After all the rain recently, the weather today was perfect for late November. Crisp and perfectly clear with snow on the mountains above about 400m. R and I knew we had to get out and do a mountain after both being confined to base over the last week with the colds we imported from Finland. […]
R and I knew it was bad news when a woman on the plane next to us on the way back from Finland was constantly sneezing. True to form, we have both come down with awful colds. I actually thought I might get away with it, but two days after R succumbed, I got it […]
Hard to believe it, but after the mild weather over the last few weeks, today the winter has finally arrived. Beinn Bheula in the photo is white with snow.
No post in the last week as have been on holiday in Finland. I greatly enjoyed myself, although I must say that November is probably not the best time to visit, as all the summer activities have finished up, and none of the winter ones started. There is something to be said for doing all […]
Tomorrow is my birthday. I won’t say how old but I have a black and white photo of myself as a baby outside Lochgoilhead post office taken in 1967 – so work it out for yourself. On Sunday N had planned a surprise trip, so he and J came over on the Saturday night (we […]
I bought a ‘Freddy’s fruity suet treat’ for the little birds the other day. They didn’t show much appreciation for it during the first day of it being out, and they didn’t get a chance to revisit it on the next day, because it was removed by an appreciative badger during the night. If you […]
I’ve heard the tawny owls a lot here, but this is the first time I have caught a glimpse of one. I suspect he is more interested in the mice attracted by the nuts than the nuts themselves…. Click on the picture to see the video of him.
My Mum sent me a cutting of a good article about two abandoned pine marten kittens which were rescued and returned to the wild. What caught my eye was that one of them was apprehended having entered a house through the cat flap, eaten the cat’s food and then settled down for a nap in […]
I was over in the village at a little ‘soiree’ tonight, as one of the founder members of our local magazine (“The Wee Goil”) was leaving for pastures new. There was a lovely buffet, but I had promised to bring the cake, and was determined to make sure it wasn’t a disappointment. So being a […]
The weather over the last few weeks has been so sensational that it has been hard to believe that it isn’t always crisp and clear in Argyll in autumn. But the most recent days have reminded me that October in Lochgoilhead tends to be a soggy affair, with the skies leaden, and the clouds rarely […]
