When barn owls fledge, they make short, practise flights at first. Eventually the flights are longer, but they return to their roost and are still fed by their parents for a handful more weeks. The mother owl flies in, mouse in beak, unsure if she’ll find any recipients for her […]
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Steady – my word of the week
This week has flown by in a blur. I can hardly believe it’s the weekend and Youngest is due back. There has been a steady flow of people coming and going, all week that I’ve been constantly checking headcounts for meal times. I rather miss the default of five plates […]
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Ready – my word of the week
I am undoubtedly a country mouse. I’d prefer to be belly down, lying in a meadow, watching hoverflies move from one wildflower to the next, while listening to the meowing of the buzzards overhead, than tramping along pavements in town. I may see one or two people and a couple […]
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Grown- my word of the week
As I stood, shoulder to shoulder with my daughter, I caught a glimpse in the mirror and realised that I was indeed the shortest in the family. I’d not seen her for several months, but somehow she had grown and overtaken me. It was noticeable. According to my son, as […]
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