The final day of 2020 was day 213 of 365 Days Wild, and with dawn still being at 8:06am, the latest time that it occurs, I was determined to get up and out of the house in time to enjoy it. … More Final Dawn 2020
When I opened my curtains on the morning of day 212 of 365 Days Wild I was greeted with the sight of a beautifully orange streaked sky. … More Dawn and Dusk
On day 211 of 365 Days Wild I went out for a late afternoon walk along one of the lanes that leads out of the village. … More Golden Afternoon
On day 210 of 365 Days Wild my daily walk was a loop around the village lanes. … More Walk the Loop
Day 209 of 365 Days Wild fell in the lull between Christmas Day and New Year. I felt the need to both burn off a few of my seasonal overindulgences and to reconnect with the rhythms of nature, so I took a walk down to the meadow. … More In the Lull
Christmas Day was day 208 of 365 Days Wild. The sky wasn’t all that interesting when I looked out to the eastern horizon in the morning, but when I turned and gazed out to the west, the sky was a beautiful pink. The back to front nature of this Christmas dawn seemed to perfectly encapsulate … More Christmas Day
As it’s Christmas Day today, this is just going to be a very quick post. On day 206 of 365 Days Wild I wandered down to the meadow to hang a few more birdseed decorations in the trees. … More Christmas Walk
On day 205 of 365 Days Wild, in between preparing some Christmas treats, I wandered down to the little woodland in search of fungi. … More Of Woodland Fungi and Christmas Treats
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 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
On day 194 of 365 Days Wild I went out for a walk in search of some winter greenery. … More Wintergreen
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 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!
fallen leaves lie scattered
yesterday’s doubts discarded
insulating the seeds of hope
through winter’s long chill … More Fallen Leaves
During December I again photographed the meadow, wooded area and stream in my village for Cardinal Guzman’s Monthly Changing Seasons challenge. With the busyness of Christmas preparations, along with an unseasonably warm but drearily overcast month, I only managed a handful of visits to my favourite place, but luckily those few walks gave me plenty of pictures! … More December 2016
laughter ripples through the air in effervescent expressions of joy whilst gossamer wings shimmer
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Looking at life through blue eyes
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Myriad memories frozen in time
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Amanda Tuke - writer: nature, people, places
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