Kilpatrick Muir Flora, walk this afternoon, overcast warm with a breeze. Quite a lot of ringlets fluttering.
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Goldfinch in the Grounds of Gartnavel Hospital. Patches of weeds and wildflowers paying off.
Read: Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn ★★★★★ 📚
The book travels to places abandoned by people & recovered to varying degrees by nature. It evokes the ‘islands’ weirdness powerfully. The last chapters go further, reaching into deep time, climate crisis & even faith. Marvellous.
Saw this guy at Ardinning this afternoon. Given his/her tail might be regrown I wonder if it the one I saw 3 years ago in the same place.
Had a walk round The Glen Douglas Trio today. Photos and notes on the walkmap
I also tried recording audio along the way to take some notes & record some thoughts.
Bright blowy day. Ringlet Butterfly or two (saw my first ringlet of year yesterday), a lone swift about the cairn. Lots of common spotted-orchids.
A father’s day walk in Glen Finlas
This Miniature Sculpture Court was pretty much hidden under a sycamore in the woodlands trust place at Overtoun. I only found it following the dry stane dyke, trying to spot a lizard. Very neatly made.
Why your ability to repair a tractor could also be a matter of life and death John Naughton covers John Deere tractors. I’ve talked about this to the odd young farmers in my class as a reason to learn about tech. In the future you’ll need to hack your tractor.
Another walk at Glen Finlas, round the loop this time. Notes, map and photos walkmap Blue skies, midges and some wildlife.