Getting the jay blues

I've become obsessed with finding the right shade of blue for the Eurasian jay.

Scrying and surveying

I'm doing some research for a book project so I've pulled together a little online survey. If you have 2 minutes, I'd love to get your response. Create your own user feedback survey

Crossing paths

On a family walk around Delamere, we kept spotting red paper ribbons tied to the trees. I saw them again alongside the canal at Waverton and a sign for GB trails. Unimaginably to my recovering lungs, they were all part of the same race route: the Chester Ultra 100 mile.

A riverside cox

We inadvertently watched a rowing race on the Dee, but none of the coxes could compete with the riverside's loudest caller.

Rituals of renewal, with cake

In the past I've enjoyed indulging in birthday 'bath tub tourism'. Little did I know it's traditional for the time of year.

The jay as a messenger

Who knows what messages the jay may have for me.

Ghost, stories and ghost stories

How can you tell it's January? I'm putting together another iteration of my website.