Today is David Attenborough's 100th birthday! A very Happy Birthday to Sir David!
In honor of his lifetime of sharing with us the wonders of wildlife of the world, let's talk about wildlife and Filofax organisers!
I am very lucky to live in an area with fantastic wildlife and nature. I love to record in my daily pages any wildlife sightings, flowers blooming, when the leaves start turning each autumn, etc. My favourite birds are oystercatchers, which come inland to nest in the fields around our house. Each February I make a note of the first oystercatcher sighting near us, and each August I note the last sighting of these adorable birds when they go back to the coasts to winter over.
Do you make any wildlife or nature notes in your Filofax pages?
And as always on Fridays, feel free to ask and/ or discuss anything ring binder organiser related!
Yes, for sure, which birds came to the feeder in winter time, when did which tree start blooming, when did I plant the flowers on my balcony 😊
ReplyDeleteEven at the height of the 'insert era' (you know, the 'windsurfing record' times), the only insert related to nature watching was Ref. 740, the bird watcher's checklist. This was a double-width insert, unusually, folded in half and punched in the centre; the only other insert of this form was the Ref. 266 class record.
ReplyDeleteMaybe time to think of a custom insert to record the changing seasons; maybe a monthly insert. Not sure what I'd record, though...
I note weather events: rainfall and snowfall amounts, first robin sighted each year, and unusual animal sightings. We have a lot of deer, foxes, and coyotes in my city, which are all well adapted to living with humans and i dont record those anymore. A mountain lion visit is a rare treat and I record those.
ReplyDeleteFor the past two years, on Boxing day I have sat down with Lia Leendertz marvelous Almanac and marked out all the relevant sights to look out for and then the same with the RHS gardening through the year.
ReplyDeleteThen as the weeks pass I note against the Boxing Day Schedule the first sight of plants, bird species, toads, tree blossom, stag beetles, foxes. Hedgehogs, and other wildlife.