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Tidy dog and other things
Come April I don’t so much think about April showers as I do about Tidy Dog. After the long months of winter the time comes when E of the travelling-groomer-fame comes to Dalamory. She is a talented and delightful person … Continue reading
Been East
This is one of the reasons I enjoy being away in the motorhome. The other one is that the housework is done very quickly. The pitch was right on the foreshore at Crail, in Fife, so not only could we see … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, Campervanning, politics, sermons, spirituality, St Andrews, Sunrise
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Birds in the snow
Woke up this morning to discover that the snow was lying. Usually by March we are starting to have better days, but this year just goes on colder and colder. You can see the loss of the Honeysuckle Trellis and … Continue reading
The things that make up a day
The things that have made today special: Birdies demanding food from a friend who then phoned to tell me about it. Catching up with Grandson and his Dad. Dad was sailing underneath the Forth Bridges…….surreal. Enjoying half an hour of … Continue reading
Life as it is
Readers of long-standing may remember the saga of the porch being built. In the end it took a total of 4 years. However, it is now one of my favourite places to sit and meditate or to read and watch … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Berman, Birds, books, Dalamory, feeders, meditation, palliative care, pheasant, porch, reading
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Bird Life
Cuckoo heard on 1st May, sand martins spotted on 3rd May. Where are the swallows?
A walk by the river
Spotted today on the walk by the river: two oyster catchers, a crested duck taking off and lots of sand martings. Plus the villain of the skies and fields just now – a hoody crow.