a friend for the domino damsel

Kindness is key I try to use up the old paint on my palette, which inevitably leads to some sort … More

Natural History Museum visit?

Um, actually it ended up being the British Museum. Read on… I was excited about my trip to London today, … More

BLOGANUARY 2025 DAY 31 Well I’m at the end of Bloganuary and I have missed one day, but I will … More

BLOGANUARY 2025 DAY 29 I have spent much of today thinking about gardening. Permaculture, to be precise. I have been … More

pen and ink drawing of an octopus in a sketchbook

BLOGANUARY 2025 DAY 26 The weather wasn’t very helpful for my morning’s stint at watching for birds, and then halfway … More

Bloganuary 2025 Day 25 It’s difficult to feel proud of our species at the moment, but I always find looking … More

BLOGANUARY 2025 DAY 22 I was catching up with BBC’s Winterwatch this morning, and there was a feature about someone … More

BLOGANUARY 2025 DAY 20 I shielded myself from er, “events” across the pond today, but there is still a sense … More

BLOGANUARY 2025 DAY 19 …to not completing today’s post. I have mooched about today, although I did cover 15,000 steps … More