BlogHide Resteemsthisveggielife (40)in nature • 6 years agoRewilding Britain with BeaversRecently Michael Gove attended an event in Gloucestershire to release beavers back into the wild as part of a project to rewild Britain. A male and a female Eurasian beaver, a species hunted to…thisveggielife (40)in nature • 6 years agoBird photography: a heron in the setting sunthisveggielife (40)in nature • 6 years agoAcornsFirst acorns of the year!thisveggielife (40)in nature • 6 years agoPensthorpe – July 2018A few photos from a recent trip to Pensthorpe in Norfolk. It was a beautiful day though windy with the storms that finally broke the heatwave. So many flowers in bloom in the Millennium Garden.thisveggielife (40)in vegan • 6 years agoLush shampoo bars - first impressionsLike practically everyone, I've been trying to reduce my plastic usage. Although I've always recycled since I was responsible for my own waste disposal, there's a lot of stuff I never considered…thisveggielife (40)in flowers • 6 years agoFlower friday: ox eye daisies!Have some joy this fridaythisveggielife (40)in nature • 6 years agoSweet peasThe bees are loving the sweet peas! 🐝 🌸thisveggielife (40)in nature • 6 years agoBearded TitsBearded tits have always been a difficult bird for me to photograph – they’re just so quick and I rarely get to see them. There is an aviary at Pensthorpe in Norfolk that houses some bearded tits…thisveggielife (40)in plants • 6 years agoNew Plants for the CollectionSo my cat sadly destroyed a little copper plant pot I had and also damaged the maidenhair fern it housed. My calathea has also been suffering - it's lost all stability, so it needs some R & R time…thisveggielife (40)in nature • 7 years agoBluebells at BlicklingHello! I've had a few months off from Steeming due to holidays and overtime. But I'm back with a post about bluebells! Every May comes the annual trip to the woods at the Blickling estate in…thisveggielife (40)in animalphotography • 7 years agoCat enjoying the spring weatherthisveggielife (40)in photography • 7 years agoNew friendsThis mallard let me get quite close!thisveggielife (40)in nature • 7 years agoTicking off the early signs of springIt's just past Easter and it's still not warm. In fact, we've had more snow in February-March than I can remember for 5 years. But I'm still spotting some of the early signs of spring so…thisveggielife (40)in nature • 7 years agoBig Garden Birdwatch 2018So the results of the Big Garden Birdwatch have been released and I'm always interested to compare how my own garden fares against the rest of the country. I posted about this in January when…thisveggielife (40)in photography • 7 years agoMacro photography: ivy flowersSome close ups of ivy flowers - the structure is quite fascinating.thisveggielife (40)in photography • 7 years agoThe first blossoms of springthisveggielife (40)in nature • 7 years agoWildlife focus: great-spotted woodpeckerWelcome to the second in my wildlife focus blog series (did you catch the first on the mole?) and in this one I'm sharing some facts about the great spotted woodpecker . You can tell them apart…thisveggielife (40)in vegan • 7 years agoVegan cottage pieHere's a recipe for some real hearty food: a vegan cottage pie. 900g white potatoes 250g vegan mince (i used Ocado's range) 3 large carrots 1 onion 2 garlic cloves 1 tin of chopped toms…thisveggielife (40)in vegan • 7 years agoSweet Potato Chocolate Brownies (VEGAN recipe)Vegetables in cakes. Cakes made of vegetables. Somehow it works. This blog post is an easy recipe to make sweet potato chocolate brownies. It took about an hour to make, including prep time, and…thisveggielife (40)in photography • 7 years agoBird photography : long tailed titFluffy little long tailed tit
