
Tagged baby, botany, forget-me-nots, herb robert, hibernation, illustration, ladybirds, Margaret Erskine Wilson, natural history, waking up, Wildflowers of Britain Month by Month
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Boomerang jobs
Sometimes it feels like Big Dreamer and I are trapped in an episode of Fawlty Towers on a loop. We can’t seem to do any jobs around the house without them boomeranging right round and pinging us in the head … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things, Illustration
Tagged alphabet, badger, black, boomerang jobs, children, educational, family, fawlty towers, garden centre, gardening, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, kids, life, local, meles meles, natural history, rain, water butt, white, yellow
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April flowers
The riverbanks are full of red campion, white dead-nettle, cow parsley, and hawthorn blossom. I barely notice hawthorn all year then suddenly these columns of creamy froth appear like friendly flower aliens beamed down from outer space. No wonder the … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Wildlife
Tagged illustration, Margaret Erskine Wilson
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In like a lion…
March has been all lion down our way (if you hold with the old saying that is). We’ve had endless grey skies and blustery winds. All my daffodils are bent at right angles. In the fields towards the mouth of … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things, Wildlife
Tagged bittercress, estuary, geese, golden saxifrage, green hellebore, hairy-footed bumblebees, heron, lamb, lesser periwinkle, lion, lungwort, march, Margaret Erskine Wilson, primroses, scurvy grass, star of Bethlehem, sweet violets, vernal whitlow grass, vitamin C, water meadows, white butterbur, wildflowers of Britain, wind, yellow
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A skunk stripe
I am now catching most of the dawn on my early morning bike rides. The sky ahead of me is full of radiant hues of pink, apricot and lilac. The bright Lenten moon sits on my shoulder. The air is … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged baby, children, crawling, cuttlefish, cycling, dawn, education, gloss, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, kids, lenten moon, marine conservation zones, paint, parenting, quahog clam, river, rudbekia purpurea, sea pen, seahorse, seeds, spiny squat lobster, starfish, the blue belt, The Wildlife Trusts, tomatoes, white-sided dolphin, Wildlife Watch magazine
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February flowers
The morning Storm Doris blew in I’d put the washing on the line. I heard the news and promptly brought it back in again. Apart from being very windy we seemed to get off lightly. Although we did have a … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things
Tagged alder catkins, bird's eye, buxbaum's speedwell, colt's foot, daffodils, daisies, elm buds, false, green daphne, hazel catkins, kitchen, lesser celandine, Margaret Erskine Wilson, one year old, poker, storm doris, strawberry, tulips, wildflowers of Britain, wind, wood anemones, wren
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Wreath-making
The river returned quickly to its normal level after Storm Angus and this week has been full of bright frosty days. Little Owl loved riding her bike through crispy cold leaves on the way to school this morning. They made … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Growing things
Tagged berries, carols, christmas, course, creativity, fruiting ivy, Hannah Foley, holly, illustration, illustrator, laurel, lights, pine, ribbon, stars, sunsets, tea, winter, workshop, wreath, wreath-making
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