Kizzia Mildmay

Word Herder and Yarn Wrangler

Photo of mottled brown plate-like fungi (possibly Daedaleopsis confragosa) growing out of a fallen tree trunk. The fungi is growing in overlapping layers. All around the tree trunk are russet brown and yellow fallen leaves.

The Small Things Spreading Joy in October

November 14, 2022

Still going, still necessary, still joyful. If you’re reading this and don’t know what it’s all in aid of then the post explaining everything is here and if you missed last month then that post is here. Now, without further ado, here are all the photos I shared over on Twitter for the month: The … More The Small Things Spreading Joy in October

Fallen horse chestnuts lie on the ground, one breaking open to show the green of the inner casing and burnished nuts within.

A Year in the Woods: October

November 28, 2021

The leaves are turning and falling and the prevailing sense of the wood is damp and dense and darkening. The squirrels glut themselves on the first of the falling nuts, the mushrooms begin to appear, and the streams and mill pond swell with the autumn rains. Just past the equinox when the shortness of the … More A Year in the Woods: October