by Ian Stephens | Oct 23, 2026 | Books, Nature & Everyday Adventures
You Don’t Have to Go Far to See Something For someone who loves being outdoors as much as I do, being stuck at home for five days wasn’t quite what I’d have chosen! Poor Rolo has been unwell and put on no-walk duty, while Jenny was away. That meant I...
by Ian Stephens | Oct 4, 2026 | Books, Health Chat, Nature & Everyday Adventures
End of summer doesn’t mean the end of seeing things There is sometimes a feeling that once summer starts to disappear, so does much of the wildlife and colour that comes with it. The butterflies become less frequent, the flowers start to fade, the days get...
by Ian Stephens | Sep 26, 2026 | Books, Nature & Everyday Adventures
Three Walks, Three Photos and Why We Keep Exploring There is something rather nice about going for a walk without really knowing what you are going to find Sometimes you have a particular destination in mind Sometimes you have a route you know well And sometimes you...
by Ian Stephens | Sep 22, 2026 | Books, My Story, Nature & Everyday Adventures
Hello Autumn Tomorrow morning, at around 1.05am, the astronomical autumn begins (at the time of writing this) The autumn equinox. A point in the year when day and night are roughly equal, and from here onwards the nights gradually begin to take the upper hand....
by Ian Stephens | Sep 7, 2026 | Books, Health Chat, My Story
Summer might be ending, but exploring doesn’t have to There is something about this time of year that can make it feel as though our opportunities to get outside and discover things are starting to disappear The days are getting shorter, the evenings are drawing in,...
by Ian Stephens | Aug 23, 2026 | Books, My Story, Nature & Everyday Adventures
From Daily Photographs to Three Books When I started my Daily Photo Challenge, I certainly wasn’t thinking about writing books The original idea was simple enough – take one photograph every day, get outside, keep looking, and see where it took me What...
