That Winter Spring Thing
Just as we were expecting spring to arrive here in West Sussex winter descended upon us. Throughout the winter months I had hoped for some …
wildlife photography
The secret lives of our winter garden birds
I feel guilty when I run out of bird food in the winter. The little garden birds pop back and forth to my feeders checking …
W B Yeats To a Squirrel at Kyle-Na-No
To a Squirrel at Kyle-Na-No from The Wild Swans at Coole by William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) Come play with me; Why should you run Through the …
A deer family after dusk
After kissing my son goodnight earlier this week I looked out of his bedroom window and saw this deer family in the field behind us. …
A walk on the wild side in Sussex
I used to be a Londoner, but what I adore about settling in the countryside is that I can just put on my wellies and take …
Our visitor
At first we were surprised by our visitor. Now ‘our’ pheasant shows up every morning and pecks around the ground under the birdfeeder. Even when it …