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Hedgehog news!
This evening thunder rumbles so close overhead that we can feel the vibrations through the floor, and lightening illuminates the inside of our house like someone taking a photograph. Thick clouds cover the sky and rain pours down. Our garden … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 30 Days Wild, bench, Biff, Chip, city garden, family garden, flower bed, garden, gardening, gardening for wildlife, gardening with kids, hedgehog, Jane, Kipper, learning to read, lightening, Oxford Reading Tree, parenting, Pat the Dog, Peter, phonics, pond, rain, reading aloud, sleeping, small garden, snoring, sounding out, storm, sunshine, thunder, urban garden, Wilder Future, wildlife
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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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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 youβve ever seen. Oh sheβs scrumptious! A hedgehog also briefly took up residence in our … Continue reading
Microwave conspiracies
My Dad has a conspiracy theory about microwaves. It goes like this. Whichever way he puts his mug of coffee into the microwave, it always finishes with the mug handle turned away from him when he goes to get it … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Wildlife
Tagged black, brimstone, brown, butterfly, children, conspiracy theories, dad, education, elevenses, Hannah Foley, hedgehog, illustration, illustrator, kids, microwaves, natural history, orange, red, tortoiseshell, yellow
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Hedgehog update
We have seen our resident hedgehog! And he or she is still very much resident! I’m so pleased. I thought I might have completely frightened it off when I interfered with its bed under the bike tarpaulin (read about it … Continue reading
Hosting a hedgehog
In the meadow by the river, cow parsley flower heads dance like a sea of white saucers over a table cloth of golden grasses. Along the river banks hogweed umbrellas are drying out and dying back, giving room for other … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged bikes, blue, common wintercress, cow parsley, cyclist, easter, green, hanging basket liners, Hannah Foley, hedgehog, hedgehog poo, hogweed, hotel, illustration, illustrator, lady, maroon, meadow, scooters, shed, spots, tansy, tansy cake, tarpaulin, yellow
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Leftovers
Finch is at the stage where he wants to have a go at feeding himself and itβs a messy business. For someone like me, with a strong food waste conscience, itβs 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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Solemn business
As I write the sky is a soft blue streaked with pink. The windows of the house are flung open. It has been a beautiful summer’s day and the long hours of daylight up here turn the evening into an … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Wildlife
Tagged chopped down, flat, hedgehog, horse chestnut, illustration, rope swing, small tortoiseshell
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