Scotland

Garden wildlife

Well mostly. I'm very keen on encouraging the butterflies and bees We let the grass and other "scruffy" grow in parts of the garden. In fact I felt guilty the soother day for clearing away too many brambles and nettles after reading that bees love them. And I leave bits of Ragwort as it's the…Read more Garden wildlife

Walking (2)

Why the "2" Well I've posted on this subject before. Twice if you count the one about walking with DogS. But it's something I do a lot of, and can do at the moment. Yesterday's story was inspired by and thought up on one of my daily walks. Though the people just live in my head.…Read more Walking (2)

Wildflowers

I like all types of flowers, but there's something really special about flowers growing by themselves without any help from us. That's why I picked dandelions as my header image. Perhaps you call them weeds but I think they're a bit wonderful. Plus bees love them, they are often their source of pollen in early…Read more Wildflowers

..a challenge.

So I'm challenging myself to post, "every day in May" . It's not an original idea a friend is taking part in 5k every day in May where NHS workers are running or cycling 5k every day in May as a way to say "Thank you". Let that one sink in for a moment. Now I can't…Read more ..a challenge.

Exploring

Two quite different short trips. First off to Glasgow for an urban adventure (though we've been there lots before). Our bed for the night was new, both to us and Glasgow at the brand new Motel One ; they even had photos from the West Highland line to make us feel at home. It's close to Central…Read more Exploring

Islay

We've had another short break, this time to the slightly less balmy climes of Islay. Storm Callum had been raging, flooding our local shopping centre, cancelling ferries and generally causing mayhem (and very sadly loss of life) but luckily had subsided by the time we needed to travel. Still we stopped off to fortify and…Read more Islay

…walks with a little brown dog

I may have written this before but there are few things that can't be brightened up by a little brown dog. Recently two much loved local dogs have died; I'll miss seeing them about, though nowhere near as much as their people will and it's made me specially glad to have B around. Part of…Read more …walks with a little brown dog

Walking

I've walked at some pivotal points my life. When I first moved to Edinburgh my Saturday afternoons were often spent walking, exploring the pages of my street map. Yes I was really living the wild student life. I noticed that the houses preening from the hillside beyond Morningside road reminded me of home. Even though…Read more Walking

The little things…..

Today I took my dog to the beach. Now that is not an unusual thing, but today I tried to do just that. No 'phone, no photos, no posting. Just me'n'B, walking, watching , listening. Enjoying her pleasure at simply being there. My dog smiles. Disclaimer, this is blatant anthropomorphism on my part. She's a terrier,…Read more The little things…..