Hi everyone out there in the ether, this a new experience for me. I enter this journey with caution, and a sense of trepidation...mainly in case I make any spelling errors. Working in the field of education ...this is kinda unforgiveable, however don't be put off by my mistakes ...be sure that I am genuine to the cause ..that is helping people become aware and maybe understand more about the beautiful world of nature that surrounds them, be it a jungle or just simply a window box...... go out be nosey......it's really worth it!
So why start the blog now? Well, I've just returned from a holiday in Exmoor with my family, including Joe, my ever enthusiastic nature-watching nephew. After years of growing plants, doing conservation projects and generally getting covered in mud for various reasons, Joe has finally inspired me to publish the words and photos that have been in cluttering up both my brain and my hard-drive for many an eon.
Joe is an excellent naturalist with an exceedingly patient persona and a very keen eye for spotting the ordinary and the extraordinary sights of nature. Not only that, he knows how to use a digital SLR and is well on the way to gaining an 'A' level in photography too .... so he has to be taken seriously ...and after a few tips from him I'm off round the garden scaring every living creature within a 5 mile radius. Joe has an excellent blog-spot ....check it out:
http://joe-wildlife-garden.blogspot.com/
Before we left for Exmoor we rigged up a bird-box camera (really cheap one bought from a well-known 'stack em high' style supermarket chain) next to a blackbird's nest and got some footage of 4 hungry chicks in the nest fed by mum ...entering always from the backdoor (hole in hedge) and dad in the frontdoor ...(another hole in the hedge). Prior to that, in early spring, the same camera captured fantastic glimpses of our MASSIVE frog population mating in the garden pond. Earplugs were required ..and blindfolds as well. I named it (possibly inappropriately ...but loved the pun ...'Frog-porn' ha!ha!ha!) Watch this space for film footage...
Right now I've got to go and sow some runner bean, pumpkin and flower seeds to keep those bees happy in the weeks to come. Maybe they will cheer me up when I snap their antics.
Tatty bye for now. Rose.
