Random Thoughts

As I continue along my journey of learning something new about nature each week, I thought I would share with you my latest blog about endangered/protected flowers.  Please let me know if you are enjoying this series of “education slots”.  Spotting snowdrops and daffodils on my morning walk I started to wonder if these are…

As I ventured out on my sunrise walk this morning, I felt a flutter of excitement as I spotted my very first snowdrops in the woods. They were rather droopy, but I didn’t care as I knew that we had turned a corner and spring was on its way. As I took off across the…

Have you ever walked through an ancient wood? As part of my 2021 goals I wanted to learn more about the natural world. Join me on this journey as I select a topic each week. On my morning sunrise walk earlier in the week I was listening to a podcast and the hosts were discussing…

One of my goals for 2021 was to learn something new about our natural world each week. I started posting my learnings on Facebook, but then realised that the posts were quite lengthy and made for a great blog post. So join me on my weekly journey of discovery. This week I have been learning…

There is nothing worse than walking in cold, wet socks! I absolutely love my Waterproof socks (just purchased a new pair of Waterfly socks here) but even waterproof socks eventually wet out if you spend hours in the rain. If you are on a backpacking trail and camping, then it is extremely difficult to dry…

Each year between Christmas and New Year I usually take myself off to a posh hotel and snuggle up to a roaring open fire in a big comfy sofa to sit down and write my plans and goals for the next year. This year, I have a cosy blanket wrapped around my legs in my…