A Year in the Woods – Kizzia Mildmay

A branch full of white cherry blossom against the background of leafless trees.

A Year in the Woods: March 2021

March 31, 2021

This the month when I start to feel human again after the long grey of winter. The life in the soil is bubbling up everywhere, pushing at my feet, opening me up in much the same way it unfurls the petals of newly opening wildflowers. The air is redolent with the early pollen of the … More A Year in the Woods: March 2021

A fence post, and the bramble growing over it, are dusted with frost. Out of focus in the background it is clear the the field is also covering in frost.

A Year in the Woods: January

January 29, 2021

This is the month when the bones of the wood become visible. The autumn colours have been washed away and the cold has withered all but the hardiest of the plants. Patches of holly and other evergreens provide the bright spots in the otherwise muted browns and greys that winter has painted over the wood. … More A Year in the Woods: January

Kizzia Mildmay

Word Herder and Yarn Wrangler

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A Year in the Woods: March 2021

A Year in the Woods: January