Dawn Chorus (I blame the great tit) a short story by Hannah Longmuir We’ve been in this house seven springs, now. And in seven springs I have intended to, and failed to, slip out into the woods, in May, while the rest of the household sleeps, to hear the dawn chorus in full voice. Small […]
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The Chaffinch & the Blossom-Cloud a short story by Hannah Longmuir On Tuesday, I was walking inside a cloud when I was scolded by a chaffinch. The cloud was formed of blossom, where the blackthorn grows on both sides of the river path, and only in April can you walk into the iridescent blossom-fog to
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I keep thinking about moles What do they think about frost? Do my children annoy them? Let’s find out. I’ve found myself thinking a lot about moles, recently. It started with the two week deep freeze in January. Trix discovered that the molehills were too frozen to stamp on. It got me thinking: what do
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Swallows, Swifts and Martins an identification guide. In April, I sky-scan. Eyes up, waiting. And then I see her, the first swallow of the year, and I can breathe again. The swallows are back. And the thrill of the unmistakable shrill screech of the swifts! They are the last to arrive back, in May, and
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An Ode to Toad toads are really very cool – here’s my assembled Amazing Toad Facts. I’ve had two toad encounters recently. Firstly, we found two long strings of toad spawn in the new pond. I was beyond excited! A toad had deemed our pond pondy-enough to lay in! Unfortunately, my boisterous two-year-old managed to
February 2024 Journal Imbolc, Leap Day, half-term, bird watching, signs of spring A February with an extra day. It feels like something exciting should happen on Leap Day. But how do you follow Pancake Day in excitement? Impossible. February has quite a few days of interest. We celebrated Imbolc for the first time – to
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January 2024 Journal how to be quiet I’ve been running my little business for over 12 years now. Without fail, the run up to Christmas is hectic. It begins with calendar launch in September and ends when the calendar sells out at the beginning of January. I love it, it is such a buzz. It
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Nature Memories (The Wild Child Collection) Where does a love of nature come from? I seem to be finding myself making drawings about childhood at the moment – perhaps inevitable when I spend my days following the children around. Their little bodies have crept into the drawings and the things they notice have become (once
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December Sketchbook & Journal No big review of the year, here, just a brief record of a beautiful December 3rd December Ready to leap in, head-first, to the festivities. The excitement on Piglet’s face, the anticipation, is magical. We chose an enormous tree and brought it home strapped to the roof of the car. It
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November Sketchbook & Journal I can’t come, sorry, I’m wintering 5th November Ten years since our first date! A whole decade of loving Ross. We left the kids with Granny and Papa and went to walk the path along the Kale water that we used to walk so often with Buddy, back in our Teapot
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