It’s genuinely hard to believe that twelve months has already slipped by since I last sat in this chair and put pen to paper (cursor to screen?) in an effort to try and lay out what I wanted to achieve during the year ahead. I made no promises that all Read more…
Well, things certainly look a bit different around here since we last spoke way back in September. That’s what happens when you fall a little out of love with the medium and decide that a complete revamp is just what the doctor ordered. Several weeks and umpteen hours later and Read more…
Wow. Little did I realise when posting my views concerning the current campaign to ban driven Grouse shooting on Friday quite how quickly events would progress. Even as I hit publish the count 85,919 was immediately rendered out of date by a constant procession of new signees, all of whom Read more…
Image © League Against Cruel Sports Today is August 12th. Until a couple of years ago that meant nothing out of the ordinary to me, as I doubt it did a great proportion of the general public. And why would it? Unless you are one of a very small minority Read more…
A quick glance across the Burry early Friday evening showed clearly that all was not well over on Gower. Even from a distance of some fifteen miles I could see the flames and their surrounding glow, each growing in both ferocity and height with each passing minute. As it turned Read more…
Yes it’s that time of year again when the nation comes together to conduct the biggest and longest running citizen science project the world has ever seen. Its premise is simple. During an hour of the designated weekend count the highest number of birds seen in your garden at any Read more…
I’ll be getting my 2016 Patchwork Challenge off to a proper start this weekend so now seems as good a time as any to introduce you all to my patches. And yes I did say patches because this year I have taken the inspired (daft) decision to double up, combining Read more…
If you’ve read my year in review from 2015 then you’ll already have seen a couple of hints as to what we’ve got planned over the next twelve months. There’ll be plenty of walking, not an insignificant amount of birding and, just for old times sake, yet another attempt at Read more…
For part one of my 2015 review from January through to June head here, otherwise let’s pick things up again with July. — July– July kicked off in spectacular fashion with a Great White Egret at Kenfig which, although remaining distant, gave great flight views before alighting in a tree. Read more…
It wouldn’t be December without a ubiquitous year in review and here, loyal readers, is the My Life Outside contribution. If you’d asked me outright what we’d been up to before I’d written this then my initial reply would probably have been, not as much as I’d have liked. And Read more…