Monthly Archives: May 2007

Otherwise known as bird cherry, and very common around the rivers in Argyll. Absolutely beautiful. Here is the flower in close-up.   

Here she is – looking very pleased with herself.

My usual bedtime reading consists of biographies, journals, diaries and so forth……usually so that I can read a few pages and drift off happily to sleep. Not so this week. I have been reading Daughter of Isis, the autobiography of … Continue reading →

A recent picnic spot where the Clyde is barely more than a gentle stream. What you do not see from this shot is that the motorway and all its rush and bustle is behind us.

Forgot to mention that I shut a car door on my thumb last week. I stood looking at it for a few seconds before happily realising that I could open the door with my other hand. Self-restraint was the order … Continue reading →

My desk and in-tray are covered in paper and bills to pay. A traditional paperclog as I am inclined to call it. I have said before that it surprises me that such things still happen, even though I am retired. How lovely … Continue reading →

Have overdosed on too much election comment. Thus today is a rest day……time to enjoy the last of this spell of good weather.

Misty enjoyed her first barbecue yesterday. She had home-made beefburger and rice.

This week I also finished You Can’t Take it With You by Jane and Mike Tomlinson.  I am attracted to people who achieve great things against all odds, but must admit to being astounded at Jane’s simultaneous fight against terminal … Continue reading →

Beauty is all around……helps us to feel it within.