21 Day Challenge - Day 3
3/1/22: A grey, drizzly old day, in great contrast to the last couple of days, so I apologise for the poor quality image. I love to watch...
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Liza Cole
- Jan 21, 2022
- 1 min
21 Day Challenge - Day 2
2/1/22: Another beautifully sunny day, with not a cloud in the blue, blue sky. This starling, and a few friends, were serenading me as I...
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Liza Cole
- Jan 21, 2022
- 1 min
21 Day Challenge - Day 1
1/1/22: Unfortunately I have been pinged so I need to self isolate until the middle of this week. However, I still spend (over) 30...
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Liza Cole
- Jan 21, 2022
- 1 min
In Our Nature - 21 Day Challenge
What is this life if full of care, we have no time to stand and stare... Would you like to feel more connected to nature? Why not make it...
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Liza Cole
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
Welcome Yule!
Today is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere; the day when the earth reaches its maximum tilt away from the sun. So it is...
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Liza Cole
- May 30, 2021
- 2 min
Beavering about
I'm just back from a couple of days visiting my sister in Perthshire. Whilst I was there, I has a beaver-tastic time. My sister is...
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Liza Cole
- Mar 20, 2021
- 1 min
A rose by any other name...
Today is the vernal or spring equinox - the day when the sun is directly above the equator and the length of day and night are equal...
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Liza Cole
- Mar 17, 2021
- 2 min
Thank goodness for the wind in the willows
The signs of spring are coming thick and fast now; with the pussy willow opening up. There are several species of willow that grow in...
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Liza Cole
- Mar 9, 2021
- 1 min
An alder-native way of doing things
Have you noticed that there are catkins on trees that look similar to hazel catkins, but which also have brown spheres hanging from them...
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Liza Cole
- Feb 28, 2021
- 2 min
Nuts about hazel catkins
Seeing my first hazel catkins of the year is another one of those defining moments showing that the sap is definitely rising and spring...
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Liza Cole
- Feb 19, 2021
- 2 min
Ivy - in a league of its own
Ivy is a plant that is often overlooked, except around midwinter when it may be brought into the home with its fellow native evergreen,...
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Liza Cole
- Feb 1, 2021
- 2 min
Happy Imbolc
Imbolc or Imbolg also called (Saint) Brigid's Day is a Gaelic traditional festival marking the beginning of spring, widely observed...
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Liza Cole
- Jan 30, 2021
- 1 min
In Our Element
It has taken some time to get there, but at last I can reveal the logo for In Our Nature. I wanted it to incorporate the 4 elements...
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Liza Cole
- Jan 23, 2021
- 2 min
Living in perfect harmony
Winter is a time when lichens become more noticeable, whether its on the branches and trunks of leafless trees, or on sea-cliffs; with...
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Liza Cole
- Jan 8, 2021
- 1 min
Lift thine eyes!
Winter is a wonderful time to indulge in a little tree gazing. I must confess to being a bit of a tree hugger, but more than just...
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Liza Cole
- Jan 3, 2021
- 1 min
The coming of the light
Sunset is my most favourite time of day. And at this time of year, its is extra special because it happens a minute or so later each day...
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Liza Cole
- Dec 22, 2020
- 1 min
Rainbow warriors beneath your feet
I love beachcombing - you never know what you might find, especially after rough seas and onshore winds. I was wandering along the...
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Liza Cole
- Dec 18, 2020
- 1 min
The holly and the ivy are not alone...
As the winter solstice and Christmas approaches, my thoughts have been turning to the joy of seeing evergreens. When you really take...
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Liza Cole
- Dec 12, 2020
- 1 min
Hidden in plain sight
I don't know about you, but I become very aware of teasels at this time of year. Not only are their beautiful spiky seed heads to be...
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Liza Cole
- Dec 5, 2020
- 1 min
Buck(thorn)ing the trend
A quite inconspicuous plant for most of the year, sea buckthorn really comes into its own in the autumn when it comes into berry, and...
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