Announcement: Happy Easter Everyone

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter and saw lots of cute creatures in your gardens and parks. Not forgetting wonderful chocolate too.

Gr8at: World Nature Photography Awards 2020

As I often say, nature really is incredible. And a big part of nature is the wonderful wildlife. So please enjoy these winners from 2020. Do you have a favourite? Can you guess the overall winner?

Animals in their habitat category – Thomas Vijayan

Black and white category – Harry Skeggs

People and nature category – Naomi Rose

Animal portraits category – Nick Dale

Behaviour – Amphibians and reptiles category – Vittorio Ricci

Nature art category – Dipanjan Pal

Black and white category – Robert Nowak

Animals in their habitat category – Vladimir Cech

Line(s) of the Day #Driverslicense

And I know we weren’t perfect but I’ve never felt this way for no one
And I just can’t imagine how you could be so okay now that I’m gone
Guess you didn’t mean what you wrote in that song about me
‘Cause you said forever, now I drive alone past your street

Taken from Olivia Rodrigo’s debut song Driver’s License (2020), which has smashed all number of records, including being one of the most dominant number one’s in US Billboard’s Top 100 history.

Line(s) of the Day #CocoChanel

A girl should be two things: Who and what she wants.

The ever inspirational French fashion designer and businesswoman Coco Chanel (1883 – 1971). Happy International Women’s Day!

Photography: Pink Purple Sunset

Author Interview – Alexander Raphael — OUT OF STANDARD BOOKS

I wanted to share an interview I did with the very awesome Victoria Ray. We’ve been blogger friends for years so was a real pleasure to answer some questions for her Author Interview series. Check out the interview and her site by following the link at the bottom. Enjoy 🙂

Alexander Raphael discusses his new (third) book, his place in the literary world, the power and challenges of writing daily. His first book of short stories – THE SUMMER OF MADNESS – is famous for moving, funny, heartbreaking, informative, and utterly captivating plots. 28 more words

Author Interview – Alexander Raphael — OUT OF STANDARD BOOKS

Announcement: Happy times. My new book is out

I have great news for you all. My new book is out. It’s a collection of short stories called Always Never, Rarely Sometimes and I’m so happy to be able to tell you all about it. Like with Illusions, Delusions, there are seven stories but this time the focus is on more traditional storytelling with a slight twist.

Read about a regular boy named Harry Potter whose life changes overnight when the literary character becomes a phenomenon. Or about a middle aged lady who goes for quiet coffee and gets more than she bargained for when she spots a group of four friends. Not forgetting the story about an unhappy child’s Christmas being changed thanks to a very surprising encounter. And there’s plenty more 😀

Paperback UK
Kindle UK

Paperback US
Kindle US

Those are the links if you want to get a copy. It’s also part of Kindle Unlimited. Hope you’re having a wonderful day 😊

Gr8at: BBC Winterwatch

BBC nature show Winterwatch has encouraged viewers to send in photographs of the winter wildlife. These are the ones I prefer most. Do you have a favourite?

Alister Kemp took this image of a mountain hare in the Scottish Highlands.

Adam Walters photographed this frosty fungi.

Photographer Chris Draper spotted these four wonderful stags

This was taken by Lisa Wood in Nairnshire, Scotland

Raymond Leinster captured this red squirrel in the snow

This striking mage is from Gaz m from Lincolnshire.

DJH Flickr captured said that this little stonechat bird.

Anniison photographed the multicolour winter leaf.

Photography: Let it Snow…

It may not be Christmas, but that doesn’t mean there can’t be snow 😊

Line(s) of the Day #TheSimpsons

Okay, so we can’t use the fence.

Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta) in The Simpsons episode Sideshow Bob’s Last Gleaming. What a character!