Comments on: Happy Belated Midsummer

By: Bird

Bird — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:52:28 +0000

I recommend it Kit, it’s a beautiful book And I love that you’ve come back to the conversation

By: Kit

Kit — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:31:59 +0000

Just wanted to pop back in and say I am tickled about the “novel illustration”. Of course, I had no idea that’s what you’d had in mind, so to hear of this “coincidence” is a teeny bit thrilling. I think I should read that book!

By: Bird

Bird — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:21:19 +0000

Lana, happy Midsummer to you too! No matter how many times I see a fox from this day forwards, I’ll never forget these midsummer ones. It was adorable, it was magical, it was a privilege.

By: Bird

Bird — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:18:45 +0000

Hello again Holly and a happy midsummer to you too! You know I don’t know how to thank you, you have been so supportive to me from the first. I have sometimes wondered if I wouldn’t like to write something a little more permanent than a blog, but what would I write? I don’t have a novel in me as far as I know and I don’t know enough about natural history to write about that either. I do love writing but until now I’ve never had anyone to write for. It’s really blown me away that you think I have more in me. Thank you.

By: Bird

Bird — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:11:56 +0000

You are right Chrissy, they are not accustomed to people in the countryside and foxes are naturally wary, they don’t like anything unexpected or new. In the city they have few enemies, they sometimes got persecuted for raiding dustbins but I know that in our part of town since we’ve had wheelie bins no one minds the foxes a bit. In fact I know a few local allotments where foxes are actively encouraged as they keep the rat population down. This means that they are incredibly relaxed and you can get very close to them!

They do seem to be universally considered vermin in the countryside though, I know that even people who like them who will shoot at them if they see one. I also know that some people try to make themselves shoot them and can’t bring themselves to do it… what a lot of conflicting attitudes they spark up!