Today it's the spring equinox; the first day of spring. Here in the Northern hemisphere the spring equinox occurs when the sun crosses...

Winter aconites and snowdrops are well known heralds of spring, and its just fabulous to walk through the woods in Netherbyres here in...

21/1//22: What a difference a day makes! Sitting on a bench overlooking the Hurker Rock which sit in the mouth of Eyemouth Bay, chatting...

20/1/22: Not much walking going on today, but, boy, did I stop and stare! Caught the tide just right to see the big old rollers coming...

19/1/21: When I'm out in nature, I try and look at things through different eyes. Sometimes a camera helps as you can use it to frame the...

18/1/22: Today I spent a fair bit of time in the garden and surroundings, introducing my new cats to the area. Here's Biggles surveying...

17/1/22: Rooks are early breeders. Interesting to see these three rooks gathered around a nicely built nest - I wonder whose with who!...

16/1/22 Day 16: Pottering in the garden again today. After I've done my planned jobs I like to sit quietly in my sitootery for a wee...

15/1/22: Lovely to see some pussy willow out today, or "pets" as a friend of mine would call them (she used to collect them and keep them...

14/1/22: A wander around Netherbyres doing a little bit of tree gazing. I love gazing at trees at this time of year - no leaves or...

13/1/22: This afternoon the scattered clouds were causing the sun to spotlight certain parts of the coast, and then the spotlight would...

12/1/22: Spent quite a lot of time outside with these two sweeties today. They belong to the disabled lady for whom I do some enabling...

11/1/22: I had a very physically tiring day yesterday, and so today my get up and go had well and truly disappeared. I really felt that I...

10/1/22: Apologies for the truly uninspiring photo today. I spent a couple of hours out and about today, helping a disabled lady, for...

9/1/22: Today I took some time to sit on a bench and stare at this view, listen to the sea, and watch gulls, shags and a couple of seals...

8/1/22: A wander on Cocklawburn beach, just south of Berwick. Lots more rock has been exposed since I was last there. Loads fossils to be...

7/1/22: My first walk through the woodland at Netherbyres since Storm Arwen. Sad to see so many trees down or damaged, including my...

6//1/22: I had an evening stroll today. I quite often head out after dark, I like the different perspective it gives. Tonight I had a...

5/1/22: Today, it would have been so easy to skip going out. I've just adopted 2 rescue cats and so could have used getting them settled...

4/1/22: Went for a bracing wander along the coast path at Berwick today. Rather liked the patterns the ice had made on this puddle, the...