Tag Archives: birdwatching

Nuthatch – a very close encounter

Posted on June 11, 2018 by

Yesterday afternoon, I sat down for a spot of therapy in a busy Sunday. I needed to paint a stone for the Charles Kingsley School art installation commemorating 165 years since they were founded. It’s got a Brimstone butterfly on … Continue reading →

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Peregrines at Winchester Cathedral

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

I’ve been keeping a secret, and finally I can share it. Back on 21st March, I had finished a meeting at Winchester Cathedral, and got in the car, when I heard an incredibly distinctive noise that had me behaving like … Continue reading →

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Cutting out the canker – Romans 15:4-13 and Matthew 3:1-12 #Advent2

Posted on December 4, 2016 by

  I’m still on placement in the North Hampshire Downs, and was blessed today by a stunning run between the villages, scattering Redwings and other thrushes to the four winds, and narrowly avoiding a flock of Partridge who had less … Continue reading →

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Sitting at the feet of Jesus – Luke 10 v38-end

Posted on July 22, 2016 by

  As we galloped through to the end of term, this week with Pilgrimage Day and end of year Acts of Worship at school, I neglected to post last Sunday’s sermon that I gave in the North Hampshire Downs Benefice. … Continue reading →

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Noar Hill, Selborne – birds, butteflies, moths and orchids

Posted on May 31, 2016 by

It’s been a while since I wrote a blog post about wildlife sightings, largely because they have been few and far between – not so much the sightings as the time to make them in the first place! However, having … Continue reading →

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A butterfly in the hand is worth…? Dandelions?!

Posted on May 3, 2014 by

I had spent the morning finishing a book about Forest Church and connecting more consciously with God through nature, and the idea of natural theology where we actually come to understand God directly through his creation. I went into the … Continue reading →

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More than the body Luke 12:22-34 #givingitup #Lent2014

Posted on March 7, 2014 by

The reading Maggi Dawn has set for today is one that is important to my parents, having been the favourite of Canon Rham, the Rector of All Saints Minstead at the time of their marriage and later my Baptism. ‘Consider … Continue reading →

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If you don’t ask, you won’t get!? Ordination Training

Posted on February 20, 2014 by

I don’t know about you, but at times it seems that we’re always being expected to chase things up. It’s like we’re living in a culture of “if you don’t ask, you won’t get”. In church life, experience tells me, … Continue reading →

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The last day of my summer

Posted on August 31, 2013 by

Yesterday was to all intents and purposes the last day of my summer. I spent it out in the New Forest on not one, but two walks with my family, because I’m greedy and it was a nice day. Our … Continue reading →

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Roe Buck and other spring evening delights

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

Very quick post with a record of our evening stroll. The venue was Blackbushe and it’s surroundings again as usual. This Peacock Butterfly looks like it overwintered – though how any butterfly can survive the winter we’ve had, I really … Continue reading →

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