little things that become bigger.
I started this morning with nothing to write about. Then I went down to make my coffee and a crow stood croaking on the fence but six feet from the door. He must have missed out on the breakfast bread this morning and was demanding a late meal. I had met him/her before a couple of days ago, probably one of on the newer ones on the block.
How creatures come to live with us, noting our habits and normally calling at our homes at night when we are out of the way. I was sad when the new patio was built next door the other day, the blackberry bush that flourished there bought in bees and butterflies to our urban home and had now disappeared without a trace. But we have let our small back yard flourish with plants and bees and hoverflies came to visit. How does nature grow we ask.
At the bottom of the steps in the small yard there is a wild violet plant that starts early in the year, where is the soil for it to grow? it was then superseded by a stray aquilegia and now a pretty blue star like flowers tumble over the step with gay abandon. Nature is always generous with her bounty.
So when I came across this Guardian video this morning, I laughed happily that someone is always ready to poke their heads above the parapet and yell out for the wild places to be reborn. For the sanctuary for our wild creatures to live on this earth in peace.
Dragonflies and damselflies 2008
interesting video - i'm all for a bit of rewilding.....i think Dawn would have a fit if we removed all the non-natives from our garden..... not sure what we'd be left with..... a pile of dog poo and a holly bush?
ReplyDeleteYou don't have to remove non-natives, just halve the garden into two bits A/F.
ReplyDeleteI sent the video on to my daughter. They have done lovely things with their backyard area and they have seen lots of animals passing by.
ReplyDeleteI have had several bunnies visiting the garden outside my kitchen window. They seem to come to nibble whenever I am sitting down for a meal so it's like we are eating together!?!