The hungry fox
Is something lip-smacking good for dinner? Luckily my son’s chicken friend was not around when we met this hungry fox earlier this week at a wildlife reserve.
Ashdown Forest Winnie the Pooh style walk
We went for a walk this week where Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin and their friends lived. The fictional “Hundred Acre Wood” is actually a real place in the Ashdown Forest in East Sussex. It’s not all forest either. Nearly two thirds of its 2500 hectares (10 square miles) is heathland. For me it wasn’t
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Winter Morning
It was a crispy early winter morning in the English countryside. The ground was covered in frost and I could feel the chill right down to my toes. I was tempted to head straight home after the school run and enjoy a hot cup of tea in front of the fire but then I noticed the sun. It
Fading in winter?
I’ve been watching so many of the flowers in our garden or nearby fading away the past few weeks. A pink rose still bloomed less than 3 weeks ago. Then its petals began to wilt a week or so ago. And after the recent frost I noticed today that the last of it was decomposing away. A
Changing tastes
When they were two, their tastes changed. Until they were two my twins had all the same toys which were gender neutral and mainly all in bright primary colours. But soon Theo just wanted to play with cars, trains and cranes. While Luce was interested in fairies and little ponies. She soon was crazy about pink and
Frost and mist
Jack Frost has come to Sussex! Winter is definitely here as this week we’re waking up to frost and mist. This was the view of the landscape on the country road by us early one morning this week.