That was a great wee birl on the bike. Just a local one through the Sma’ Glen, Dunkeld, Meiklour then home (only 50 odd miles) These big bikes are a blast .
Author: Ian Smith
Ian & Aileen from Scone in Scotland, Ovacik in Turkey and anywhere else we happen to be.
Happily early retirees and filling our time with as much as we can!
Aileen’s birthday
After a damp start to today the weather was beautiful for the walk into Perth for a meal out on Aileen’s birthday. Cardo was excellent as usual
More squirrels and woodpeckers !
Cuteness overload Our wee red-squirrel chum in our garden on the bird feeders Our scampering Red Squirrel Let me know if you are bored with red squirrel pics . They are so agile!. He runs along the top of the…
Woodpeckers and Sparrowhawk
Our feeders are getting more exciting now ! The Sparrowhawk is a regular visitor these days. It just missed a pigeon on the ground as it swooped in. It sits on the feeder for a while and has a look…
Meet up with Meryl
A bit blustery with the odd shower but otherwise a nice 16.4 Km. Caught up with Meryl who we regularly meet on our “lockdown circuit”
Red Squirrel Visitor
Grey squirrels have become regular visitors to our (bird!) feeders. We saw a small red squirrel a few days ago and were lucky enough to see a different one (or two today). They are a good bit smaller than greys.…
Sparrowhawk visitor
Male Sparrowhawk playing King of the Castle on the bird feeder!. No birds were harmed in the making of this !
Scone Photo-walk – Butterflies
A dull but warm 11km odd (with a brief shower near the end) A great day for butterflies. A few Common Blue , loads of Ringlets and loads of large , orange Pearl-bordered Fritillary: There was lots of “spit” on…
Tom & Susan visit
The new Social Distancing rules in Scotland allowed Tom & Susan (and Dougal) to come up for a visit….and stay overnight in their campervan on our drive !
20/21/22 June 2020 Scone Garden
A wee stroll today avoiding the muddy paths after recent showers. Saw whitethroat early on , and a VERY young robin at the end and, a few grey squirrels.The hay had been cut and the crops were growing ender the…