For day 72 of 365 Days Wild I took a trip out to the picturesque Leicestershire village of Bottesford. As an historical settlement, I not only got to indulge my love of nature, but also my love of history. My parents lived in Bottesford for the first three years of my life, before our rapidly … More A Visit to Bottesford
greens fade into honey
tones as hedgerows
take on autumnal hues … More Autumnal Vibes
On day 70 of 365 Days Wild I headed out on a nature walk around the local lanes and into the meadow. … More Nature Walking
The sky was a beautifully gentle pink when I headed out to photograph the dawn on the morning of day 69 of 365 Days Wild. … More Rose Gold Morning
Day 68 of 365 Days Wild was filled with Random Acts Of Wildness. I began the day with a walk along the local lanes, out in the company of my mum before the temperatures rose too high. It reached 30°C (86°F) here, later in the day. It was a positively balmy 23° while we were … More Of Tansy Lanes, Ladybirds, and Sunsets
For day 67 of 365 Days Wild I went on a bug hunt in the meadow. It was a great day for ladybirds. … More Bug Hunt
they stand as sentry, guardian
of wild freedoms lost to
modernity’s influence, awaiting
a spirit poised in readiness
… More Sentinel at the Gate
unnoticed, she fades into
the background, disregarded,
until the day comes when lost
… More Mugwort: For Dreaming
a droplet of blood fallen
on delicate lace, beauty and grace
heightened by sacrificial offerings, freely
given, as harvest spirits bask in golden light … More Blood on Lace
For day 60 of 365 Days Wild I had a walk along the footpaths of Langford Lowfields Nature Reserve. … More Unexpected Footpaths
For day 59 of 365 Days Wild I went on a bug hunt in the meadow. … More Bug Hunt
embodiments of spirit, aglow
as dawn light encapsulated
in delicate spheres; a fragile
beauty so easily broken, so
easily lost: handle with care … More Droplets
dancing spirits embrace
youthful enthusiasm, with
ephemeral wings aglow in
crystalline manifestations
of dawn: dreams of future
possibilities awakening … More Spirits of the Dawn
The fascination of lichen on an old bench at the meadow’s edge. It was a bit of a dull afternoon when I headed out for day 55 of 365 Days Wild. I spotted a blue butterfly… …and identified a Burdock plant… … but little really caught my full attention until I sat down on one … More The Fascination of Lichen
here is a place where magic
dwells: where enchantments
twine senses as songbirds flit … More Where Magic Dwells
someday
the time will come,
when freedom is possessed by
all, when understanding overcomes fear,
… More Caged
enter a realm of dreaming spirits
where sunbeams burst in
scintillating displays of possibility … More Dreaming Spirits
For day 49 of 365 Days Wild I went for a walk through the Besthorpe Nature Reserve and along the River Trent. … More A Wetlands Walk
a solitary figure, she stands: wild spirit encapsulated in a flair of individuality, greater for her innovation; lonely all the same – she awaits amity This single, lonely flower stem stands at the meadow’s heart. It is Greater Knapweed (Centaurea Scabiosa), the more flamboyant cousin of the Common Knapweed that dominates the NW end of … More Awaiting Amity
a sheen of gold,
magic on the water:
a portal into the unknown … More Magic on the Water
On day 43 of 365 Days Wild a Small Copper butterfly was spotted in the meadow. … More Meet the Small Copper Butterfly
For day 42 of 365 Days Wild I left the house at 4.30AM in order to watch the dawn. … More Misty Dawn and Sunlit Cobwebs
I spotted some toadstools while I was wandering around the meadow on day 41 of 365 Days Wild. They’re always such a delight to see, and doubly so this early in the season!
… More Toadstools Galore
It’s my 6 year blogging anniversary! … More It’s my Blogiversary!
Day 40 of #365DaysWild … More Don’t Step on a Bee Day
For day 38 of 365 Days Wild I brought the outside, inside, and filled a vase with sweet peas from the garden. … More Bringing the Outside, Inside
bid farewell to times of innocent
provocation, to days when the
mystique of secret femininity
was reflected in nature’s jewelery, … More Sweet Peas in the Rain
gunpowder grey clouds shift, as night swiftly fades, lightening with tints of mauve and lavender and apricot, with a burst of fresh peaches sweetly tanging across newly awakened senses, both promise and warning combined: time is short; make it count For day 36 of 365 Days Wild I walked out in the early hours to … More Out for Dawn
For day 32 of 365 days wild I spent some time with the bees in the meadow. … More Bees, Bees, Bees
a glimmer of light a moment of joy an awakening of hope Cloudy skies never keep me home, but a glimpse of the sun makes everything so much better. So… it seems I’m doing 365 Days Wild, after all. That makes this day 31’s Random Act of Wildness. I’m going to try and make this … More Cloudy Skies
A roundup of days 16-20 of 30 Days Wild 2020 … More 30 Days Wild 2020 – Days 16-20
summer days
dodging raindrops,
awaiting sunbeams,
knowing each rainstorm
will pass … More Dodging Raindrops
positivity purchased in shining pennies scattered upon dawn-kissed green, innocent joy freely paid from a poor-man’s purse These flowers, like most of wildflowers, have a fascinatingly wide variety of names. Scientifically they’re called Leucanthemum vulgare, but they’re more commonly known as the ox-eye (or oxeye) daisy or the dog daisy. Other names include: field daisy, … More Pennies
throw wide the door and let the light of love spill through, illuminating each opportunity for joy
follow a trail of sunbeams
into the veiling mist of lies
and deception that seeks
to obscure each ancient
truth held sacred within
ancestral bones; watch
in awe as full illumination
is achieved, revealing an
existence alight with joy … More Illumination
restless feet tread their
meandering path out
into the wild wood where … More Restless
caught in an echo chamber
with an ever ticking clock,
where days and weeks smoosh
into unnumbered sleeps as
human measurements of time
are abandoned to irrelevance … More Here and Now
haloed in the dawn,
she emerges from the mist
as brining frost exults in
day’s arrival, a wild spirit
of the meadow … More She of the Dawn
for now the Earth tells us
to be still: to stop for a
moment and listen to the
birdsong outside the … More Be Still
dance upon currents
of awakening energy,
seeking purpose within
blue sky days as change … More Blue Butterfly’s Flight
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