30 Days Wild - Week Four & End of Month Summary (also 25 Days in 2025 - Thing #16)

[smallhobbit]

Week 4 had a creative theme, so I wrote a tanka:

Counting garden birds
Filling up the water bowls
Walking through the woods
Small steps to gentle progress
Building a lifetime's habit

And I downloaded a knitting pattern from the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, to knit a bittern - a 'knittern' for making later.

In addition, I downloaded 14 spotter sheets for use during different seasons (and therefore encouraging me to go out), plus masks and colouring sheets for our after school club.

Finally, I made a bumblebee felt craft brooch from a kit I'd myself a while ago.




Looking back on the 30 Days Wild challenge, it's been fun and hopefully will encourage me to do more - I always feel it would be a good idea, but finding the necessary motivation is important.  I've become a member of the British Trust for Ornithology (it's not very expensive) and have submitted two weeks' worth of garden bird sightings.  And I'm currently watching the house martins flying around catching flies.

Comments

[badly_knitted]

Your brooch is so cute!

And you have a Jackdaw on your badge! I love Jackdaws.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. The badges have been fun. My favourite was the puffin.

[badly_knitted]

Oh, I love Puffins too. Went to Skomer Island one year, back in my teens, and saw lots of them =)

[tellshannon815]

That kit looks like it might be from the same range as some I did last year (a black cat, a ginger cat and a tabby cat).

[smallhobbit]

It's possible. I bought it because I wanted to try some felt craft and I like bees. Also, it was a sale item- no point paying full price for something I didn't enjoy and therefore didn't finish.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Wow! Well done!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much!

[adafrog]

:D

[smallhobbit]

Thank you!

[pensnest]

Your bumblebee brooch is charming!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much!

[debriswoman]

All the best with bittern knitting kit😊

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. I shall have to finish my current project first 😁

[meridian_rose]

I love your brooch!
I believe it's Bee awareness day this Thursday - "don't step on a bee day" so very topical!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much!
I shall bear that in mind :)

[rusty_armour]

Playing catch up again. I think it's great that you've decided to join the British Trust for Ornithology and continue birdwatching. I hope you enjoy filling out those spotter sheets.

I'm looking forward to seeing how that knittern bittern turns out, and I love your bumblebee brooch.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. It's definitely a case of small steps which will hopefully lead to greater commitment.

It will be a while before I start the knittern, have to finish my current knitting at least, but it's on the list. I'm delighted you like the brooch, I was pleased with it.