Posted on October 1, 2019
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It’s the first of October It’s a rainy day It’s rescuing birds from cats It’s snuggling in a blanket while writing It’s letting the kids binge on films It’s not worrying about hanging the washing out It’s piles of procrastination It’s thinking about putting…
Category: Nature, pagan, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: animals, asmr, autumn, fire, halloween, lists, october, pets, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, rain, samhain, sort of
Posted on September 5, 2019
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The pigeons sat on me The day I took the train. I’d seen the old man A local, perhaps Or a tourist, but such a lack of Surprise At his avian invaders He stood beneath the sighing sycamore While feathered rats Stood politely on…
Category: Nature, observation, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: birds, nature, outdoors, parks, pigeons, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, travel, writing
Posted on August 16, 2019
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Things that made me happy this week so far (my attempt at telling depression to bugger right off). CHaOS science day at Oakwell Hall. Lots of experiments for the kids to try out. Baby ran amok across the grounds and we saw newts, rats,…
Category: childhood, education, health, mental health, Nature, parenting, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: animals, babies, Breeze, chaos, children, Depression, family, Farsley, Friday, Friday Feeling, Friday motivation, health, holistic health, holistic therapy, kids, massage, mental health, nature, Oakwell Hall, outdoors, science, science for kids, toddlers, weather, wind, writing, yorkshire
Posted on July 8, 2019
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Doing a bit of last minute research before my appearance on Radio 4’s Beyond Belief, being recorded on Wednesday.
Category: mythology, Nature, pagan, society, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: BBC, beyond belief, books, nature, Neil gaiman, paganism, Peter wohlleben, radio, radio 4, religion, research, trees
Posted on June 24, 2019
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The rain roars down A lions last attempt To eviscerate The zebra of sun From the jungle of cracks In the pavement A whip crack of water Slashing holes In lawns, borders Ants dive for cover In the jungle of cracks In the pavement…
Category: Nature, observation, poetry, seasons, Uncategorized, writingTags: animals, nature, observation, outdoors, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, prose, rain, seasons, Solstice, summer, sun, water, weather, writing
Posted on May 1, 2019
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I noticed that I don’t tend to blog about Beltane? I was puzzled by this as I always celebrate Beltane. Some years that’s a full blown ritual. Some years it’s quiet contemplation. The year Pagan Portals: Celtic Witchcraft was released, I took the hopes…
Category: followers, Nature, observation, pagan, society, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: bealtaine, beltaine, Beltane, blogging, books, festivals, magic, magick, may, May Day, pagan, pagan federation, paganism, summer, sustainability, Witchcraft, writing
Posted on April 25, 2019
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No real use for these He sighs And plucks the flower Now endangered But because his land Is full of them He won’t believe It’s true A weed to him Plant based vermin Taking over Invasive He is unwilling to see He is lucky…
Category: Nature, observation, poetry, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: environment, flowers, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2019, napowrimo, napowrimo 2019, nature, outdoors, plants, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, sustainability, thursday, Thursday thoughts, writing
