There are rumours of snow and there are rumours of sunshine today! Quite unsurprisingly, I’m Team Sunshine! Are you? A very lovely Valentine’s Day to those that celebrate! A very lovely Perfectly Ordinary Saturday to everyone else, but let’s all spread some love today!

It’s not raining (yet!), so I stole into the garden for a tidy-up, some dead-heading & generally saying ‘hello again’ and ‘well done’ to old friends and winter survivors! Yes, there’s so much to be done and the earth is so muddy, but there are buds everywhere & it is uniquely refreshing & exciting

Good morning dearest early birds! Just in case Friday 13th unsettles you, I should point out that it’s nearly the weekend, it’s (almost) nearly Spring and it’s Valentine’s Day Eve for heaven’s sake! Be lucky!

Bravo @zackpolanski.bsky.social and thank you

Found myself listening to the radio news, with now-familiar sad litany of wars, racist hatred and general darkness…when this image flashed into my mind Can we really never share this insanely wonderful & beautiful blue dot together in harmony? This image should be hung in every classroom

Woke at super-silly-o’clock (even too early to bother you on BS), but only because a daft dream I was having made me burst out laughing, which is one of my fave things, so it’s all good! Good morning, sweet early birds, I hope the day brings you miles of smiles! In the meantime, have some flowers!

A break for your ears. 🎧 Episode 186 - Slow forest Wyre valley (70 mins) A breezy, warm August day in Worcestershire. Sit under the trees and hear what the trees hear. Best with headphones to get the full 3d effect - bit.ly/LenWyre

A while ago our beloved cat died after a long happy life & though we were distraught we didn’t get another because he was literally irreplaceable. But there’s a cat shaped hole in our lives. Now a neighbour asks if we can mind their cat for a bit & today I woke with such joy! Happy midweek to you!

I adore all scented flowers, but none bring me such joy as the hardy harbingers of spring that arrive the very moment we need them most! This can be a real one-foot-in-front-of-the-other bit of the year so bravo to these fragrant angels for putting a spring (sic!) in our steps! Good morning to you!

Morning early birds! Woke in darkness, but it’s noticeably milder…with rumours of sunshine to follow! I can’t wait to go into the garden! This time of year, the smallest changes can lead to visible and exciting progress! Here’s to the very best start to the week! Take care, but have fun!

Woke, checked the forecast and, yes, it’s another make-your-own-sunshine kind of day, so let me kick off right now! Wishing you a smiley, happy Sunday!

One day it will be sunny again. In the meantime....

Good morning, sweet early birds! A happy, peaceful, hope-filled weekend to you!

Good morning and happy Friday from me and this fragrant ball of sunshine! Of all the harbingers of Spring, Edgeworthia feels the most magic to me. Humble clusters of flowers on knobbly bare stems, but lean in and smell them and their fragrance is honeyed perfection! Happy weekend’s eve to you!

Bless our friends, the birds! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Awoke to one of my most favourite sounds: the warm and friendly call of the collared dove-thank you Radio Three! Let’s hope for a peaceful, happy and harmonious day and here’s a glimpse of Spring from lovely @kewgardens.bsky.social yesterday

Good morning darling early birds! In anticipation of what’s to follow, let’s launch the day with this heavenly wreath from last year! Mmm! I can almost smell it! A delightful day to you!

Yesterday I walked down a road with several flowering viburnums in it and their scent pretty much swept me off my feet! This is just one of natures exciting signals that things are moving along beautifully now! Happy new week Blue Sky friends! I hope you feel the same frisson of joy as me!

Woke up later than usual! The first thing I noticed was it was already light, the second thing I noticed was that it’s already February, so now I am already on a Springtime high, imagining all the flowers to follow! Happy new month!

Come, friendly catkins! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Good morning early birds (and our later-riding chums!) A happy, peaceful last Saturday in January to you!

Oh no!! RIP the incomparable #CatherineOHara

@katharinenorbury.bsky.social Thanks for following me! I absolutely loved your #WomenOnNature book & used to recommend it all the time when I was a bookseller!

