Loch Ardinning this afternoon. After quite a wet spell it is summerish again. Peacocks and the odd tortoiseshell, damselflies and dragonflies. 
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A family of herons visited the smaller pond in Victoria Park this evening. To far out for a phone really. A few live photos knocked together with @snapthread and the quality removed with Handbreak.
Dabchick aka Little Grebe.
Four working class women run for Congress, overcoming adversity to battle powerful political machines in very different American landscapes.
Watched: Knock Down the House ★★★★☆ which was fascinating from an ocean away. 📽
Quite a lot of rain recently, but we had a dry hour or so, some sun a a fairly strong breeze.
A few blue damselflies and smallish red dragonflies along the path. Sheltered by the bracken which is starting to droop, lots of flowers go to seed. Scabious coming up strongly.
A few peacock butterflies on the knapweed, a small copper on the path, the odd painted lady and white but fewer than recently.
I love seeing wood pigeons flighting in the wind. The Black Linn was full of rain water.
So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell
Read: So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell ★★★★★ Another one to re-read. Lovely voice. 📚
Day 5 in @macgenie‘s photo challenge Determination. This is what the painted ladies need to migrate from North Africa to Scotland across multiple generations. Seems to be a big year for butterflies here painted ladies in particular.
The White Guard by Mikhail Bulgakov
Read: The White Guard by Mikhail Bulgakov ★★★★☆ second time round after many years, still a great read.
2 in @macgenie‘s photo challenge: Movement. This is a slitscan of a heron taking flight from last year. I though there was something calligraphic about it?
Another wander round these hills, notes, photos and map: walkmap