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A fishy mystery
This morning dawned bright, clear and frosty; the first frost of the season. We layered up with gloves, hats and coats to walk to school. Finch spent the journey trying to pull his gloves off with his teeth. When we … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Wildlife
Tagged fish, frost, morning, perennials, red-veined sorrel, school, sorrel
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A wet week
Prior to the arrival of storm Barney it had been a wet week here. Low mists bowled up the estuary and rolled around the houses. Other than a continuous drip-dripping from the eaves, all was silent. Down by the river … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged amber list, blood transfusion kit, centre of the cell, children, education, fog, gas mask, grey wagtail, illustration, mist, november, river, science, wet, WW1 medicine
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October
In my seasonal reading Stephen Moss in his book Wild Hares and Hummingbirds describes the annual “house invasion” that occurs at this time of year. Moss lives in an old farmhouse with no doorstep so he often finds fledgling sparrows … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Wildlife
Tagged american, christianity, church, ET, fledglings, halloween, house invasion, loo, medieval, northern england, october, pagan origins, purgatory, robins, samhain, scotland, sparrows, spiders, Stephen Moss, steve roud, tegenaria domestica, tegenaria giganteum, the english year, toads, toilet, Wild Hares and Hummingbirds
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Carnival season
At the weekend we bundled ourselves up in hats and scarves to see one of the local illuminated carnivals. It’s a bit of a tradition in Devon. October sees most towns host their own brightly lit procession. We have been … Continue reading
Posted in Wildlife
Tagged beach, Bridgwater, carnival, charity, community, coppers, devon, early morning, fundraising, lights, local, october, seaside
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Pumpkin problems
Something has been eating our pumpkins! We had a prize specimen of which we were very proud. It was getting fatter by the day and turning a fabulous golden orange. But one day it had some teeth marks in it … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Growing things, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged anti-squirrel spray, gardening, illustration, pests, pumpkins, squirrels, vaseline, veg patch, vegetables, windowsill
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September
The festivity that occupies the majority of Steve Roud’s chapter on September in his book, The English Year, is Harvest Festival. We have some friends who lived for a while in America and every year they celebrate Thanksgiving. While I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Wildlife
Tagged apples, autumn, autumn migration, butcher, christmas, corn, corn dollies, custard, geese, giving thanks, goose, harvest, harvest festival, Harvest Pudding, harvest rituals, harvest supper, hedgerows, hogweed, itching powder, local, Michaelmas, pagan fertility rites, rose hips, september, steam pudding, Stephen Moss, steve roud, teasels, thankfulness, Thanksgiving, the english year, wheat, Wild Hares and Hummingbirds, willow herb
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Leftovers
Finch is at the stage where he wants to have a go at feeding himself and it’s a messy business. For someone like me, with a strong food waste conscience, it’s just about unbearable to watch. We spread a big … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged animal poo, baby, feeding himself, food waste, hedgehog, hedgehog poo, illustration, learning to feed self, oilcloth, parenting, self-feeding, wildlife
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Variation
Hanging out the washing in the morning there’s a definite freshness to the air that wasn’t there a week or so ago. On a walk in the hills above our house this weekend we spotted an enormous painted lady butterfly … Continue reading
Expecting…again!
There is only one word for last week and that is NOROVIRUS. I’ll say no more. It was awful. This morning Little Owl returned to school, every possible surface name-labeled except her forehead. I’m now sat at my desk with … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Wildlife
Tagged autumn, countryside rangers, fish, illustration, new term, norovirus, paddling, primary school, rockpool ramble, school, seaside, shrimps, snails
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