Day 7.

Monday. 7th July 2025.

Feeding the hens and Honeybee some left over bread roll from lunchtime.

Miss Polish (aka. Zinnia the Polish hen) was hatched in an incubator and raised by Lil. When I sit on the garden bench she more than likely comes and sits underneath the bench and pokes her head out from under my skirt. I used to get a shock when she would brush past my leg and look out, now I know to expect it.

If you get to spend time with chickens and ducks, look them in the eye and while you do make sure to give them loving looks, talk gently to them, you will soon discover how each bird has a different personality, just like us humans. We have benches placed all around the garden, the hens and Honeybee will always gravitate towards us, if we are wearing new shoes or clothes they usually come up really close and inspect them. It is these gentle everyday interactions that fill my heart with happiness.

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A Moment in the Day Series.

This will be my third year.
Midwinter and I’m craving the everyday beauty that isn’t in your face like Springtime blossom, the abundance in the garden during Summer, or the golden light in Autumn.
For me, this time of year is all about looking for the little treasures. The beauty is still there, it’s about taking the time to see it. Hone your senses to take notice, it is so easy to get swept up in the day to day and feeling flat with everything going on in the world.
The cool air on your cheek. Grey skies become all the colours of silver. The tiniest snowbells catch your eye as you walk through the garden gate. Watching Apricot the Buff Orpington hen drinking; in those moments it is like a lesson in mindfulness.
In 2023 it was for the month of May, in 2024 my first day of the series was on the 5th July, and for 2025 I started on the 1st July.

Will you join me? Whether it is recording a photo on Insta, writing about it when you journal, or maybe it is taking a mental note when you notice the everyday beautiful moments around you.

I’ll be sharing my Moment on Instagram and in a blog post.
A moment captured during the day, calming, peaceful, that captures my heart.
A moment in the day, uplifting, something positive, as we are deep into the colder months of Winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

Sending Love from the Garden,

Jude x