Day 6 -9:45am, 1c I woke this morning to a thin blanket of snow on the ground, and heavy clouds…
Wim Hof Method: Day 4 and 5
Day 4 -9:45am, -1c An entirely different ball game, this. Out in my garden the night prior, I looked up…
The Wim Hof Method – Immersion Diary Day 1-3
Day 1 – 9:30am, 5c. So I’m not entirely new to cold immersion, I’ve had a few weeks to acclimatise,…
Castlebank Sessions, Lanark
Interested in signing up for the Falconry for Kids sessions in March? Here’s a little information on the sorts of…
A Hunting Hawk Part 3: Death Becomes Us
The confusion and the quandary began there. The shocking realisation, the reality before my eyes, that I was in partnership…
Want to build self-confidence and resilience in children? Then falconry is the answer.
I am a teacher and a falconer. I love being both, for very different reasons. For a number of years…
A Hunting Hawk Part 2: Playing Dead, Plain Stupid
Interest has been piqued. On both our parts. The chases are now becoming more regular. Quicker. And a variety of…
A Hunting Hawk Part 1: Preparing myself for the inevitable
The hunt is everything. It is falconry. Many would even explicitly say that falconry is the act of hunting with…
Book Review: Travels In Alaska by John Muir
A little like Nan Shepherd’s classic ‘The Living Mountain’, John Muir’s ‘Travels in Alaska’ is truly a meditation on nature.…
Heart in my mouth. Hawk in the air.
I feel like I’m going against my better judgement. I’m conflicted enough that this excites me though. I walk slowly…