Sleeping Fox - At the far side of the forth & Clyde Canal. Quite often see foxes sleeping along the canal in the sun. ...
Blackthorn budding - The Blackthorn at the Kilpatrick muir id a little behind others I've seen recently from the road. We did see out first tortoiseshell butterfly and quite a few bees today. A couple of larks singing on the muir too. ...
Purple Mountain Saxifrage - Purple Mountain Saxifrage, first time I've seen this, flowering just above 2000ft in the shelter of a bolder. Hardy wee flower. ...
Ardinning Afternoon - Walk round Ardinning this afternoon. Quite still, some sun 7°C, almost spring like. Goldeneye and wigeon on the loch, a few roe and the croak of a raven. ...
Looking Up at Two Oaks - Looking Up at Two Oaks, I took the class down to the woods today to gather words, sketch and play a game or two. The pupils really took to sitting quietly drawing the bare trees. ...
Kilpatrick Braes, winter sunshine - Had a short walk around lunchtime at the edge of the Kilpatrick Braes. Blue Skies! Buzzards, Kestrel, Bullfinches & a Raven. ...














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