Karina

Tuesday 18 July 2023 Today’s weather forecast in Scottish Borders is between 7°C and 13°C with sunrise at 04:54 and sunset at 21:41. First light was at 02:34 and nightfall will be at 00:02. In Lewisham, the temperature is between 14°C and 23°C with sunrise at 05:04 and sunset at 21:07. First light was at […]

Monday 17 July 2023 It’s just gone 07:00, it’s sunny, about 10°C in Scottish Borders, and I can see and hear Mr Pheasant in the garden and see our extremely tall, thin heron nearby. Chris and I drove back from Lewisham yesterday, the shortest driving time ever and not a single hold-up and hardly any

Saturday 15 July 2023 What is it about travel days that I can rarely sleep properly the night before, a night when sleep really would be good? I drove from Scottish Borders to my mum’s in Kent on Thursday morning. I had largely been awake from 02:00; by 04:45, I gave up and got up.

Wednesday 12 July 2023 As a continuation of yesterday’s identification post, these are some of the insects, birds and funghi I photographed with a view to identifying. Wildlife photography is significantly more challenging than nature photography, so most buzzy, bitey, pretty, “oo, what’s that?” insects and birds have never been photographed (except really crap photos

Tuesday 11 July 2023 I looked through photos on my phone yesterday and noticed quite a few I had taken with a view to identifying the plant or creature, so I think this will be another nature identification post. I impressed myself talking about meadowsweet the other day and felt pleased that I would previously

Monday 10 July 2023 We seem to be having a more normal Scottish summer at the moment, meaning there is on/off rain and greyness and the temperature is not forecast to rise above 15°C (23°C and sunny in Lewisham today). Then, as happened yesterday, usually late afternoon, we get an hour or so of blue-sky