I’ve said it before, we are so lucky to live on a low hill (in a house) with almost totally North facing views to an almost totally dark sky, as more people move here, there seem to be more outside lights appearing. Why? You moved to the country, it’s dark here 🙂 … More Aurora season again?
Back in August 2023, we’d been in our new home just over one year, mostly settled in to the house but still getting our bearings in the countryside and how it all works. I had taken up residence in the third, smallest bedroom and it was now my Den. I had the Mac set up … More A tale of a cat
I always think of August as Summer here but it’s not really is it? Well, when does Winter begin and end? Our calendar tends to be divided into quarters; Jan, Feb, Mar etc. but those aren’t the seasons. Our schools are all out for Summer at different times so, is August Summer or Autumn? … More August and all that
As some of you know, I have a feeding post up by an old Oak tree on our lane and I was up there on March 14th this year, standing right by the post after dropping some food on it, when I looked down and a Pheasant was sneaking towards me. … More Meet a Pheasant!
I took part in the Big Butterfly Count this year on Monday 21st and will probably do a few more counts as the week progresses, I’d hoped to get out over the weekend but it was pretty miserable out there for most of it and Monday was ……… drier I guess is the best description. … More Big Butterfly Count 2025
The weather forecast isn’t great for this weekend, not complaining, it’s been scorching for several days and we really need some decent rain fall. I came through to the “den” to edit my overnight time-lapse shots and create a video clip of them if suitable, they were but, meanwhile I am keeping an eye on … More On a rainy Saturday morning
We appear to be having Summer this week! A few days of warm, actually very hot weather which is great, it always feels like age since we had that; it’s not! 🙂 … More The Patch at its best?
We went for a walk yesterday afternoon, down in the Den of Alyth … More Spooky stroll
When the first Great Spotted Woodpecker appeared outside in the tree, I got quite excited; they are now downgraded to oh, there’s the woodpecker … More Great Spotted Woodpecker
Drookit?
It’s a Scottish word for soaking wet and I love it, it just fits! 🙂 … More Drookit!
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