It was -5 this morning! That's cold! Slightly later in the day, when it had warmed up to -1, I took these frosty photos in a local park on the way to teaching a haiku class.
Crafty Green Poet
creative thinking ~ greener living
Monday, 18 November 2024
Frosty Leaves
Sunday, 17 November 2024
Crows and Flowers on Arthur's Seat
We had a lovely walk around Arthur's Seat yesterday.
The sky was wonderful, changing from this blue, decorated with delicate clouds
to this overcast sky with the clouds lower down being lit up beautifully by the sun
The Ravens were very noticeable, calling loudly as they flew around and being mobbed by large numbers of Jackdaws. The bird in the lower part of the photo below is a Raven, the others are Jackdaws
Both these birds are crows, the Raven is the largest of the crow family and uncommon in Scotland, though they nest on Arthur's Seat. Jackdaws are common, small crows with greyish heads and white eyes.
There were a surprising number of flowers blooming around the hill, including Knapweed
Yarrow
and Viper's Bugloss
Monday, 11 November 2024
Autumn Colour and Fungi along the Water of Leith
I was pleased to find these fungi in Craiglockart Dells, alongside the Water of Leith.
Swans on the River, Rabbits on the Golf Course
On Saturday we walked from Haymarket to Corstorphine, taking the scenic route, which includes Carrick Knowe Golf course and the Water of Leith. We watched this Mute Swan and it's companion Mallards swimming along the river
and three female Goosanders were sitting on rocks in the river, though we couldn't get all of them into the photo
The golf course has a wooded perimeter path, which was looking beautiful
There's a rabbit warren somewhere in the golf course and often you can see lots of rabbits, but on Saturday we only saw this cute young bunny, who let us get fairly close before hopping away into the undergrowth
Monday, 4 November 2024
Wood Blewit Toadstool
I was very happy to find this toadstool in Craiglockart Dell alongside the Water of Leith today. It's a Wood Blewit, quite easy to recognise with it's purple colour (though there are other purple fungi).
Sunday, 3 November 2024
Autumn Colour in Saughton Park
We enjoyed the autumnal colours in Edinburgh's Saughton Park yesterday. Here are some of the highlights:
Wednesday, 30 October 2024
Comely Bank Cemetery
The weather was so lovely this morning that I had a wander around Comely Bank cemetery.
You can see photos of my previous visits to this cemetery here.
Meanwhile, you may be interested in Inspiring Fungi, the latest post in my Substack blog.