Once again we’ve arrived at midwinter’s day, and appropriately it’s snowing heavily outside at the moment. Tonight is the longest night of the year. After tonight, the days will start to get longer until the summer solstice next June. Now that I live closer to nature (in other words, in a house with only limited [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Happy Winter Solstice 2009
Posted in Background, tagged solstice on December 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Fieldnotes: 19th December 2009 – Tracks in the snow
Posted in Tracking, tagged dog, fox, snow, Tracking, tracks on December 20, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Last year I had the opportunity to visit Toronto, in Canada, on a fleeting business trip. I must say, it’s a very nice city and the people were wonderful. But one thing puzzled me. The whole downtown area was connected by miles of subways. It was possible to walk from one side of the city [...]
Mistletoe (and wine?)
Posted in That's not a badger!, tagged mistletoe on December 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Actually, there hasn’t been any wine. But I have been getting into the spirit of the season and collecting mistletoe. I find mistletoe fascinating. There is such a lot of folklore attached to it, dating back to the Roman Pliny and his account of druids collecting sacred mistletoe from the sacred oak with a golden [...]
A quiet time (and a camouflage umbrella)
Posted in Background, tagged camouflage on December 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Things have been quiet around here for a while. Actually, that isn’t quite true. I haven’t been out much lately, but things have been busy at home. Having a small baby takes up a lot of time, but things are starting to ease up a little. I’ve also been busy with DIY in the house. [...]