Swallows on the Wire Jenny May

In this episode the rain finally stops and instead there is a flurry of snow. It turns bitterly cold but three of us dress warmly to explore the footpaths of Kersey.

This episode is the week from the 8th to the 14th January 2024.

We return to Swallows on the Wire with week one of 2024, 1st - 7th January. Over this week there was an awful lot of rain, a continuation of months of rain before. The land is waterlogged and weary from storms. But, when you look, there is always something to see like the beautiful grace of little egrets or a trio of robins.

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 18th to the 24th July, 2022. This week concludes a full year of nature watching with something written for each precious day. 

This week it seems as if Autumn has arrived ahead of schedule; apples fall before they are ready, leaves litter the ground and crops are gathered in early. Sweetcorn stands enormously tall, towering over heads, wild carrot is taking centre stage and in the hedgerows blackberries, elderberries and sloes are ripening.

Swallows on the Wire will be back later in the year.

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 18th to the 24th July, 2022.

This week, the heatwave hits and we reach temperatures of over 41 degrees Celsius. The world becomes bleached and pale; flint becomes too hot to hold and everything waits until night to come out. A visit to Lackford lakes brings the wonder of Marsh Harriers and a wild wind, finally gives way to the lightest of rains.

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 11th to the 17th July, 2022.

This week, we start heading towards the coming heatwave. Everything becomes bleached pale and the earth hard, dusty and dry. Vegetables are ready for picking, a buck moon glows huge and orange and a red kite proudly defends its kill.

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 4th to the 10th July, 2022

This week, linnets join the chorus and a jay comes to visit. It turns very hot, dusty blueberries deepen their colour and selfheal sprouts up everywhere.