On day 205 of 365 Days Wild I ventured out in the morning for a wander around the lanes to the meadow and little woodland. It was far too beautiful to stay inside. I made my way through the hole in the hedge into the meadow. The light was delightful as it streamed through the … More Midwinter Wander
Day 204 of 365 Days Wild was the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, also known as Midwinter or Yule. When possible I like to watch both sunrise and sunset on Midwinter’s Day but this year, unfortunately, the entire day was overcast and interspersed with rainshowers. I didn’t manage a single glimpse of … More A Midwinter Feast
Day 203 of 365 Days Wild was Midwinter’s Eve. I ventured out to watch the sun set over the fields to the edge of the village. … More Midwinter’s Eve
On day 202 of 365 Days Wild I ventured out for a nature walk down to the meadow, little woodland and pond. … More December Nature Walk
On day 201 of 365 Days Wild I went out foraging for some winter greenery to bring inside the house ready for our Midwinter and Christmas celebrations. … More Foraging for Wintergreen
On day 200 of 365 Days Wild I decorated our Christmas Tree. Unlike many modern households, we always have a real tree. I would love to actually have a live tree that can be transferred into the garden in the new year, but until I can persuade my dad, who insists on buying it, to … More Oh Christmas Tree
Day 199 of 365 of Days Wild was dull and rainy so I decided to spend some time working with my soft pastels and charcoals to recreate the beautiful sunset sky that I photographed on day 197. … More December Sunset Art
On day 198 of 365 Days Wild I wandered out along the footpaths through the fields to the North of the village. … More Over the Fields
On day 197 of 365 Days Wild I wandered out along the lanes in the mid-afternoon. At this time of year, mid-afternoon is only an hour or so before sunset, so the light was golden. … More Of New Shoots and Sunset Skies
Days 196 of 355 Days Wild was a grey and cloudy day out on the local lanes – a perfect day for monochrome. … More Grey Day
Someone recently told me that they don’t have plants in their bedroom because of the carbon dioxide (co2) that they release at night. This was not an argument that I’d ever heard before. Generally, most articles I’ve seen about house plants just talk about the many benefits of having them, so I decided to spend … More Bedroom Plants
On day 194 of 365 Days Wild I went out for a walk in search of some winter greenery. … More Wintergreen
On day 193 of 354 Days Wild I spent some time with a group of very confused cowslips in the meadow. … More Confused Cowslips
On day 192 of 365 Days Wild I spent some time at the bottom of the garden watching the sheep. … More Of Sheep and Winter Green
On day 191 of 365 Days Wild I visited the nearby village of Collingham. … More Unexplored Paths
On day 190 of 365 Days Wild I went out for a sunset walk. … More December Sunset
On day 189 of 365 Days Wild I ventured out for a golden hour nature walk. … More Golden Afternoon
nature’s beauty can still be found,
even in a world turned upside down … More Upside Down
Day 187 of 365 Days Wild brought the first snowfall of the winter season. … More First Snowfall
On day 186 of 365 Days Wild I finished my latest felt and embroidery piece: the Holly King. … More The Holly King
On day 185 of 365 Days Wild I ventured out for an afternoon walk just as the overcast sky started showing some blue. … More December Blues
let my feet carry me out along
evergreen pathways to where sunbeams
dance amidst frosted leaves … More Sunbeams and Evergreen
On day 183 of 365 Days Wild I spent some time working on a felt tree decoration inspired by the holly that is growing in great abundance around the nature project. I’ve also planned a few other creations… but you’ll have to wait to see them. Happy December, everyone!
On day 182 of 365 Days Wild I decided to spend some time with my house plants. … More Plants, Plants, Plants
weep for the fallen,
for the forgotten,
for the lost … More Weep
On day 180 of 365 Days Wild I headed out mid-morning for a wander around the local lanes. … More Of Blue Sky Days and Sunset Sheep
On day 179 of 365 Days Wild I decided to spend some time with the holly trees to be found in the little woodland. … More The Spirit of the Holly
On day 178 of 365 Days Wild I spent some time with my pastels recreating the previous evening’s sunset. … More Sunset Art
Day 177 of 365 Days Wild was a dull and overcast day that was enlivened by bursts of colour at both sunrise and sunset. … More Colourful Skies
On day 176 of 365 Days Wild I ventured out for a walk in the frosty dawn. … More Frosty Dawn
Day 175 of 365 Days Wild began with a morning walk down to the meadow. … More Amidst the Dewdrops
On day 174 of 365 Days Wild I decided to spend some time working on a (not so) Green Man picture in soft pastel and charcoal. Whilst I’m not entirely satisfied with it – his eyes are a bit wonky, and I think I’d probably include a few acorns and other such details in any … More The Old Man of the Oak
On day 173 of 365 Days Wild I arrived at the pond shortly before sunset. … More At the Day’s End
Day 172 of 365 Days Wild was a day of November gold. … More November Gold
On day 171 of 365 Days Wild the sun made only two appearances – at dawn and dusk. … More From Dawn ’til Dusk
On day 170 of 365 Days Wild the sun unexpectedly broke through the clouds as I walked beside the stream. … More Glimmer
crystalline futures glimmer
amidst scraps of lives torn
into freefall by bitter winds … More Crystalline
On day 168 of 365 Days Wild I went on a toadstool hunt in the meadow and little woodland. … More Fungi Hunting
restless feet wander, drifting
as leaves free from tether,
an anxious soul in search of
grounding, unable to settle … More Restless
I ventured out shortly before sunset on day 166 of 365 Days Wild, an event that yesterday happened at 4:11pm. I wasn’t actually expecting any display of colour as a blanket of cloud had been over us for most of the afternoon, but, shortly before the sun reached the horizon, there was a slight break … More Of Sunset and Felt Art
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