Posted at the turn of the month | from Nicky at The Calendar Year August 2026 – Nature Snapshot July did exactly what it promised, and a few things it didn’t. If you remember from last month, I decided to revisit The Moomins, and I have just finished reading The Moomins Midsummer Madness. It turned…
Posted at the turn of the month | from Nicky at The Calendar Year June has slipped away quietly, the way it always does. I kept meaning to notice it more – the long evenings, the roses, the quality of light at nine o’clock that makes everything look filtered and slightly unreal. And I did…
Posted at the turn of the month | From the Nicky at The Calendar Year May was generous this year. The blossom came and went so fast it felt like a rumour – there one week, petals on the pavement the next, and if you blinked you missed the exact moment the trees were at…
Posted at the turn of the month | From Nicky at The Calendar Year April did what April always does. It couldn’t make up its mind. Bright one morning, sulking by afternoon, and then suddenly – just when you’d given up on it – a day so warm and clear it felt like a promise….