Category: Abilities
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Rose on the Nature Trail
#NatureDoodlewash On the Nature Trail today, I came across a rose. A single, flame-coloured rose. It was on a rosebush… it wasn’t in the middle of a pavement or trackway or anything. I don’t actually know what kind of rose it was, but around these parts it is now known as the Fire Rose, as…
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Oh, toe is me…!
Once. Nay twice. Nay THRICE! Egads!!! I treated myself to some new socks over the weekend – I know how to live, don’t I? – all of my other pairs have now begun to lose their colour after being washed to beyond an inch of their lives. In fact a thread from one of my…
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Frog and Lily on the Nature Trail
#NatureDoodlewash Nearly missed this on the Nature Trail today… a frog basking on a lily pad. For this I’ve used my expensive paints (!) and a good brush. I can see instantly the difference between the paints, even when I squeezed the paints the new ones were much better than the el-cheapo ones at even…
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Long-Eared Owl on the Nature Trail
#NatureDoodlewash It’s early evening on the Nature Trail today, and we’ve quietly come across a long-eared owl. The tufts on the top of its head are feathers and not ears, although they look like them. It only raises them when alarmed, so, like the squirrel the other day, we’ve once again spooked a little critter.…