Tuesday 14 April

A good walk down the Yarrow Valley

 Primula vulgaris ‘Double Lilac, planted by someone

Wild Garlic or Ramsons - Allium ursinum

 A few Roses in the River Yarrow this morning - a memory for someone

Robin peeping from her nest

 

A little gem Shining Cranesbill - Geranium lucidum

Top Lodge

 

Wood Sorrel - Oxalis acetosella

Take Care

Monday 16 March

Cool & Dull

 Canada Geese

Cherry Plum - Prunus cerasifera

 

 Dogwood - Cornus sanquinea

 Frog Spawn

 Hawthorn - Crataegus monogyna

 Charlie Robin collecting nesting material

Woodruff - Galium odoratum

 

Woodruff - Galium odoratum

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Friday 6 March

Mild morning, we enjoyed our walk

The common bank swan came back again trying to persuade our youngster to go with it, seems like a love match
 

They were together most of the day

Crow marching about

Charlie Robin

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Monday 23 February

Cold but another beautiful day

ID as a Bristle-moss - Orthotrichum

 Bristle-moss - Orthotrichum

All the time I was photographing the Moss this Charlie Robin was bobbing about, reminding me that I needed to feed him. They make me laugh - they are so cheeky.

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Friday 30 January

Back to the light dusting of snow - it's just nuisance value, worse than a good covering.

I noticed the Blue Tit hanging around my camera nestbox, this has happened for the last two years it's been up, they have never used it for nesting only roosting, maybe this year :) I live in hope.

Sunny Brow

 Sunny Brow Bridge

Top Lodge 

 

Charlie Robin

 

Car Park Bridge

 

Tree Art

 

Play Area

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Saturday 24 January

Mild & Damp

Robin waiting for us

Sunny Brow

Big Lodge

Big Lodge

Top Lodge

Lodge Path

Male Tufted Duck

Female Tufted duck

Mallards

Lodge Path

Swans still on patrol

 To the left is the Lodge path up the hill to the lower burgh

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Saturday 10 January

Windy with rain in the air, very mild.

 Field Rose Hip - Rosa arvensis not many left on

Harry Heron trying his luck at the weir ladder

 Ivy - Hedera helix berries not ripe but the birds are taking them

Charlie Robin watching me put seed on the feeding post

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Friday 2nd January

Another good morning had a good walk & talk.

On the way back home I fed the birds and tried for a small movie, it was small.

The Robin & Great Tit came for breakfast there would have been more but I was disturbed by two dog walkers - I know we are dog walkers but they seemed worried by Meg's muzzle, not logical to me - she wears it to prevent her eating not very nice things, yet if she was a biter or fighter surely she is the one with the muzzle on and as she is the one at a disadvantage to other possible nasty dogs or people shouldn't I be the one that is worried ?

Take Care

Saturday 22 November

Damp but mild for the time of year

Quite a bit of Bramble - Rubus fruticosus flowering 

Usually find lots of Jelly Ear - Auricularia auricula-judae, this year only found it twice

The Kingfisher is back in the channel

Cheeky Charlie Robin on the carving - someone has put a wreath of ivy & flowers on it

Take Care