Good morning all, from a dank, dreich Perthshire, Scotland. I thought I’d share a link to these photography awards for those of a photographic, nature, bird loving ilk. Audubon Photography Awards 2026
That could be misleading I guess ….. that aside, I got lucky today on my patch walk, with my bird photography. … More Finally, I got lucky
Hi all, I’ve been out for a wander around the patch this morning, all pretty quiet but a beautiful day is building. We’re lucky to have had a few days of rain, much of England and Wales are suffering drought conditions, something isn’t right is it? … More I’m just a walkin’ in the sunshine
July 29th 2026 – I was on one of my walks on the Fife Coastal path when I met a local expert out on his rounds with his wee broon dug when I mentioned I’d been looking around the area for Yellow Wagtails, he told me where I needed to be to guarantee seeing them. … More Yellow Wagtail
Tabbie & Blackie are feral cats that drop by for a wee feed now and again …. … More That just woke up feeling
I recently re-blogged a post from 2025 that showed the Noctilucent cloud shows from June of that year which, spookily happened again on exactly the same date this year. Of course, there’s nothing spooky about it, it’s that time of year but, in my mind, to have clear skies AND Noctilucent clouds on the same night 365 days apart!!! Hmmmmm … More Noctilucent displays for June 2026
I’ve been suffering from dreich recently, really fed up of dull, grey days, they just seem to go on and on, it’s almost the end of June and I feel like we’ve only seen the Sun a few times this year. … More A Walk and a Lifer
I am sitting at the Mac, for a change. The Sun is shining, for a change. It’s hot out there, for a change 🙂 … More Running back
It’s been a while since I’ve added anything from the garden, so taken up with all the birds out on the patch, the Fox cubs etc. but yesterday was the first day in the garden, to the best of my knowledge, for a brand new Great Spotted Woodpecker 🙂 … More Welcome to the big scary world
My mum says, “you never know what to wear” and it’s true now. A changeable walk with a super zoom … More Patch Walk with a P
