There’s nothing like a car boot as inspiration to create a story. A rich resource for creativity and writing prompts, although I find myself pondering human life and our detachment from the natural world. If only we realised how transient life is, our attachment to ‘stuff’ is quite strange.
The verges on the way home to base camp were where I found the real treasures.
This week we found a nest in the lean to against our shed. On peeking in I thought at it was a Mistle Thrush, but on further investigation I think we may have a blackbirds nest (also a type of thrush).. This got me researching the difference between the – Blackbird, Song Thrush and Mistle Thrush and also discovering that they can cross breed.
Here is a poem I created from my findings!
Mistle Thrush
Mistle Splashed
Throstle
Sound Spilling
In undulating notes
And stops.
Storm Cock
Wing Tipped
Lightning bodied
Warbler.
Fiercly guarding
Jewelled Berries
Throaty Rattle
Hedgrow
Warning.
Saturday was ‘Caturday’ for us, all things cat came out in our doodles ❤️ My drawing above, my daughter’s below…. I love how the bath tub looks like it’s about to take a stroll 🙂
Adventures from Base Camp 