Golden Birch

Golden Birch, Craigellachie National Nature Reserve, Aviemore Autumn is definitely on the turn – most of the birch wood turned colour overnight, a beautiful mix of gold, orange, yellow and some still green.  We’ve had the most beautiful autumn weekend of warm sun showing the colours perfectly, but turning very cold in the shade! “The […]

Web of light

A beautiful autumn morning with the world covered in dew – and in spider-webs.  This is rather up close and personal with the light shining through dewdrops on a spider’s web, hoping its owner didn’t decide to put in an appearance… “… She explained that the buildings were bigger, the stores more opulent, that there […]

Manzanita shrub and Yucca

Manzanita shrub and Yucca, Sedona, Arizona No, I’m not away – this was a few years ago, I just fancied remembering the heat and colour of ‘Red rock Country’. One more quote this week from ‘Spontaneous Evolution’, which I have been enjoying tremendously.  The authors start from a new view of genetics armed with the […]