A very fidgety puffin, sitting on her egg, today. Waiting puffins outside the burrows. Puffling! A slightly soggy, but brand new puffling What more inspiration do I need to break out the fabric and make a puffin. Check out the puffincam on Shetland.
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Happy May Day
We’ll be dressing the well again, this year, to celebrate May Day. Might mean taking the umbrella with us as we collect the materials, but that adds to the fun. Protecting our water source seems a good thing to do and think about, and celebrating Spring as well! Even in […]
Read moreWalking in the Forest
Autumn half term would not be complete without a walk in the New Forest. The weather has been good for the fungi, which were many and varied. The tiny dots on the gills are flies. Today, we had a steady light rain, but that added to the atmosphere. The forest […]
Read moreInching along
Two and two are four Four and four are eight Eight and eight are sixteen Sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two Inchworm, inchworm Measuring the marigold You and your arithmetic You’ll probably go far Inchworm, inchworm Measuring the marigold Seems to me you’d stop and see How beautiful they are Every […]
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