Category: Nature and Wildlife
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The Solitary Bee I am a solitary beeon my ownI am not a queen or even a drone I hum a tuneFrom time to timeIt…
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Perhaps it is time to tell TV weather forecasters to wipe the smiles off their faces?
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During Lockdown I took to feeding the birds on our balcony. It is fun identifying all the individual characters of the birds that come to…
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Daffodils, a pigeon and a fly Tenby daffodils sway in the breezeBeneath a city copse of London treesA pigeon wanders lonely by—I wonder if his…
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The Crow The Crow knows I know he knows I know he crows. Lesley Scoble The Crow rhyme (if you can call it a rhyme…
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The twelve days of Christmas include Christmas Day 25th December until the twelfth night on the 5th January. The Wildlife Trusts #12DaysWild The #12DaysWild challenge…
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It’s the time of year for a Robin picture! So, here is a watercolour I painted in honour of Christmastide. We were walking on an…
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A little poem (and song) from the summer I nearly melted into a puddle on the kitchen floor — rescued only by a pink gin…
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Hen Harrier Chances are poorIf it flies o’er the moorInstead of town housesShooters of grousesKill it outright(they’re not supposed to, but they still do it)They…
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Mint Moth Mint mothHow glorious dothYour clothOf purple goldenfoldyour tiny frameWings graced byA royal robe worn for a king (or queen)You flyin sun and dark…
