One of my favourite flowers is the rose. If there were to be a flower named as being perfect, I think the rose would be pretty close to the top of the list. Although all flowers offer so much fascination and delight in their sheer beauty. So for Cee's FOTD I have added a few … Continue reading Are Roses Your Favourite Flower?
We have recently been playing host to two fledging Wood Pigeons and their caring parent. The Columba palumbas. We see quite a few here, due to our proximity to the nearby wood. And over many years have enjoyed feeding from the expanse of Ivy. Which sadly due to decrepit fencing, a neighbour had to remove. … Continue reading Fledgey The Wood Pigeon
A Poem about the much loved and enjoyed natural environment here. I Remember the Barley Sea A Poem I remember the Barley sea As I gazed to the far reaching shore Lined by oak trees and hedgerow Pines standing tall amid the wood floor I remember the Barley sea Cloaked in the mist of hazy … Continue reading Barley Sea – A Poem
Hi! Many readers will know that I have been spending a great deal of time campaigning for local environment and wildlife. I have quite honestly spent too much time on it. Another Relapse My readers will also know that my health has taken another nose dive. And just when I thought I was recovering I … Continue reading When Enough Is Enough
I have been quiet on the blog over the past couple of weeks. Although trying and having to rest from campaigning in an attempt help my health recoup something during a horrible MEcfs relapse. And really having no alternative. Issues arise which can't be ignored. The current issue being. Woodland Fires We are experiencing unprecedented … Continue reading Woodland Fires
Being a pwME *person with myalgic encephalomyelitis, I live with continuous fatigue. Think 24/7 jet lag, add in a few other delights and you will get the idea. That really is an understatement, but... Anyway! Campaigning for Wildlife You may know that I have spent the last year campaigning for local wildlife and habitat, impacted … Continue reading Campaigning Exhaustion
I am still here, but spending quite a few spoons trying defend this beautiful place. Now facing being enveloped by 1,100+ dwellings. With a 'relief road' due (contradiction in terms) which leaves an active Badger Sett exposed. Trying to gain any reassurance that they will be safely relocated in a timely fashion is impossible. I … Continue reading Still Campaigning for the Wood
You may have seen from my recent post Ode to a field, that I have been trying to defend a Skylark and its habitat. They have been seasonally nesting in the field behind our home for decades. For how much longer remains to be seen. The excavator has been busy at the back fence Just … Continue reading Being a Wildlife Activist When You Have a Chronic Illness
Hope found in M.E. 