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More beating the bounds…
I have been out beating the bounds again…and getting thoroughly lost! One evening I headed out hoping to pick up a lane that would bring me out down river from our house, so as to complete a southerly loop of … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged beating the bounds, brook, canal, parish boundaries, river
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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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Smuggling
Last night must have been perfect for smuggling. It was pitch black when I went out on my bike first thing, only a thin slither of a moon to be seen. My bike light picked out the edges of the … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged 18th century, aconite, Britain, canal, customs and excise officer, cycling, dog mercury, groundsel, Lakes, Margaret Erskine Wilson, mist, moon, red dead nettle, river, smuggling, snowdrop, UK, wild flowers, Wild Flowers of Britain Month by Month, winter, winter heliotrope
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Big yellow wheels
After a full day of pouring rain kept us confined indoors on Saturday we opted for a brisk romp upriver on Sunday. There the river is only a third of the width it is down near our house but it … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged autumn, diversity, ethnic minorities, fertiliser, forgetful, frost, girl, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, mixed race, mum, navy, ploughing match, rain, raincoat, river, tractor, walks, wellies, yellow
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Home
We are moving house again. This will be our third move in as many years. The difference with this move is that this is going to be our house. I honestly never thought we’d be able to say that, but … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration, Uncategorized
Tagged alien, alleys, bathroom, birds, board book, body, boy, children, chimney, churchyard, crooked, feet, ginnels, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, kitchen, leaks, moving house, new house, picture book, red bricks, river, rocket, staircase, stars, woodworm, yews
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Morse code
We’ve had some beautiful evenings here over the last week or so. Once the kids are safely in bed I’ve headed out to explore the riverbanks on my bike. One evening I saw my first swallow of the year, in … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged beer, bike, butterfly, cycling, ducklings, home brew, labels, ladybird, Morse code, river, riverbanks, robots, science fiction, summer, swallow
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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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