Always look on the wild side of life

Hello!  I have not disappeared off the face of the Earth, despite the fact I have not written a post in over a year!  It has definitely been a very busy 12 months and hopefully I can summa...

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Hello all, regular readers and new readers... Last week I started an online FUTURE LEARN course which anyone can take part in. For those who haven't heard of this, people who sign up to the cou...

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5 months! I can't believe it has been that long since I last posted and even that post was about my trip to Cornwall which was in March! I do have a partially finished post with more photos from ...

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I have been more absent from blogging than ever! Life just gets busier. This post has been a draft for a while so I just thought I'd quickly finish it off and publish it. Hellebore flowering ...

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Back in February I persuaded my lovely Mum to come along with me to a Shoresearch event. These are monthly happenings run by the Marine team at Kent Wildlife Trust and aim to record the marine sp...

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Well I am so far behind with all this blogging business yet I have so much to show and tell! The photos in this post are in fact from the very beginning of Feb! I have contemplated just posting a...

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A few weekends ago mum and I set off to Sevenoaks NR - our favourite place to meet up with my auntie and cousins. It was really quite chilly so we wound down our car windows so we could chat and ...

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Well both Christmas and New year have passed and I haven't posted in well over a month! I do hope all my regular (and not so regular) readers are well and that 2014 is treating you well so far!! ...

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Right well not sure where to start! Had a busy hectic few days and some good news! I'll start with the weekend. I actually finished a knitting project - quite an accomplishment for moi! I volun...

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December already! Although it is still feeling quite mild here in this part of the country. I'm eager for a nice frost as I've missed a nice crunchy walk! Yesterday after I took Bracken for a w...

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Last Wednesday I completed my brushcutter course. It was a very informative day and one which I learnt a considerable amount during. The morning was dedicated to going through health and safety, ...

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A brief post today, goodness knows what has got into me... 2nd post in 3 days! I filled the feeders up on Sunday evening and due to the horribly wet weather yesterday the birdies didn't visit u...

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Last Sunday we made a short trip to Stodmarsh. We would have had more time there but Bracken held us up, having completely covered himself in some vile smelling poo whilst out walking. Neverthele...

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Yesterday started well, had a scary blip in the middle and ended on a superb note. My Auntie had come to stay because it was half term for her, and we headed out for a walk, to enjoy the brigh...

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I realise that wishing myself a happy blogaversary is a little bit lame but I feel that my blog turning 1 year old today is something to be celebrated! I so enjoy taking photos and sharing the be...

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On Saturday 5th October I made a return trip to Sevenoaks Nature Reserve with my mum we met my Auntie there. We ate our picnic then donned our walking boots and went out for a stroll around the l...

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October has arrived and I can't believe there are only 3 months left of this year! Last week I went for lunch with my Dad to a farm café up the road from me. They are pretty self sufficient a...

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As per, been super busy with various volunteering tasks and work at the pub. I'll just make this a brief post with some September photos. Garden carpet moth on our bird of paradise plant (11t...

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Back in August which now seem so so long ago, I joined the Kent dragonfly and damselfly recorders to see what was flying around in Blean woods. I had been trying to arrange to go along with the B...

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A visit to Sevenoaks Nature reserve  On Sunday 25th August - we met my Auntie here and spent a few hours exploring the reserve before we had to head back so I could get to work on time. We ...

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September is upon us, but I will probably still be blogging about August for another few months! Maybe it will encourage the weather to stay as lovely as it has been for a bit longer! Garden ...

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Recently a fair proportion of my time has been spent down at Oare Marshes for one Kent Wildlife Trust volunteer task or another. On Monday 5th August I joined in with some water vole monitoring a...

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The Saxon Shore Way stretches roughly 160 miles from Gravesend (in North Kent) to Hastings (in East Sussex). The Kent County Council website states that "The Saxon Shore Way long distance walkin...

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While the sun has been shining, I have been inundated with opportunities for taking photos! Especially of little insects which love the warm (usually unheard of) conditions this summer! ON THE ...

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Another post with the opening sentence of... Last week blah blah blah! That was when I started this post, but now it is 2 weeks ago...  Anyway, 2 Fridays ago we took a drive to my dad's frien...

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