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Dei’l tak’ the hindmost
Continuing on the ILFI theme we went to the Walled Garden for lunch and then for a long walk in the Devilla Forest. As with the rest of the northern hemisphere just now, the autumn colours are stunning. Wildlife seen included roe deer, a teeny tiny frog, Canada Goose, Great Crested Grebe, Mallard, Pheasant, Pink…
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Art + Birds
This week I have been fortunate to see some new exhibitions, which have reminded me of some other favourites. In Stirling at the Smith Art Gallery and Museum I found the most gorgeous watercolours by Darren Woodhead, his commissions from his tenure as artist in residence with the IFLI are truly epic depictions of the…
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Oaky doke
We went to the Botanic Lights installation last night, in Edinburgh, no doubt Paul’s camera will have been the winner in tricky lighting conditions, and do take lots of warm clothes, including gloves, if you are going yourselves. We enjoyed this very much and it was grand to see so many children there. Last…
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National Poetry Day
Rosemary and I exchanged poems yesterday, both by Norman MacCaig. Blue tit on a string of peanuts A cubic inch of some stars weighs a hundred tons – Blue tit, who could measure the power of your tiny spark of energy? Your hair-thin legs (one north-east, one due west) support a scrap of volcano, four…