The beautiful things from the next couple of days come from a trip to Arran where I helped Rosey measure wind movement on a wooded hill.
1. Sitting in a forest glade listening to the sea lapping on the shore far below.
2. Lying in the heather on a high moor feeling the sun warm on my face.
3. At 8pm on a Sunday on a Scottish island, we find a restaurant willing to give us supper.
Goldfinches, meeting and mackerel.
1. Goldfinches, painted like they're going to war, crowd the bird feeders. 2. We meet my cousin's partner for the first time, and it...
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1. An enormous fat bumble bee at work. She is so bulky that she can knock dead blossoms out of the way as she gets right in to the new jasmi...
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1. The shortest night and the longest day. I was up at Wellington Rocks with Anna, Paul and Jason. We couldn't see the sun through the m...
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1. I promised myself I wouldn't moan and grumble about it -- but I do. And as if by magic, a very kind friend produces the required blaz...