In 2011, which now seems a lifetime ago, I started a year long career break which helped me to hit the ‘reset button’ on my life outside of work. I have always had a love of nature and rural places but before my sabbatical I failed to really act on it, and I didn’t make the most of my time during weekends and holidays to do so.  My break changed all this and I returned to my career determined not only to continue working hard but just as importantly make the most of time when not in the office.

This site is primarily focussed on the natural and rural world, and how I experience them through conservation volunteering, wildlife watching, photography, walking, cycling and even just looking out of the train window on the way to work. My blogs range from small observations on short walks to write-ups of wildlife holidays abroad, and from days spent conservation volunteering to thoughts on topical nature or rural issues.

In the years that have passed since starting this blog in February 2014, my blogging evolved and my writing has ebbed and flowed but I continue to want to put down my thoughts and experiences. My worklife has started to reach into some of the areas that my blog sometimes covers, particularly rural issues, but this is very much my personal blog for my own personal views.

Daft Mumblings? In an effort to not be too serious, and distract from my lack of writing skills, I’ve tried not to make this a very earnest blog. Yes, I sometimes do write about subjects I think are important but I also like to mix that with general experiences, thoughts and images.

Overall, this is may place for daft mumblings, nonsense and generally bleating on about things.

This blog is part of the UK and Eire Natural History Bloggers network – Link

All photographs on this blog are the copyright of Peter Ramsey unless otherwise acknowledged.

All views are my own or those of guest bloggers.