Duck!

Two daughters and a duck.

And… breathe.

A path into the woods at Woods Mill.

Finally.

Looking for a new magazine? I wrote about three favourites of mine. 🤓

On social media pile-ons

Melissa Harrison:

Moreover, I’ve learned not to join in with Twitter pile-ons, or insult or mock people I disagree with. This is partly because I have no wish to add to the febrile atmosphere that permeates social media at the moment, and which I think is poisoning so much of our public debate. It’s also because the moment that you insult or belittle someone, the opportunity for progress in the discussion is lost because they’re not going to be open to anything else you say. Why should they?

Written four years ago. Still insightful. Still true.

Look at this cute fellah.

A robin at Woods Mill in Sussex

A buzzard, drifting lazily over the Woods Mill car park.

A common buzzard in flight.

Into the woods.

Two girls at Woods Mill nature reserve.

Evening sea swim.

A young girl on Shoreham Beach after her sea swim.

I’m doing my best to keep the bird feeders topped up today. The sudden cold snap means they’ll be looking for food more urgently - and some of them will be preparing to migrate.

Birds on a suet ball feeder in a West Sussex garden.

Rainbow over Shoreham Beach yesterday.

A rainbow over the houses of Shoreham Beach.

My July in one second every day.

Sitting by the sea while my daughter has a socially distanced outdoors Rainbows meeting.

Some interesting thoughts on the future of newsletters.

I certainly think many newsletters resemble blogs - but many are nothing like them, too.

Beach cleaning after (Storm) Ellen.

My daughter and a litter-picker on Shoreham Beach.

Managed a little time on the beach before the rain hit.

I couldn’t figure out why my mouse wasn’t working this morning, until I turned it over.

Well played, daughters of mine.

The faceless mob of Twitter accelerants.

Sea swim with my tiny limpet. 🌊

Beach life.