Up there, just seen my first swift of the year. Hannah Bourne-Taylor

Red kite series nearly finished. This is the latest.

Up there . . .

#redkites

Wild Journeys - my latest post on Into the Deep Woods is live now. It has an extract from my book, Two Lights, which was long listed for the RSL Ondaatje Prize this week, and news about the studio I'm about to open in one of the wildest places in Wales.

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So many red kites in the skies here now. I can hear them calling to each other over our house.

Red Kite

We are thrilled that James Roberts has been long listed for the Royal Society of Literature 2024 Ondaatje Prize for the remarkable Two Lights!

Congratulations James Roberts and September Publishing for this much deserved acknowledgment from such an esteemed literary prize as the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje prize 🥂👏

Well this is rather nice. Two Lights has been long listed for the RSL Ondaatje Prize.

It’s good to be in good company.

Royal Society of Literature September Publishing

Winged things . . .

'And then another dark shape, flitting low, turning and turning back. A swallow. I’ve never witnessed swallows this early in the year.'

My story this week is about migration and the return of the wild . . .

You can read it via the link in my profile 👆

This morning, under a glowering sky filled with rainbows

Blue, blue, blue blue blue!

#blue

Today . . .

Another day for skylarks . . .

A new story today on Into the Deep Woods.

This looks rather wonderful . . .

Tomorrow morning I'll be publishing a new Rima story about walking in snow, how our attention softens and sharpens, and how enriching our attention is a source of fulfilment. There may also be dogs . . .

Link in my profile

The morning walk . . .

#yeldwood

Skylark singing.

And they are today, though there's snow on the hills!

I'll be posting a skylark story tomorrow on Into the Deep Woods (link in profile).

#skylarks