//=time() ?>
Some badger sets have been extant for hundreds of years they’re part of the history of our countryside & it’s wantonly destructive to cull them,it doesn’t work,vaccination is the answer both scientifically & humanly because without #badgers the balance of nature is imbalanced
Today’s #1000postcards is the Tawny Owl this splendid nocturnal bird of prey likes a diet of voles and mice. They live in hollows in trees where they find shelter for their eggs & young #owls #tawnyowls #tawnyowl
That’s enough for today maybe a few tickles still to do https://t.co/UKsUuXQMUb
Today’s #1000Postcards Is the farm itself just for a change because it’s the farm that provides the environment for all the creatures & plants that I paint the postcards of on a daily basis. A work in progress that I shall try to finish today #Sunnyhill #Pembrokeshire #WelshArt
Today’s #1000postcards Everybody is gathering hazelnuts in the woods right now wood mice voles squirrels & humans alike we are all hoarding food for the lean times ahead in more ways than one
I have grown #cardoons for 10 years but have never eaten them because of enjoy watching the bees in their flowers too much This work in progress is a watercolour of of a wren hunting for insects & caterpillars in the cardoons #1000Postcards
I’m off to the woods my excuse is A hunt for fungi & blackberries but really I’m going to sit with my back against an oak & try to come to terms with all this change & when it overwhelms me I’ll get out the sketchbook. I hope if you’re reading this you find a bit of peace today
Today’s #1000Postcards are #moths if you can’t sleep for worrying about the biblical state of the world tonight join me by turning on your bedroom light opening your window wide and seeing what flies in #MothsMatter
I’m dragging myself off to the post office this morning to send out another set of gardeners friends cards if you ordered some and haven’t paid yet please do as it’s a 7 mile round trip thanks!
The hedgerows are full of sweet scented honeysuckle flowers now. it’s a very useful plant for nectaring insects, also dormice build their nests with shredded honeysuckle #1000Postcards #honeysuckle