Love nature. Love life.
After a long winter, spring is finally here. Flowers including crocus, narcissi, daffodils, muscari and the stalwart dandelion and daisy are bringing colour to the landscape, and blossom is emerging on the trees. Winter birds are flying home, tadpoles are turning into frogs and before long, ducklings will be appearing along the canal and waterways. […]
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Collecting photos of flowers every colour of the rainbow gets harder as autumn moves closer to winter. However, there are still plenty of flowers blooming if you pay attention. I find it a great way to add a challenge to a nature walk – and love seeing the colours change with the seasons. Red, orange […]
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As the nights come ever earlier and the weather becomes greyer, it can be tempting to drag all the pillows in the house onto the sofa, grab snacks and hibernate until spring. However, there’s still lots of beauty to be seen outdoors. Windy weather means nature crafting materials galore. And there’s so much more to […]
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Folklore Thursday is a wonderful weekly opportunity to immerse yourself in stories on Twitter. Each week has a different theme and, with Halloween approaching, this week’s theme is ghosts. Certain plants have long been associated with ghosts. Agrimony can help ward off evil spirits, as can basil (the latter being rather easier to source, if […]
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Upcycle Your Life took place at Fearon Hall, Loughborough last Saturday: a day of sharing skills and learning from the community as part of Fun Palaces. The event included people sharing produce, gardening tips, freshly pressed apple juice and beekeeping advice. People also shared their ideas for the green space around Fearon Hall. I showed […]
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I’m a huge fan of community allotments. I’ve long loved the Transition Loughborough allotment, and have enjoyed lots of delicious produce as a result. I have recently discovered the joys of Fearon Hall’s allotment. While the space is modest, it’s packed with beautiful flowers. There are herb bushes – ideal for the zero waste cafe […]
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The Lost Words came out earlier this year, with the aim of spreading nature magic after words including acorn, conker and heron were removed from the Oxford Junior Dictionary, as they were falling from modern use. Jackie Morris and Robert McFarlane decided to do something about this, and help children see the magic of nature that […]
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