25/06/2026
This post is intended to serve as a motivator for positive change - I am all for joy - such as the joy these foxes bring. And I don't believe for one moment that it is too late - it's never too late to change.
I am sharing this because of how much I love, and have always loved, animals, wildlife and nature.
Even more these days, and for the last several years, immersing myself in nature brings me such immense joy and awe, that I am quite often moved to tears.
My family and I were lucky enough to see badgers emerging from their den recently. We patiently waited for over an hour for this fleeting privilege.
Seeing nature's glory, whether trees in blossom, bees in lavender, butterflies on buddliah, fungi emerging from the earth, the pure bliss of birdsong - it is always splendid to me. One of life's true treasures and I hope never to go more than a day without experiencing it, until the day I die.
It took the song of the blackcap permeating through my window to wake me up from wasting time on the web earlier. I got up, made my breakfast, and went to sit with the sound in the garden.
I hope anyone reading this feels inspired enough to go and sit in the garden or a green space, cherish a tea (or life sustaining water in this heat!), and feel, listen to and notice the wildlife that will nourish your heart, protect your mental health, and give you a big dose of life-affirming awe. 💚
Rest in peace, sweet Charlie Fox. 🦊
Another image of Charlie and Hetty.
To see how Hetty is at the loss of Charlie just reinforces how sentient foxes are. I've been lucky enough to share these bonds with Rosie, Charlie and Hetty and it leaves me totally repulsed that some "people" use this knowledge to kill foxes.
So called pest controllers in places like London, know that if they shoot the vixen, the dog fox will come looking for her, so they stake out the vixens body to kill them both.
I really can't understand how when you know how sentient these animals are, you would even consider such a twisted act.
As a species some of us think it's acceptable to kill an animal because it is a nuisance or and inconvenience to us. But none give a thought about what a nuisance or inconvenience we are to the wildlife, the environment, the planet. Yesterday I saw a drone image of the multi billion scar through our countryside that is HS2. If we don't wake up and realise it is us that is the problem and not a fox, a badger or any other animal we wish to blame for the demise of our planet, then it will soon be too late, probably already is.
