Tag Archives: life

Update (my crazy family + beautiful photos)

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Oscar Dandelion

Summer/Autumn 2021 I was looking forward to the summer. My mum suffered several strokes, beginning with ‘mini’ ones from the spring not long after the CoviD19 vaccines. After the second shot the mini strokes became major ones. She had to … Continue reading →

Posted in life | Tagged 2021, caring for an elderly parent, chronic pain, dogs, flowers, hope, life, millipedes, strokes, toxic family | 5 Comments

2021

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Oscar Dandelion

Hello dear reader 🙂 I wish you a positive and healthy 2021. Below, is an update. I tried keeping it brief. I hadn’t meant to be away for so long. When living with chronic poor health you have to prioritise … Continue reading →

Posted in Cactus and succulent plants, dogs, health, life, nature, plants, short story | Tagged dogs, Faith McCord, flowers, garden, handmade cards, life, nature, plants, short stories, story | 7 Comments

Today’s Beauty: A Dragonfly (photos)

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. Sunday night upon entering the kitchen I heard a furious humming of wings and slapping of body against the ceiling fluorescent light tube. I immediately thought of fairies! When I saw it I still thought of fairies. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in nature | Tagged beauty, damselfly, dragonfly, insects, life, nature | 13 Comments

Today’s Beauty: Oscar Dandelion! (photos)

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. Photos taken yesterday of beautiful Oscar Dandelion. It’s amazing how much love dogs give. I am grateful for that. . . . . * Copyright Faith McCord 2020 Story and artwork belongs to Faith McCord who is the author … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, pet | Tagged beauty, dog love, grateful, life, Lloyd Loom chair, pet | 14 Comments

Hedgerows: Dusk #2

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. 24th July 2020 It was dusk and I went back to the road with the country hedgerows. They’re flourishing which is good to see. The blackberries are beginning to ripen, the chammomile made an appearance and there were other … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, life, nature, plants | Tagged countryside, dogs, hedgerows, life, nature, photos, skies, wild flowers, wildflowers | 9 Comments

Decorated bug houses, seedlings, vegan-sausage pasta (photos)

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. 17th July 2020 Photos I took of the newly decorated bug houses I recently got from Asda. And the kitchen seedlings of tomatoes – I really must pot them up though it’s probably too late! – and the ‘mystery’ … Continue reading →

Posted in life, nature, plants | Tagged bees, beetles, bug houses, butterflies, fun, growing plants, insect houses, insects, life, mystery plants, nature, photos, plantlets, plants, seedlings, sun, tomato seedlings, tomatoes, vegan food | 10 Comments

Patio’s flowers + dogs (photos)

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. 10th July 2020 Photos I took during a burst of sunshine on the patio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Copyright Faith McCord 2020 Story and artwork belongs to Faith McCord … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, life, plants | Tagged dogs, flowers, hosepipe snake, July, life, patio, photos, plants, sunny, sunshine | 4 Comments

This time 2 years ago (photos/before covid-19)

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. 7th June 2018 . The above photo is of John buying our ‘market chips‘ – paper-cones filled with freshly fried chips (French fries are the long thin ones 😉 ). My local town makes the best chips in the … Continue reading →

Posted in health, life, nature | Tagged chips, corona, covid, fish and chips, ghost town, life, market chips, new normal, virus | 15 Comments

In the garden (photos)

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. 7th May 2020 Photos I took while sitting at the end of the garden. We had beautiful, warm, sunny weather during most of May but June begins cold and cloudy like chilly autumn… . . . . . . … Continue reading →

Posted in life | Tagged bluebells, Chihuahuas, dogs, garden, garden photos, in the garden, life, trees | 10 Comments

The Dawn Chorus (RSPB)

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

One of my most favourite things, the Dawn Chorus. .

Posted in life, nature | Tagged bird song, birds, life, nature, relax, RSPB, the dawn chorus | 21 Comments