365 Days Wild - Day 31 (!)

So, 30 Days Wild is over but anyone up for it is invited to take part in the next phase... 365 Days Wild!  I was really looking forward to the end of 30 Days Wild, but I'm a creature of habit and once I get into routines I find it hard to break them... hence being in year 4 of The 365 Project, amongst other things!

I have (naturally) thought about keeping this blog going with regular posts but when the #StayWild plans were announced I didn't need much persuading!

picture from The Wildlife Trusts

Here's a link to the Stay Wild info - http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/staywild

Looking back at my 365 Project photos, most of my daily snaps are nature and outdoors based so I figured it shouldn't be too hard to keep the 30 Days Wild going into 365 Days Wild. Well, next year is a leap year so it'll be 366 Days really.

I won't be doing it the same way as I have for June - my self imposed minimum requirement for my wild activity to count for 30 Days Wild was that it had to last for at least 30 minutes, though most were at least an hour.

For the next 335 days to complete a whole year, my aim will be more simple - the minimum requirement is just a few minutes to appreciate nature each day, along with a photo taken.  I will combine this with my 365 project too. Obviously there will be lots of days when I do something bigger than a moment and a photo but that won't be every day.  I might not publish a blog post every single day though I will do a post about each day, even if I just upload one photo.

So... into a Wild Year I go... 

Today, Day 31, has been so hot that I decided to do one of the 'wild ideas' I didn't fit into June - to dip my feet in a river!  I don't do well with heat, it makes me feel ill, but 17 minutes standing in the cool flowing waters of the River Dane helped!

First I spent a bit of time enjoying the feel of the sandy soil beneath my feet.

First contact with the river!

I hitched up my skirt and went knee deep (pictures taken from camera on a rock)

After fifteen minutes walking around in the river, I sat on a rock at the edge and dipped my toes for a few minutes more

Then wandered back along the path above the river.

There was a gorgeous smell of warm pine trees wafting down... I haven't walked that path up the steps for a long time - perhaps that's something I will do this year. It's a nice walk.

Looking down on the river from the path

Then from the bridge

I've been enjoying the smells of freshly cut grass too (all day long) - hay making season is in full swing around here!

 

I've also booked my Birdfair tickets, got Hen Harrier Day 2015 plans sorted and booked a short camping trip for the summer holidays too :)