Good morning lovely Friday friends! Sunshine might be a rare commodity today, so immerse yourself in the dazzling yellow gorgeousness of this mimosa I spotted in a Hampstead florist yesterday! To see it and to smell it was a complete joy! Happy day to you!

It’s surprising how often going for a walk involves buying books if you’re me! Here are today’s purchases: I’m particularly excited to read #ChosenFamily as I adored Madeleine Grey’s debut #GreenDot!

Today we will mostly be listening to this while trying to get some work done. 🎧 Episode 266 - On upland pastures 53 minutes of springtime birdsong in a quiet place. Perfect if your mind needs a sunshine break. > bit.ly/Len266

Good morning sweet early birds! Right now the temperatures are on the slide again, but I’m looking Winter squarely in the eye. He might be the present, but let’s be excited for the future! A fabulous Thursday to you!

Good evening cosy Blue Sky friends! Hope you are hunkering down beautifully

It’s dark, it’s cold, it’s raining cats and dogs, but it’s all great really because it’s also one day closer to Spring and just writing that fills my heart with hope! Happy, happy Tuesday to you!

Good morning Blue Sky friends! Hope you slept well & emerged into this brand new week as fresh as these sweet primroses! A brilliant day to you!

Good morning Sunday early birds! Wishing you a peaceful, kindly day!

Wow! Just glanced out of the window and had that classic first It’s-5o’clock-but-not-quite-dark frisson that signifies that the seasons are moving along beautifully! I’m willing Spring on!

Good morning early birds! By now even super early risers get to enjoy the sweetness of birdsong here in the darkness That feels like a metaphor to me! Wishing you a surprisingly brilliant day!

Finding spots of colour on a grey January day.

Flew back to UK from mini holiday yesterday afternoon! Downside: cold and grey Upside: one week closer to Spring, there’s more birdsong and it’s home! Wishing you a day full of upsides!

Good morning midweekers! Wishing you a happy, fulfilling day! Let’s all be kind!

Good morning! Wishing you a wonderful day, whatever you’ll be up to!

Awake to my cotidian vibe of ignoring the news, at least to begin with, and filling my mind with things that please me. If you’re of similar thought: here is some beautiful lavender I came across yesterday! The scent was spectacular! I hope you have the happiest Monday you can muster!

Without meaning to state the uber-obvious, it’s January, so even here in lovely Menorca, it won’t be sunny every day I woke to lightning & the drumming of rain today, so here’s a pic from yesterday to remind us what’s above the clouds every single day of our lives! Happy, hope-filled Sunday to you!

Good morning Blue Sky friends! A happy, tranquil day to us all!

Good morning from lovely Menorca! A happy, peaceful day to you wherever you are and whoever you are!

Umpteen days of scraping ice off my car and generally freezing finally convinced me to run away to lovely #Menorca, which feels fresh as a Spring morning to me right now!

Good morning dearest early birds! There’s so much to look forward to right now: Spring is quietly waiting in the wings! Just typing that sentence gave me frissons! I’m going to hug this thought all day! Wishing you a fabulous Tuesday.!

Spent much of the morning in floods of tears: yes, I went to see the #Hamnet film and what an incredible evocation of the novel by it was! I hope it picks up all the awards!

Good morning. Taking each day as it comes, soaking up moments of beauty like this. #trees #sunset #nature #photography #winter

Good morning sweet early birds! Awoke to…not feeling frozen! The wind has changed direction and, for now at least, the weather gods are giving us a breather! I’d say that was a jolly good start to the week! Our signal to put a shine on Monday! Wishing you the best possible day!

NEW! 🎧 Here's our first episode of 2026. Escape with us to a dawn chorus from gorgeous Shropshire in May last year. Episode 289 – Dawn birds of rural Shropshire (72 mins) > www.podbean.com/ew/pb-rmwzs-1a10f84

Good morning Sunday citizens! Wishing you a happy, peaceful, kindly - not to mention cosy- day!

Night night Blue Sky friends! Sleep tight and stay cosy!

Friday status update: waiting for the storm! Stay cosy, midwinterers!