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Half term storms
I am back at my desk after an action-packed half term. The camping trip was a surprising success considering we slept through an almighty thunderstorm. ‘Sleeping’ is probably a bit of a stretch but we definitely nodded off at some … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Growing things, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged allotment, Be Inspired Exhibition 2018, builders, camping, chickens, children, childrens' book art, cows, cygnets, dog, Exeter Illustrators, exhibition, farm, feeding swans, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, landscape, loft conversion, milking, mill lane, paddling, pigs, rain, sleep, stream, swans, The Welcome Cafe, thunderstorm, toilet
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Franklin Nights
There is an old Westcountry name for the nights of the 19th, 20th and 21st of May. These are the Franklin Nights, feared for bringing late frosts to the orchards and causing a bad harvest. Down this way it is … Continue reading
Milk Moon
The milk moon was enormous on Monday morning. It balanced on the ridgeline of the distant hills, silvery white against a dawn sky of orange and pinks. I watched a swan circle, its wings tipped with gold, then disappear behind … Continue reading
Huffy herons
Birds, blossom and buds are all flourishing along the river banks now the weather has warmed and it has finally stopped raining. There are rabbits everywhere. I have disturbed the grey heron from his huntings several times on my bike, … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged allotment, birds, blossom, buds, canal, chickens, children, children's books, childrens' book art, cob, cows, dandelions, ducks, eyebrows, farm, farmyard, Hannah Foley, heron, hills, horse, illustration, illustrator, nest, non-fiction, pick-up truck, pigeons, planting, potatoes, rabbits, river banks, rooster, sheep dog, swans
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Happy Easter
Posted in Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged animals, birds, children's books, duck, Hannah Foley, happy easter, illustration, illustrator, natural history, non-fiction, picture books
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An eventful weekend
Did you survive the snow? Apart from the odd mound left from road clearing, ours has all gone. After living in Scotland I find snow so evocative, especially being in a rural community. As many of you will know, country … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Making changes, Wildlife
Tagged agapanthus, albrighton rambler, biology, bird feeder, blue tit, campanula, children, chives, drawing, ecology, education, family, garden, goldfinch, Hannah Foley, hebe, illustration, illustrator, kids, natural history, nature, primroses, robin, sketching, sparrow, wildlife, wren
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The beast from the east
‘The Beast from the East’ has arrived at just the right time for us. Half the roof is missing and we haven’t even one wisp of loft insulation. Last night we packed everyone off to bed early, layered up in … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged blankets, bracket fungi, builders, buttress roots, children, crows nest fern, ecology, education, egret, epiphytes, green, Hannah Foley, hot water bottles, illustration, illustrator, jaguar, king palm, loft conversion, macaw, natural history, prop roots, rainforest, red, roof, scarlet ibis, science, slippers, sloth, spider monkey, stag horn fern, strangler vine, the beast from the east, toucan
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December Flowers
It is my last visit of the year to Margaret Erskine Wilson’s book Wildflowers of Britain Month by Month. We have reached December and of course in the lead up to Christmas, I had to chose her beautiful illustration of … Continue reading
Action packed
It has been an action-packed week. Big Dreamer and I have a new niece. She is sparkly-eyed, with the most beautiful little mouth and chin you’ve ever seen. Oh she’s scrumptious! A hedgehog also briefly took up residence in our … Continue reading
September flowers
It’s always good to find out that you’ve just been out cycling during a weather warning. That’s what happened to me on Monday morning. I did think that the head wind was a bit stronger than usual on the way … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged autumn, conkers, cyclamen, cycling, haws, hill, leaves, Margaret Erskine Wilson, pollinators, printing, sloes, weather warning, Wildflowers of Britain Month by Month
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