I recently had to travel in -5 degrees (Celsius as I am in the UK) and to say I was in a bad mood whilst doing so would be the biggest understatement of my life. I am not made for the cold - anything under 15 degrees and I am in my thermal clothing and … Continue reading Floof Friday
Category: animals
Floof Friday
I live close to a green area, and we have a little colony of very cheeky grey squirrels. I was out the other day and noticed one of these cheeky chappies hanging upside down from a branch as he attempted to break into a bird seed feeder that was hanging a few branches down. I … Continue reading Floof Friday
Floof Friday
During the summer, I bought my husband and I bee revival kits from Beevive, and naturally we did not have any chance to use these during the summer months when there were bees a plenty. But I was so excited to find a very fluffy bee resting on a parking bollard whilst we were out … Continue reading Floof Friday
World Wildlife Conservation Day
The 4th of December has been recognised as World Wildlife Conservation Day since 2012. Created by Hillary Clinton – who was the US Secretary of State at the time – the day aims to raise awareness of issues facing wildlife. This includes issues such as extinction, endangerment, global wildlife trafficking and poaching. World Wildlife Conservation … Continue reading World Wildlife Conservation Day
Sunday Musings
Daily writing promptWhat are your feelings about eating meat?View all responses ...surely this is an obvious one right? I saw this prompt and it just made me giggle since my entire blog is about how I don't eat meat. But then I couldn't remember if I ever explained why I stopped eating meat in the … Continue reading Sunday Musings
Christspiracy – Movie Review
Movie blurb: Christspiracy: The Spirituality Secret is a groundbreaking and censored documentary revealing the biggest cover-up in 2,000 years. Co-directed by award-winning filmmaker Kip Andersen (Netflix: Cowspiracy 2014, What the Health 2017, Seaspiracy 2021) and Kameron Waters. I will start this by saying that I am not a religious person. I do not believe in … Continue reading Christspiracy – Movie Review
Sunday musings
Daily writing promptWhat are your favorite animals?View all responses How am I meant to name only a few of them??? I obviously love every single animal that exists, but just for a bit of fun, I will list a few of my favourites with some brief reasons as to why. In no particular order: Great … Continue reading Sunday musings
Is it ethical to breed animals?
I thought this could be an interest discussion because I haven't ever really seen it discussed before. So I guess that is my question: Do you think it is ethical to breed animals? Now I think I mean this in the realm of breeding companion animals. So breeding dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters etc rather than … Continue reading Is it ethical to breed animals?
Book Review: The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa
Book blurb: Against changing seasons in Japan, seven cats weave their way through their owners' lives. A needy kitten rescued from the recycling bin teaches a new father how to parent his own human baby An elderly cat hatches a plan to pass into the next world as a spirit so that he and his … Continue reading Book Review: The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa
The Wildlife Trusts Hope Week 2024: Day 7 – The Final Day!
What a week! I hope you have found this week as reinvigorating as I have, and we are not quite done yet. This week has helped me take a step back from the everyday mundanity that is activism and has let me see just how far the entire movement has come, and how much is … Continue reading The Wildlife Trusts Hope Week 2024: Day 7 – The Final Day!