When the weather here is very changeable (i.e. usually) we call it a ‘Goily’ day. We generally see it when the wind is from the West and is blowing the Atlantic weather fronts straight over the mountains and the loch towards us. The old lady we bought the house from said that she called Beinn […]
For the first time in ages I am not booked in on a test this week so I am taking the opportunity to get the garden cleaned up in time for spring. Everything looks a right mess at the moment – partially because it always does in February, and partially because we were so busy […]
I’m on the committee for the Cormonachan Woodlands Association. Basically we are going to try to restore a piece of Atlantic Oak woodland to its former glory and see if we can make it into an amenity for the local community, visitors and (of course) wildlife. We went over today to discuss our plans for […]
I took this photo of the street outside my parents’ house in Mossdale, Galloway and then edited it (Paint.net the poor man’s Photoshop) to remove the cars and the TV aerials. Then to make it look more real I turned it black and white. So one is Mossdale in 2015 and the other one is […]
We saw the first primrose of spring this morning, not in our garden but in the woods near the loch in a very sheltered spot. Very appropriate for St Valentine’s Day.
My Mum sent me a good newspaper cutting today. You need to click on the image to be able to read the text clearly, The reason for us both liking this is that when I was a child we had a pet sheep. She actually belonged to the farm next door, but had been brought […]
I thought it would be entertaining to compare the progress of the seasons this year to last year. Specifically at the moment it will be interesting to see when some of the key markers of spring appear compared to last year, as the winter has been a great deal colder this time. Luckily I was […]
I was out having a look round the garden in earnest this afternoon for the first time this year. It was pretty balmy for February (perhaps about 8 or 9C) and for the first time I had a sense that spring might be in the air. A few crocuses are tentatively coming in to flower, […]
While we were away I am afraid both R and I were unfaithful to Tora and Schrodi by petting another cat. This was ‘Paws’ who lives in Mossdale Post Office. He is a polydactyl cat – which means he lives up to his name as both his front paws have two extra toes, making his […]
We visited my parents this weekend. As I think I mentioned before they live near Loch Ken in Galloway which is another really beautiful part of the country. It was particularly lovely this weekend because the weather was superb the whole time: bitterly cold but clear and sunny. In fact they have had more snow […]
