Journal
Another rescue call this a.m
Sunday morning and have just cleaned and packed all my bat gear away. Message on my phone, re: another rescue.... doesn't sound good as two cats also live in the house. The Pipistrelle bat was found on the floor in the hallway. Am busy unpacking all the gear again,but...
BLE release
Last night my little Brown Long-eared bat went home and enroute we were treated to a dusty warm red sunset, and a thin crescent moon hanging lazily in the sky, as we travelled across the Dorset countryside. At the property where he was initially found, the finder was...
Ko-fi
Introducing my Ko-fi Page!
Eventful
Eventful and long night. Over the past few weeks, Bucksy, my Brown long-eared bat, has been flown regularly here at home, and on Mon.night I took him down to a large purpose built bat flight in S'th Dorset, to see how he coped. His torn ear is still of concern but as...
Mammatus Clouds
Two photos of the sky tonight from my studio as the sun slowly went down.
Toads laid low
I was torn tonight 'twixt a Bat group meeting and a Barn Owl meeting, both on Zoom - Or - going out on Toad Patrol to rescue toads from the local village road. As there were 18 toads killed prior to me getting to the village last night, I knew that toad rescues had to...
Unusual sky
On the way through the park and was fascinated by this sky and the cloud formations.
Winter flowering Honeysuckle
This Lonicera purpusii 'Winter Beauty' (also known as the winter flowering Honeysuckle) was a gift from my dear Dad, many moons ago. In summer, this lovely shrub is just a green bush, but each winter when most else is resting, it awakens, flowers, and produces the...
Amazon
Due to the pandemic, along with many artisans I have found myself without 'visitor-hands-on' Gallery facilities. For this reason, I decided the more online retailer platforms I can connect with, the better. There is a consensus that artisan and luxury brands are best...
Cellophane pockets
At home, and in my studio, I have been recycling plastic, glass, cardboard etc and trying to reduce the amount of plastic we use, for a number of years. This has been relatively easy at home because if I'm unable to purchase a product in a glass jar or bottle, or...