Nature
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The last rays of summer
When we open the back door now the smell of the ivy flowers is beautiful and almost overwhelming. The bees are all gone for the winter but there are still quite a few…
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Rare Scottish Wildcat sighting in East Fife
And here was me thinking that the Scottish wildcat was threatened with extinction and restricted to remote highland areas on the West Coast. Who would have thought that you would see one drinking…
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Douglas and the Crocs
Here is Douglas the little leather pig we bought yesterday (in Castle Douglas). He is holding the door open. Approaching him, however, are the two crocs Lurk and Lurkette. He looks very tasty,…
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Loch Leven Castle
Went to Loch Leven Castle today. This is on an island and is where Mary Queen of Scots was held as a prisoner and later made a daring escape. Of course romantic as…
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Some wildlife…
Walking along the side of the river, R and I saw this gentleman. He was motionless with his beak poised like a spear ready for any fish or frog to pass by and…
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In which J makes a new friend
When I called down the stairs for J to come and get his dinner, I found him in a state of great excitement. For shits and giggles (very appropriate under the circumstances) I…
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More lightning…
After the heat of the last few days (not that hot here really – though to listen to some of the snowflakes around here you would think it was), the weather broke today…
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Mowing the lawn
Continuing my gardening activities today with our robot “Rowley”. I did most of the back lawn – it was quite a nice day but windy with a few clouds scudding about. All of…
