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Merry Christmas
On Sunday morning I trundled out on my rounds, listening to Sunday Worship on Radio 4. The service came from St Davidβs in Pembrokeshire. After all the bad news of recent days it was comforting to hear Welsh words spoken, … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends
Tagged bird feeder, car driving, carols, christmas, clinical incident form, community nurse, COVID-19, darkest day, district nursing, Exeter cathedral, garden birds, happy new year, merry christmas, National Trust, pembrokeshire, Pob bendith, pressure sore, pressure ulcer, Radio 4, seed orders, spring bulbs, St DAvids, stove, Sunday, Sunday Worship, support stockings, thank you, turning of the year, Wales, weekend working, wing mirror, winter sun
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Blue tits
The most exciting thing has happened. There are blue tits nesting in the bird box we put up on our gable end! We have seen the parents flying in and out, and when our bedroom window is open there is a … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Wildlife
Tagged bird box, bird feeder, blackbird, blue tits, cats, devon, gable end, gardening, hedgehog, RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, sparrows, swifts, victorian terrace, Wilder Future, wildlife, wood pigeons
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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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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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The ‘quest’
Did you do the RSPB Garden Bird Watch at the weekend? We ummed and ahhed about it but in the end decided it would just be too depressing. Probably quite high on the list of ways to put your child … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged bird feeder, birds, evening class, Garden Birdwatch, hero, illustration, Janis MacKay, logo, quest, RSPB, tennis club, writing
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A brace of pheasants
This pair appeared on our doorstep this week. Our next door neighbour has been beating for one of the local shoots and brought us home a souvenir. Little Owl took one look at them and said they made her sick. … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Countryside
Tagged beater, berries, bird feeder, blender, brace, mild autumn, pheasants, seeds, shooting, stew, vegetables
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Autumn jobs
I’ve been feeling pretty smug over the last couple of days. We got two really satisfying jobs done. The forecast for cold weather at the end of this week made me get in our bird feeders and give them a … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Illustration
Tagged autumn, bird feeder, birds, hyacinth bulbs, illustration, itchy skin
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New Stock
Some new pictures for you to peruse in my shop! Mostly birds that I’ve been enjoying watching at our bird feeders.
Posted in Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged bird feeder, bird watching, birds, british birds, illustration, new stock, nuthatch, shop
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