Margot Shepherd
@margotshepherd.bsky.social
Writer, gardener, scientist, dog-lover. Author of Never Closer
www.margotshepherd.com
www.margotshepherd.com
A magnolia at RHS Wisley Gardens. 🌱
April 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A magnolia at RHS Wisley Gardens. 🌱
Orange trumpet vine, Sicily. 🌱
January 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Orange trumpet vine, Sicily. 🌱
Sunday morning reflection. 🌱
August 11, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Sunday morning reflection. 🌱
Comma butterfly eating an apple on my apple tree. There are still very few butterflies this year so it's a real joy when I see one. 🌱
July 27, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Comma butterfly eating an apple on my apple tree. There are still very few butterflies this year so it's a real joy when I see one. 🌱
The first peacock butterfly I have seen this year. It is stunning. My garden is usually full of butterflies in July but this year there are hardly any. Maybe because of the wet Spring. 🌱
July 26, 2024 at 9:43 AM
The first peacock butterfly I have seen this year. It is stunning. My garden is usually full of butterflies in July but this year there are hardly any. Maybe because of the wet Spring. 🌱
The epub of Never Closer is now free on Kobo Plus www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/... 📚
July 19, 2024 at 4:49 PM
The epub of Never Closer is now free on Kobo Plus www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/... 📚
Two gatekeepers and a small copper butterfly on ragwort. Such beautiful colours. 🌱
July 17, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Two gatekeepers and a small copper butterfly on ragwort. Such beautiful colours. 🌱
Six spot burnet, a day flying moth. Not the best photograph but so thrilled to see this. 🌱
July 15, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Six spot burnet, a day flying moth. Not the best photograph but so thrilled to see this. 🌱
It is the month for day lilies in my garden. So beautiful. 🌱
June 30, 2024 at 1:54 PM
It is the month for day lilies in my garden. So beautiful. 🌱
The kindle edition of Never Closer is available in the UK for only £2.99 until June 14th at midnight.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CNDGC2WX
This is a story about a diary that opens a door on the past.📚
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CNDGC2WX
This is a story about a diary that opens a door on the past.📚
June 12, 2024 at 4:43 PM
The kindle edition of Never Closer is available in the UK for only £2.99 until June 14th at midnight.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CNDGC2WX
This is a story about a diary that opens a door on the past.📚
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CNDGC2WX
This is a story about a diary that opens a door on the past.📚
Bluebells and cuckoo flowers (but no cuckoos yet).
April 24, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Bluebells and cuckoo flowers (but no cuckoos yet).
Hedgerows foaming with blooms, brightening a dreary day. Blackthorn flowers. 🌱
March 23, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Hedgerows foaming with blooms, brightening a dreary day. Blackthorn flowers. 🌱
The acid yellow flower of gorse. Spring is definitely here.🌱
March 4, 2024 at 9:09 AM
The acid yellow flower of gorse. Spring is definitely here.🌱
The perfect Mother's Day Gift. Never Closer is the story of a mother's love for her daughter. Available as a paperback at Amazon, Barnes&Noble and Blackwells (with free delivery in the UK).📚
March 2, 2024 at 1:06 PM
The perfect Mother's Day Gift. Never Closer is the story of a mother's love for her daughter. Available as a paperback at Amazon, Barnes&Noble and Blackwells (with free delivery in the UK).📚
Huge swathes of Pink Catchfly (Silene) on the coastal path, Sicily 🌱
March 1, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Huge swathes of Pink Catchfly (Silene) on the coastal path, Sicily 🌱
Sardinian Warbler, Sicily🪶
March 1, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Sardinian Warbler, Sicily🪶
An emperor moth, beautifully disguised. Moths are such important pollinators. 🌱🦋
February 24, 2024 at 1:45 PM
An emperor moth, beautifully disguised. Moths are such important pollinators. 🌱🦋
Spring in Sicily. Beautiful Plum Blossom. 🌱
February 24, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Spring in Sicily. Beautiful Plum Blossom. 🌱
Sicilian wildflowers. Field marigold and Matthiola Tricuspida (three-horned stock) now in bloom on a coastal path.🌱
February 23, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Sicilian wildflowers. Field marigold and Matthiola Tricuspida (three-horned stock) now in bloom on a coastal path.🌱
I remembered her head bent towards my head
Her breath in mine, our fluent dipping knives----
Never Closer the whole rest of our lives.'
from Seamus Heaney's Clearances.
Never Closer available from Amazon, Barnes&Noble, Blackwells, Apple 📚💙
Her breath in mine, our fluent dipping knives----
Never Closer the whole rest of our lives.'
from Seamus Heaney's Clearances.
Never Closer available from Amazon, Barnes&Noble, Blackwells, Apple 📚💙
February 18, 2024 at 9:24 AM
I remembered her head bent towards my head
Her breath in mine, our fluent dipping knives----
Never Closer the whole rest of our lives.'
from Seamus Heaney's Clearances.
Never Closer available from Amazon, Barnes&Noble, Blackwells, Apple 📚💙
Her breath in mine, our fluent dipping knives----
Never Closer the whole rest of our lives.'
from Seamus Heaney's Clearances.
Never Closer available from Amazon, Barnes&Noble, Blackwells, Apple 📚💙
Tiny wild crocuses growing on a coastal path, Sicily.🌱
February 15, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Tiny wild crocuses growing on a coastal path, Sicily.🌱
Bougainvillea spectabilis, Sicily🌱
February 14, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Bougainvillea spectabilis, Sicily🌱
Mount Etna looking very majestic.
January 23, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Mount Etna looking very majestic.
A fiery sky and a golden sea.
January 19, 2024 at 5:26 PM
A fiery sky and a golden sea.
Bougainvillea, Sicily. 🌱
January 12, 2024 at 8:35 AM
Bougainvillea, Sicily. 🌱