Beach Finds #Withernsea

For those who do not know Bert the Blackbird -He likes to fight cats -laugh at squirrels -launch kamikaze air strikes at pigeons -bathes like a Cossack dancer in an explosion -taps on the window when HIS bath or feeder are empty 1/3

It has taken us years to find a Hobby nest in Wiltshire. They are stunning as adults, and to be fair, pretty stunning as nestlings. We think we will start finding more now as we have learnt good lessons. Then we can learn more about them as a species.

Sir that is a washing-up sponge

Panicked WhatsApp from my sister this morning about the new addition to her fairy lights...

This is one of the best things I’ve ever seen on the internet: 2 new roommates who are also Victorian neurodivergent ghosts ‘…do you like fidget toys? I shot that’: instagram.com/reel/DMisVgfSx…

Tens of thousands of cornflowers in a field in Wicken. Research shows that the sight of them will help you recover from sources of stress more quickly & boost dopamine release in your brain, lifting your mood…in case you need it just now:

My garden: peaches grown outdoors in north Northumberland

Whilst Bert is AWL, a few examples of his unique behaviour Bert will follow me around the garden. When I turn to see him, he pretends to have a bath, worm hunt, preen etc What he is really doing is reminding me of his presence, hoping it will trigger me to bring raisins

Tilda Swinton, 1985

Isla made a lovely collage

A bezoar; a calciferous concretion from the guts of a ruminant. Thought to be a powerful antidote to poison in 16th century and more valuable than gold. To learn more about this charmstone an others come my talk at at sal.org.uk/event/myth-mag… on Halloween 😱

When we create something & especially if we lose track of time while doing so, the levels of 3 brain biochemicals shift significantly, alleviating anxiety, lifting mood & conferring a gentle natural high. I filmed myself painting these before the pandemic👇🏼. Haven’t painted in

Incandescently furious canine bundle of miniscule fluffy pompoms chases actual black bear out of his house bc the bear was burgling his dinner. Bear legs it despite being 50 times the size bc the pompoms are livid and mean business: instagram.com/reel/DNBojMwsK…