This book sums up my current mood perfectly, although I'm not sure I can summon the energy to start reading...

Wildlife finds the most unlikely of locations: a couple of discarded containers left to collect rainwater now provide a home for newts! Location a small urban garden in Nottm. Apparently there's no collective noun for newts... Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Amphibian and Reptile Conservation

I've felt pretty useless these past few weeks but today I completed my daily exercise with purpose - a four mile walk stopping mid way to donate blood in Nottm city centre #GiveBlood #KeepDonating

Playing with my phone camera to capture nature in my garden (& pass the time). Pleased with this solitary bee about to land on a rosemary flower + an edited version after messing with some settings 😁

Function over aesthetics. We made a bee house today at 'home school' - problem-solving, maths, woodwork. I just about passed!

Not sure what I've become but today at 'home school' we made a batch of rock buns. They are officially delicious!

Me: Felix, have you been going into the garage barefoot again? Felix: No daddy, not me! Me: Hmmmmmm... #lockdown2020

Apropos of nothing, today was the first time I put fuel in my car since 16th March 2020

Race pack for the TCS London Marathon #The40thRace has arrived. After months of training it's nearly here. I'll be looping Nottingham's ring road for 26.2 miles on 04/10/20 in support of @WoodlandTrust

This time tomorrow I'll be well into the TCS London Marathon #The40thRace. I'm fundraising for @WoodlandTrust and I'd be delighted for any last-minute support justgiving.com/fundraising/mi…

Better late than never! Nice surprise waiting for me on my return from holiday TCS London Marathon @WoodlandTrust. Nearly £1,300 (+ gift aid) raised in support of UK woods & trees #BigClimateFightback

Flurry of excitement chez coqdepois today. My Laithwaites wine advent calendar & @WoodlandTrust #BigClimateFightback spindle tree both arrived. Let planting & boozing (responsibly) commence!

Wind-sculpted hawthorn (and effective sheep shade!) between Thorncombe Beacon and Seatown on the Jurassic Coast section of the SW Coast Path South West Coast Path Association #NationalTreeWeek

In Lockdown 1 me & Felix planned how we'd grow Christmas dinner. We'd bond over veg whilst furlough & school closures impacted on our lives. He gave up before Easter - the lure of YouTube too great - so I persevered alone. This is just some of the result. Merry Christmas all!

The Woodland Trust is recruiting! Some cracking roles across the UK jobs.woodlandtrust.org.uk