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Redding up
Janus is the Roman god after whom January is named; he had two heads, one for looking backwards and one for looking forwards. Harbinger of change; turns out that is going to be quite appropriate for 2015, of which more anon. So, to Townhill Loch, north of Dunfy yesterday, to see some new birds and…
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2015
All the very best for the year to come. It’s always interesting being in central Edinburgh at this time of year, it’s just like the Festival in that I am stopped on an average of every 2.5 minutes and asked for information. Where does this bus go? Where does that train go? Does it stop…
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Day of rest
Having just perused the internet so much that I found myself on a page where shoppers made their own adverts for Aldi, I do believe it is time for me to put the day to more profitable use, so it behoves me to me employ the water heating device and some dried leaves from a…
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Twixmas
Blooming hate that word so it’s used ironically. But what a grand day we had yesterday, some pictures below.
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The Wrong Solstice
Happy shortest day, except it’s not, apparently, but as the fluctuations are in terms of seconds only, it’s hardly worth mentioning, apart from in terms of pedantry. Jings, it’s been ages since I posted anything and you would think there would be loads of chat but there is not, my brain is a bit empty…
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Devil the bit
Today turned out fine, clear and still, so we hopped over to Devilla Forest and found out a few things: the red squirrel trail was bereft of squirrels as such but has loads of fake ones there are many fungi I cannot shut up for more than 20 seconds Devilla means bad farm, in the…
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Nones et duo*
Just about through November, always a funny old month, what with the natural world shutting down and the peer pressure via the media to bankrupt your self in the name of love. We’ve been out with the Mincers a fair bit, and down to Berwick, and to Stirling, and at work, and there seems to…
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Rage against the dying of the light
Last night we went to Botanic Night, or Lights, I can’t remember which, but it is a light show at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh, with a kinetic sculpture on the loch and on the rear of Inverleith House. It felt all quite magical and other worldly, most people were very taken by it…
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Sound and fury
It’s harder to write when you have nothing to say, that’s a fact. I shall fall back therefore on old faithful, things which make me cross, haven’t had a rant for ooh at least a week. First up and with no justification is the latest guest to come stumbling through the front door, clutching a…
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Jaunty
We have been around a bit in the last week, in fact I have to look up the calendar to remember it all. Suffice to say highlights were our time in Slaley, much blethers, some swimming and loads of shopping; a visit to the zoo with Rosemary to meet the pandas and seeing the Cooks…