Journal
Mrs Peacock & Chicks
Mrs Peacock and her chicks. This was the view from my studio window on June 18th last year. What a difference a year makes. Sadly, I have no idea whether there are any chicks at the Larmer Tree Gardens this year as, for the past month, the lodge has been covered in...
Mosi ‘n’ Me
Am really sorry to hear that dear Mosi has passed away. From 2006-2010 I was involved with the UK Wolf Conservation Trust. I had been invited by Denise Taylor, UKWCT Specialist Advisor and Prof. Marco Musiani from Calgary University, to illustrate two books concerned...
Flying Free
Lovely to see my 2nd rescued female Pipistrelle bat fly high and free tonight. Just over a week ago she was cat attacked, but thankfully didn't receive any serious injuries and has progressed well. I returned her to the area in which she was found; she knew exactly...
Brown Long-Eared Bat Survey
Am a bit concerned tonight, as it was my annual Brown Long-Eared bat roost count tonight and no bats appeared. For nearly 20yrs we have had a Brown Long-eared bat maternity roost in our loft. It used to be the third largest known colony in the South West. The...
Misbehaving Meniscus
Can't believe it... but then again I can, as it has really hurt for many weeks now. I thought it would go of its own accord and have been popping paracetamol but to no avail. Finally phoned the Dr. yesterday: a thirty minute wait to get through, but it was worth it as...
Box of Bats
Couldn't believe someone would do such a thing. In June, nine years ago, 50+ baby bats, plus a couple of mum bats were found by a dog walker, in a cardboard box in the middle of a field.The bats had obviously been ripped from the safety of their maternity roost in a...
Bat Rescue No. 2
Headed for the garden studio to do some artwork and received a call re: a cat that attacked a bat last night. Spent the remainder of day on the road collecting the bat and then administering medication, anti bio's etc. She is a female Soprano Pip. and when I found her...
Batty Business No.1.
Sat in my mesh tent in the garden with my little rescue bat tonight. We did this on her arrival 6 weeks ago, and I realised then that she couldn't fly and that the cat had either broken her pelvis or leg, as she could only crawl. So since then, she has been on forced...
Corona & Bats
It is unfortunate that the average person has a deep prejudice against the bat. Without looking or thinking for himself, he accepts a lot of absurd tales about the winged one, and passes them on and on, never caring for the injustice he does or the pleasure he loses....
Daisy
Please bear with me whilst I fluff myself up all proud for a second, and mention our Granddaughter Daisy. Have just learned that our lovely Granddaughter’s artwork has been selected from 17,000 entries at the Royal Academy of Arts!! Well done Daisy! From a very...