12 Days Wild // Part 1

 

This is the fourth year of 12 Days Wild, and my fourth year taking part too! This year looks a bit different because on the 24th, Baker, our dog, took very poorly, and we had to rush him to the emergency vets. Since then, we have been caring for him, and as he cannot be left alone, we haven't been able to go far.

As we've had so much on, I'm going to cheat and use what I wrote last year, so here you go...
12 Days Wild is a winter wildlife challenge held by the home of the longer, summer challenge, 30 Days Wild, The Wildlife Trusts. As stated on their website, The Wildlife Trusts 'For more than a century, we have been saving wildlife and wild places, increasing people’s awareness and understanding of the natural world, and deepening people’s relationship with it.' If you are unaware of them and their work, I recommend visiting their website, https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/, which is home to a wealth of information surrounding nature, wildlife and how we can help it.

In my previous year's posts, I've prefaced this challenge with the caveat that I'm already living a rather wild life. A life that places the natural world in high regard and that includes some sort of action or thought for the wild world every single day. So really, this is more of a challenge for me. It gives me the opportunity and motivation to step outside of my usual daily wildness and take a break from my regular daily routine.
That being said, that wasn't possible this year, and I just had to try my best, so don't compare this year to the previous years!

See previous years below
12 Days Wild 2022/23
12 Days Wild 2023/24 // Part 1
12 Days Wild 2023/24 // Part 2
12 Days Wild 2024/25 // Part 1
12 Days Wild 2024/25 // Part 2

25th December - Day 1
This year's 12 Days Wild looks different as we can't leave the house, meaning no traditional walk today.
Instead, here are some of the birds who stopped by for their dinner, drinks and baths!

26th December - Day 2
I spent some time in the garden this morning watching the sunrise and listening to the dawn chorus.

27th December - Day 3
Looking for life! After spotting the Daffodils had popped their little green tops through the ground, I decided to hunt for any other signs of life in our gardens today.

28th December - Day 4
While Mr H stayed at home with Baker, I took myself off for an hour or so to feel the healing powers of the sea. Whenever I feel unwell or down, overwhelmed or any other designation of 'off', I need a visit to the sea and ground myself with sand and stones beneath my toes, as the waves wash over my feet.

29th December - Day 5
Sitting with the windows open, listening to the birds in the garden and catching up on my year-long reads for 2025.

30th December - Day 6 
Look to the sky!
When it rains, I love to stand in the garden with my face to the sky and let the drops kiss my face.
It's impossible not to also look up when La Luna is glowing so prettily.

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Part two coming soon.