2026

A new year, a new dawn, a new adventure. Happy New Year to planet Earth… just keep on rolling. Please.

January can be a pretty bleak time of year and finding the enthusiasm to get out takes a lot of effort. But then the sun comes fleetingly out to play and it all seems worth it.

When temperatures plummet and the snow piles up, then I’m thankful for whatever I can glimpse (and photograph) through my window. And what’s not to like about a pigeon a day!

I still have a long wait until Spring, but here in the foothills of the central Italian Apennines, the very first flowers are appearing and the new season is slowly getting underway.

A day in the life of whoever I am, to share, but also to remember, looking back from wherever I’ll be, whatever I’ll be doing a few years from now.

When the sun’s rays break through the fog, then magic can happen and a simple patch of lichen can become a fairyland of light and enchanted shapes.

Come with me on a simple walk in the oak woods near my home on an undistinguished February day while I and the woodland wait for Spring to bring new sap and new energy.

Despite last night’s snow and an icy wind, Spring is in the air. A blackbird sings and the first almond blossom is backlit by the sun.