A Surprise in the Woods
‘Shamelessly phallic’, Phallus impedicus is not for the delicately dispositioned wanderer. We were having a wee daunder with Rosie in the woods, Malcolm off-piste fungi-finding,
Category: Nature
Pink Wire Spider
Following my recent progress with the arachnophobia that has plagued my entire life (bar perhaps the first couple of years), I have decided to focus
Autumn Equinox
Autumn Equinox The Autumn Equinox means many things to many people, and to some it will pass without meaning anything at all! I like to
Green Tortoise Beetle Pupa – in my Garden!
The washing hung out – yay – I was having a wee look at my garden when I noticed some leaves on my hedge woundwort…
Peacock Butterfly Caterpillars
An unexpected sighting Malcolm spied – with his little eye – a cluster of caterpillars clutching onto a stinging nettle [Urtica dioica] yesterday afternoon. Â I
Compost Uncovered
Whilst embarking on some composting excavations this morning, the thought dawned on me how much things have changed in a very short space of time.
A Fascination with Fasciation in Flowers
Tandemming around the country lanes in late springtime, we often don’t get so far, as there are so many beautiful flowers and plants in the
Few Flowered Leek
Enthusiastic recent attendees of Mark Williams’ first Galloway Wild Food workshops of the year (highly recommend), we have been keeping our eyes peeled for a
Life Cycles
Nature is fascinating. Too big to ponder without getting lost in waves of un-reality. One of the first things my young son Ronan and I