Ardinning 2019-07-08 late afternoon
Overcast a shower just stopped as we arrived. Warm & calm.
Meadow sweet & Valerian coming on strong.
Lots of ringlets
A pair of Great crested grebes on the loch.
Lots of spotted orchids and a couple of butterfly orchids( lesser or greater?) 
The #altc Programme : ALT Annual Conference 2019 looks amazing. I wish I could go. I will be chatting to keynote @suebecks, co-chair @scotlandlouise @mhawksey & perhaps @MarenDeepwell on Radio #Edutalk on Wednesday 10 Jul 2019 8pm
A favourite walk.
A mix of cloud and sun, with a nice breeze. Shirtsleeves all day.
The climb up Troisgeach was enlivened by the many tiny wildflowers around the burn. Mostly bedstraw and tormentil, but patches of thyme, butterwort, gentian and others. Reminds me of Scotland small? .
Lots of small heath butterflies and a few fritillaries on the way back down when the sun came out. The pools that wee full of frogs the last time are now full of fat tadpoles.
Found a nice 6 pointed deer horn on Troisgeach.
A few stags in velvet between Troisgeach & Meall an Fhudair.
photos and map: walkmap
A walk with Dorothy.
Lots of Ringlet butterflies. A a painted lady and a blue one.
Lots of dragonflies and some red and blue damselflies.
Quite warm.
One of today’s brighter moments
Saw a road-killed pine martin just north of Tarbet on the Loch Lomond road today. Beautiful fur.
Today’s walk squared.
Read: Transcription by Kate Atkinson ★★★★☆ WWII home front spies. Heroine Juliet is engaging & funny. Some nice twists & turns. 📚
Another experiment.
Walking the edge of Kilpatrick Moor yesterday evening, a buzzard shouted at me for a few minutes.
