Er yes, since you ask, it is in fact my twelfth birthday today. Gail seems even more thrilled about this than I am, and rest assured, we...

A sight To brighten And delight One's twilight days. Happy Nature Friday to all my dear friends.

As the year draws to a close and we look forward to good things in 2022, I want all my friends to pause for a few moments, and join me in th...

During our morning walk in Duthie Park, over the past month Gail and I have been monitoring the leaves on our favourite sycamore tree. OK, s...

I woke up all worried early yesterday morning, concerned I didn't yet have anything sorted out for this week's Nature Friday.  Gail ...

I expect you are looking at the photo above and thinking "there's Bertie idling away the afternoon on the sofa again, how many naps...

So we start this week's Nature Friday with morning in the garden of our Torridon cottage, and some roses for Rosy . (The roses are ever ...

The drama of our February weather has given way to dreary grey skies so far this month. Despite the gloom, on Wednesday afternoon Gail took ...

It's fun to go for a walk in the woods with a couple of pals, don't you think? Last Sunday our intrepid friends M and J showed Gail ...

A Contemplation It doesn't have to be a beauty spot, It might be somewhere just nearby, An undistinguished stretch of North Sea coast Wh...