Day 12.

Saturday. 12th July 2025.

This is Fennel. Tomorrow he embarks on a new adventure and is going to live with a lovely family in the Huon Valley.

So today we spent some time together. I thanked Fennel for being such a sweetie, it’s been a pleasure to have him in our care.

I love Fennel’s  “orange gumboots” and hope the little girls he goes to live with name him something else if they don’t like the name Fennel. When Horatio our big Buff Orpington rooster (whose feathers were the colour of a shiny gold coin) was re homed, the little boy he went to live with decided to call Horatio “Giant Peach” instead. The wonderful names children come up with!

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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