Well, the nights are drawing in and it’s getting darker, earlier, by the day. I’ve noticed a real chill in the air lately, and even the sunsets are beginning to look a little frosty. Hubs and I did the hour long hike to the pub the other night to see if the swifts and house martins were …
I have always been in awe of planet earth and the variety of life upon it. Every time I look up, I struggle with the concept of our tiny planet moving through space and time amongst billions of other stars, the whole idea seems so strange and difficult to grasp, especially when you trot back …
Donkeys at the fundraising event. Yesterday I was face painting [yes, again!] at an event in Formby pinewoods, trying to raise money and awareness for the street dogs and cats of Sri Lanka. Animal SOS Sri Lanka, a UK registered charity, was founded on the vision of Kim Cooling who, after witnessing the appalling plight of …
Well, last week Hubs was listening to the radio and heard about a brilliant opportunity for people aged between 18-24 to sail in a Regatta of 17 tall ships from Dublin to Liverpool. Daughter was called and the next day she found herself signed up! She was going to learn how to sail a tall …
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Each sunday over the last month I have been face painting at a bull breed awareness road show. My rescue, in conjunction with several other animal charities have been trying to raise awareness re the importance of neutering and microchipping bull breed dogs. In the U.K a bull breed dog is put to sleep every …
Well, the youngsters continue to POUR into the rescue relentlessly. By now we’ve all done our fair share of rearing youngters at home and I have to say…[touch wood] that we have been incredibly successful in rearing and releasing young birds. It’s an absolute joy to see a wild bird fly off and begin it’s long …
Swans on Rydal Lake. Wide, wild, and open to the air, Which had built up everywhere An under-roof of doleful gray. With an inner voice the river ran, And down it floated a dying swan, And loudly did lament. Extract: Alfred Lord Tennyson To witness the death of a swan is a particularly disturbing experience, …
When I moved to Formby over 20 yrs ago, the red squirrels were everywhere. We used to love watching them in the garden, chasing each other up the tree trunks and endlessly burying the peanuts we left out for them. Then, about 8yrs ago they totally disappeared. Last week I saw one back in the …
For a long time now I have disliked driving at night on roads with no street lighting. The amount of creatures I have almost killed is unbelievable. Over recent years I have noticed a steady increase in the numbers of dead animals and birds on the roads, so I got involved in several studies to …
Badgers in a protected sett I was watching last summer. Well, once again it’s shooting season. The government has now given the thumbs up for badger culling to take place in two locations in Britain in yet another attempt to tackle bovine T.B in cattle which resulted in 25k cattle being slaughtered last year. After …
