100 Days of Nature - Day 37

I found a very accommodating dragonfly on my walk today...

100 Days of Nature - Days 20 through 36...

It's been a really rough few weeks. My mom was diagnosed with stomach cancer last year, about 10 months ago. Despite her stubbornness and positivity, she sadly passed away on 28 August.

I know it sounds peculiar, but I have kept up my "100 Days of Nature" throughout this whole time. It's been a cathartic release, having a project to work on which actually made me get out of the house and think about something else.

I have been avoiding most forms of social media over the last few weeks, but I am feeling a bit braver now, so I am catching up!

Day 20 - my first frog. Dedicated to my mom

Day 21

Day 22

Day 23

Day 24

Day 25

Day 26

Day 27

Day 28

Day 29

Day 30

Day 31

Day 32

Day 33

Day 34

Day 35

Day 36

100 Days of Nature - Day 19

Another day of trying to keep to a semblance of normality. Found a little ladybird today.

100 Days of Nature - Day 18

Very sad day today, but trying to retain some sense of normality, so tracked down a bug for Day 18.

100 Days of Nature - Day 17

It hasn't stopped raining all day and, despite my camera claiming to be weather-sealed, it's new, so I didn't want to push it. I took a little wander around the garden after putting food out for the birds this morning and found this rather lovely web, heavy with raindrops.

100 Days of Nature - Day 16

I tried out another new park today. Now, it may just be because the weather wasn't as nice, but I wasn't as impressed as with yesterday's park. Better spaces for Frisbee, certainly, but lacking on the critter diversity side of things. Still, I managed to get a few decent captures. This was my favourite for the day - I like her face.

I am sorry to say that I haven't even touched hexagon blanket is almost 2 weeks. Tracking down minibeasts to photograph takes up a disproportionate amount of time!

100 Days of Nature - Day 15

So, it's been a bad weekend. Won't go into details, but when it rains, it pours. I know no-one reads this blog anyway, but I'm still reluctant to spill my metaphorical guts on a public forum. Anyway, I must have spent about 4 or 5 hours walking today - some people walk to think, I walk to stop thinking. When I have my camera and I'm looking for critters, it just seems to push everything else out of my head - almost like a moving mediation - which was exactly what I needed.

I finally got around to visiting a park near us which has been on my "to-do" list for a very long time. I am so glad I did - it was wonderful! Full of lethargic dragonflies, just begging to have their photos taken!