Is the Grass Greener?

Thursday 20 July 2023 I’m going to Edinburgh for the day today, driving part way and catching a train the rest of the way. It’s currently very sunny but it’s apparently between 6°C and 15°C at home and between 10°C and 18°C in Edinburgh, no rain. I’m having my usual layering dilemma. 6°C currently. My […]

Wednesday 19 July 2023 We had five visitors to the house yesterday, people we had never met before. They were three generations of a family whose ancestors had lived in our house for the first few decades. Chris and I were both a bit apprehensive, not knowing what they wanted to do/see, having visited with

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