Me, pretending Monday isn’t happening... #MondayMotivation 📷 Paul Browning

Hey #BookSky 💙📚 Today's entry in Nature Writing for Every Day of the Year by Jane McMorland Hunter is from Laurie Lee's Cider with Rosie and it made me realise that I haven't read any Lee since I was at school, where Lee was lauded as a local boy made good.

I mean, do both - that'll really make Trump take notice! Well, we can hope it would! With that jackass, though, who knows?!

Do I know any scientists based in Antarctica? Or who can put me in touch with someone? Reposts gratefully accepted!

Email from landlord to say maintenance people are allegedly coming on Tues morning at 9am. *sighs* Guess I'll have to go into town tomorrow morning instead - can't go Weds as I have a phone appt with the Mental Health Practitioner at 8.45am & Thurs morning I'm going to the launderette. Bah humbug.

Hi #BookSky 💙📚 I've started re-reading The Devil's Novice by Ellis Peters

The sisters were the first to set foot on this island. So how come we've forgotten the story of our first (and fiercest) mythic mothers? Really chuffed to be bringing my spoken-word storytelling show Queens of Albion to the gorgeous Rise in York later this spring! shorturl.at/xkTVl

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Hi #BookSky 💙📚 I have finished re-reading The Sanctuary Sparrow by Ellis Peters

If my drawings bring a bit of joy to your day and you’d like to support me, you can join my new members’ club. It’s £3 a month. Go to claireleach.com/membership to see the details. I’d love to reach 5 members this weekend.

Big eyed floofsters! 🦉💙

Japanese anemones drawn in fountain pen. £30 at claireleach.com/shop.

If seeing my drawings brightens your day and you’d like to support me, you can join my new members’ club. It’s £3 a month. Go to claireleach.com/membership. You get a few perks too; exclusive content and a discount code.

Daily #BirdWatch (1/3) Heard: Robin, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Dunnock, Blackcap, Pied Wagtail, Greenfinch, Nuthatch, House Sparrow, Siskin, Chaffinch, Starling, Black Redstart, Redwing, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Collared Dove, Stock Dove, Rock Dove, #UKBirding

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News clip re Greenland on Classic FM & they spoke to a guy who was participating in yesterday's anti-Trump march in Copenhagen, who made me laugh by referring to him as 'the orange dictator'! Guy's not wrong, though, is he?

I have woken up horribly stiff from hauling the sodding hoover around yesterday.

High on his own stupidity.

Just heard someone shout Fuck's sake! really loudly in the street and went Same, mate, same!

Christ, what a deranged piece of nonsense.

Japanese Anemones, ink on paper. I’ve always loved botanical illustration, the type you find in dusty old books. I’ve been making drawings inspired by them for years with my trusty yellow fountain pen. Here’s one made yesterday. Just £30 in my shop; claireleach.com/shop.

Yeah, but that's not gonna stop and his stooge from peddling the lies!

Kiddo floofster getting kisses* from its momma!! 🦉💙 (*Yes, I know mom's grooming it, shush!)

I have just spent 45 minutes hauling the fucking Henry the Hoover around the ground floor because even I, notoriously un-houseproud, was sick of the sight of all the dust and also leaves and debris trekked in from my walks. Now my knee's screamingly painful and I feel like crying.

A Cyanotype T shirt I made using pressed flowers, kestrel & curlew feathers 🪶:

I did not attempt to cross through the portal to another world...

Daily #BirdWatch (1/4) Heard: Robin, Goldfinch, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Cetti's Warbler, Dunnock, Wren, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Redpoll, Chiffchaff, Greenfinch, Nuthatch, House Sparrow, Siskin, Starling, Redwing, Song Thrush, Black Redstart, #UKBirding

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Beautiful! 💙 Robin Redbreast, my best beloved!

Hell, yes! Abso-fucking-lutely!!

Hi #BookSky 💙📚 I've started re-reading The Sanctuary Sparrow by Ellis Peters

If seeing my drawings brightens your day and you’d like to support me, you can join my new members’ club. It’s £3 a month. Go to claireleach.com/membership. You get a few perks too; discount code to my shop, access to exclusive content. Mostly you’re helping to keep me drawing.

Hi #BookSky 💙📚 I've finished re-reading The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters

If you see this, post a flower 🌻

Hey #BookSky 💙📚, I've just realised that I completely forgot to say this morning that I started re-reading The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters last night!

But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the [west], and [it] is the sun. (Astonishing! The sun's finally out, some 5 hours after the Met Office forecast its appearance!)

I have just emailed the bloody hospital AGAIN because I have STILL not had the sodding results of the sodding MRI scan I had done SEPTEMBER 2025!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been promised a letter or phone call with the results multiple times in the last 3.5 months and fuck all have I heard!!

Hey floofster, INCOMING!!!!!!!! 🦉💙

Daily #BirdWatch (1/4) Heard: Robin, Goldfinch, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Pied Wagtail, Blackcap, Wren, Dunnock, Greenfinch, Nuthatch, House Sparrow, Starling, Song Thrush, Redwing, Black Redstart, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Collared Dove, Stock Dove, #UKBirding

"So, do you have a quest," the witch asked as she finished dressing the last wound, "or doing general adventuring?" "A quest. I seek a book." "Ancient tome of forbidden lore?" "No, one I read as a child." "And this dragon didn't have it?" "Alas." "Have you asked a librarian?" "They're scary!"

Hi #BookSky 💙📚 I've finished re-reading The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones Back to Cadfael and C12th Shrewsbury.

It's been raining steadily for the last 8 hours. My knee hates it.

Hay, floofster! 🦉💙

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Daily #BirdWatch (1/4) Heard: Robin, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Greenfinch, Wren, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, House Sparrow, Starling, Redwing, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Stock Dove, Collared Dove, Rock Dove, #UKBirding

Hi #BookSky 💙📚 I've started re-reading The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones

Did a quick drawing of my wood duck friend.

Hi #BookSky 💙📚 I've finished re-reading The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters

It's about time someone taught the spoiled brat that he can't have everything he wants!