Friday 19 February What’s become apparent over this past few months is how each day spent at home is centred around our dog walk. It provides something we can all look forward to and for us all to do together. The other time is when we sit for our evening meal. In between, and onContinue reading “Day 336”
Category Archives: birds
Day 334
Wednesday 17 February I’ve spent all morning doing a jigsaw. It is one of those activities that casually exercises the brain. It’s the mental equivalent of a long walk; nothing too strenuous, but enough to know you’ve done something and not been idle. Midway through the half term and the word is that schools willContinue reading “Day 334”
Day 332
Monday 15 February Last night, shortly before 11pm, I was locking the house up getting ready to head upstairs to bed. Standing at the backdoor, failing miserably to persuade Mabel to trot outside for her ‘final wee’, I heard ducks. There were definitely ducks flying outside in the pitch black sky, which was also tippingContinue reading “Day 332”
Day 331
Sunday 14 February I’ve noticed how the birds really bring movement to the views at this time of year. The scenery is pretty empty of movement in the winter. Mostly this is because the trees and hedgerows are skeletal with little to no foliage. Even the strongest winds produce nothing but sound. But the hopsContinue reading “Day 331”
Day 328
Thursday 11 February We woke this morning to a fresh sprinkling of snow on the ground and roofs. Nothing dramatic, more a gesture really. And as I drove to work the sun broke through the clouds and was so bright. Dazzlingly so. It has been a productive day but people are noticeably numb to everythingContinue reading “Day 328”
Day 325
Monday 08 February When I drove home from seeing Dad late yesterday afternoon, I thought we had seen the back of the usual one-day snowfall we usually get. But I was wrong. Overnight it piled in and drifted along the lanes, blowing hard and cold through the gaps in the hedgerows and between the trees.Continue reading “Day 325”
Day 324
Sunday 07 February Snowy Sunday. It started around 4am and has not stopped all day. Now, I know we have a tendency to exaggerate and get a little hysterical about all weather in the UK, but that’s because (I believe) we live in a temperate climate where we have few extremes of anything and alittleContinue reading “Day 324”
Day 321
Thursday 04 February We’ve always sat around the table to have dinner at the end of the day. The four of us. Phones are not allowed, no TV or radio in the background. It’s very rare that this doesn’t happen. It hasn’t been something we’ve enforced either. I think we all genuinely like being togetherContinue reading “Day 321”
Day 320
Wednesday 03 February I think I have mentioned before that I have learned much about myself whilst compiling this blog each day over the past year (well, nearly a year). It’s mostly down to the fact that at the end of each day, I do exactly what I am doing right now. Taking time toContinue reading “Day 320”
Day 319
Tuesday 02 February I am either in a bad place right now or just a bad person. Or maybe I’m just not in tune with the rest of the nation. The emotional outpouring attached to the very sad death of Captain Tom Moore today has left me emotionally unaffected. It’s obviously desperately sad for hisContinue reading “Day 319”
The Bald Birder 