2022 Project 365 // Days 148 -154

 

28th May 2022
Today my CP best buddies were Angelina and Gracelyn, Maureen, Cookie and Crumble, Dandelion, and Lola 😻🖤
I've only just noticed it was a day full of girls! all absolutely stunning of course and a couple of timid girlies who I love to work with.
Desensitisation is the name of the game after all!

It's also exactly 2 years to the day since we planted our Hawthorn bush and so these are the annual update photos.
They are currently starting to join together so we're not pruning too much until the end of the year.
It's amazing to see the progress from last year and the birds have already been enjoying it 🐦💚

29th May 2022
My little old man is showing his age more and more by the day and it makes me very sad.
This year will mark 10 years of us being best friends.
He's been in my life longer than most people and I am forever thankful for every single day I get to be his Mammy.

30th May 2022
So the spider babies from my photo 5 days ago aren't fairing too well...
This Great Tit brought its baby for a rainy day brunch!

31st May 2022
It's a few days of babies it seems!
This daddy Sparrow brought his baby a few times during the day today and fed it from the fat ball feeder.
I was excited to see the Coal Tit stopping by too, so cute!

1st June 2022
Day 1 of 30 Days Wild is here!!
You'll see from my feed that my life in general is pretty wild, but this 'challenge' is always a highlight of the year.
Mr H works 6 days a week, so it was a lovely coincidence that he was off today to join me for the Big Wild Breakfast...
though it was raining early on so it ended up being more like a big wild brunch, but that works too.
Nothing better than a vegan feast in the garden. It's a change from the usual cereal for sure.

2nd June 2022
Day 2 of 30 Days Wild!
An impromptu mini-beast hunt while out in the garden this morning.
This Green Shield Bug had a crash landing beside me then headed to our kale plant for a while, the Vine Weevil explored the soil
of our marigolds and as much as they drive me insane I had to get a snap of the Housefly on our Recycling bin!

3rd June 2022
Day 3 of 30 Days Wild.
Today I wanted to crack out the lino printing supplies but was struggling with ideas of what to do.
I'm not a flowery person.
So while in the garden this morning, when a bee stopped by our raspberry plant, I wondered how I hadn't thought of it sooner!
A bee lino print. My first lino print in about 20 years could have been better, but it could have been worse!
It was a bit of a rush job and I got cut happy in a few places, but I love this print in general because it looks more natural and worn, not all bold lines.
Wonder what I'll do next... 🐝

2022 Project 365 // Days 141 - 147

 

21st May 2022
Little did I know how much I would need this extra cat supplied serotonin today!
Only a couple hours later I had a scary breakdown and was alone which was traumatising.

Leo, Santana, Ron and Harry, Rosie and Thumper were absolutely fantastic and already made my day brighter before the evening stress.
Leo is a long stay because he had to have an operation to remove a pellet from his nose
and Rosie has a broken jaw, so it's safe to say I had plenty of drool rubbed all over me too!

[Leo has gone through a lot in the past few months including x-rays, surgeries and medication. He has been an absolute star throughout the whole ordeal and is a complete babe! All of this has however racked up a bill of over £1600!! If you can spare a few pounds, please consider donating to his fundraiser so we can continue to help other cats like Leo. Thank you!]
>>> Lovely Leo's fundraising page for his air gun pellet removal operation and care <<<

22nd May 2022
The new birdbaths getting some use from the family of
Starlings that have fledged from the neighbour's roof 🐦


23rd May 2022
I finished these 4 jigsaws off a few weeks ago now.
I was waiting to frame them to share a photo, but finding frames has
proved fruitless so I've packed them up today to store away.
This is the 2nd Disney Store puzzle I've done now and it's further evidence that their quality sucks.

24th May 2022
It's been a stressful few days, so it seems the majority of the photos I've taken have been of the birds from my windows.
This little fledgling Starling was chilling out on a neighbour's wall and I thought it was so cute!

25th May 2022
So I guess Mama Garden Spider who lived on our garden waste bin last year must have laid eggs...
 Babies have appeared 🕸️😳🕷️

26th May 2022
Something that annoys me more than anything is litter.
There are no excuses or need to drop rubbish at all. This morning there was a disposable* mask
outside my gate and although I'm disgusted by it and terrified of germs, I couldn't leave it there to
kill my precious birds and wildlife, so I headed out with gloves on and a bag.
10 minutes later this was what I'd ended up picking up from the bush outside our fence.

People scunner me. Stop dropping litter - including cigarette butts!!
If it's windy make sure your bin is secure.
Pick up what you can, when you can.

Our country has no pride or care in itself and it is filthy.
Do better.

(* disposable masks should be reserved for medical and care staff only. 2 years into a pandemic you should have invested in reusable masks long ago! Disposable culture is destroying our planet for goodness sake!!)

27th May 2022
The bath colour that came from this ducky surprised me! Really cool!
I don't like to read in the bath usually because I'm scared that it'll get wet,
but I took the opportunity to finally finish my book today too.

2022 Project 365 // Days 134 - 140

 

14th May 2022
The little loves from this Saturday were Olivia, Oscar, Monty, Stampy and Manny.
The 22-spot Ladybird was actually hiding in Monty's ball track toy
so I had to help him escape to the lovely flower memorial garden.

15th May 2022
Going out to the car at 6.20am and finding a little present on the window started my day nicely.

16th May 2022
This fun guy was growing in my Hebe!

17th May 2022
My little man Argo enjoying the sun, eating grass while laying comfortably! 🐹

18th May 2022
So excited that my @rspb_love_nature order arrived today!
Two new lovely wildlife watering holes and a jigsaw for me haha.
Our main bird bath broke a few months ago so the poor birdies have had
to use a pasta bowl with gravel in it until I found a nice replacement.
I hope they take to these as much as they liked the old one!

19th May 2022
I would usually split my bubble bars and use them over a few baths, but this one had
been waiting to be used a while and was past its best...so I got a full bubble bar bath!

20th May 2022
Another visit to Beamish with Granny and Granda!