We had a lovely walk this morning in Calder Wood, an ancient woodland which is part of the Almondell Country Park in West Lothian. There is a convenient bus that goes almost directly from our front door to the start of the walk (though we got off the...

floodwaters - the ducks are alreadysettling in Many areas of the UK have seen huge amounts of rain over the past day or so. It has reached an emergency situation in some areas of the north of England. In central Scotland we've got away pretty lightly....

autumn pruning - stopped by the shining coloursof a shield bug. as seen on Monday, by the Water of Leith. Click on the photo to see the full beauty of its colours! For Nature Notes.

I noticed these unwanted shoes, now filled with seedlings, at Gorgie City Farm. Talking of green shoes, my everyday winter boots, which I've had for many years, resoled them and re-heeled them many times, now are reaching the end of their useful life....

I was delighted to be awarded the Kreativ Blogger award from Freckles and Deb. I'm supposed to share 7 things about myself and then pass the award on to seven bloggers. Well as I did a similar list recently, I thought for something different, here are...