Tag Archives: spring
A Good Friday’s Birding
On a glorious Good Friday, I visited a new (to me) birding site with a friend. Target species: yellowhammer – another species in rapid decline, as I’ve mentioned before on this blog (https://wordsanddeeds.co.uk/not-the-bird-we-were-looking-for/). The reasons are numerous: farmers sowing crops … Continue reading
Springing into Spring
Inspired by The Resurgence Trust’s latest Spring Equinox celebration on Zoom (21st March 2023), led by Georgie Gilmore, this week’s blog post looks at springing into the new season with an open heart and a sense of trying to find … Continue reading
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Tagged balance, blossom, equinox, friends, nature, northern wheatear, Speke Hall, Speke-Garston Coastal Reserve, spring, walking
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A Poem Inspired by Celebrating Imbolc with the Resurgence Trust
Something a little different for this blog… I have always been a person who likes facts, and this is represented in my writing, but I do tend to the ‘flowery prose’ side of things as well, although I feel hesitant … Continue reading
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Tagged fire festival, Imbolc, meditation, nature, poem, poetry, Resurgence Trust, spring, St Brigid, writing
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An Early February Walk around Speke Hall and Speke-Garston Coastal Reserve
It is a beautiful early February morning of azure, cloud-free sky and a silvery frost on the ground, and after seeing a raven yesterday I have a desire to go and visit the pair that call Speke Hall their home, … Continue reading
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Tagged birding, birds, frost, Mersey, ravens, Speke Hall, Speke-Garston Coastal Reserve, spring, wild
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