Loch Garten glistening between the trees, with Meall a Bhuachaille in the background. It’s only five miles from where we live but I miss being able to walk there every morning…

Best sunset in a while…

A brief February newsletter, contemplating the view from the bedroom window while in bed with a cold...

I've written about how RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch helped rekindle my childhood love of birdwatching for my latest Substack timeonfeet.substack.com/p/coming-hom...

My latest Substack is a hygge-free relishing of the winter.

Love this! Just got mine out after a year in storage. Have put up the CD shelves and begun to re-acquaint myself with them, beginning at A, for Aliens, Air, Arcade Fire….

A wee frozen snowman somehow sculpted itself out of the water in the bird bath 🥶☃️❄️🦄

Between two moons On trying not to mourn what has not yet been lost; and being reminded, on a daily basis, by a small white terrier, how to do exactly that...

Between two moons
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Hinterland Magazine (@hinterlandmagazine) Pleased to announce our nominations for the Pushcart Prize 2025.

Wow, this is exciting! My piece in Hinterland has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. #naturewriting substack.com/@hinterlandm...

They may look like landscape paintings but these are photos taken in the half-light of dusk with my phone… from the garden of my new home. What a view, huh? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

His name is Kshamenk A whale lies motionless behind concrete walls on Argentina’s coast. His name is Kshamenk.

Read this and weep. Then donate! #theecologist theecologist.org/2025/nov/04/...

Thanks for sharing, Carol 👍

Quote from Sam Pyrah's piece, Being Heard, against backdrop of a robin singing.

Proud to see my piece, Being Heard, on the effects of human noise on birdsong in the latest issue of Paperboats zine. #naturewriting paperboats.org/category/zin...

Moving on "All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy." Anatole France

In the chaos of moving, I forgot to share a link on here to my latest Substack piece, which is about... moving! open.substack.com/pub/timeonfe... #naturewriting

What it means to run through menopause – and how to navigate the challenges Supported by ongoing research and today’s more open conversation about this stage of life, menopausal runners can emerge stronger, healthier and happier in the long run

Runner's World has just made my piece on running and menopause available online... www.runnersworld.com/uk/health/a4...

My new local hill - Sgor Gaoithe (the windy peak) - the most southerly of the Cromdale Hills.

My new local hill - Sgor Gaoithe (the windy peak) - the most southerly of the Cromdale Hills.

Sometimes, I only want half a slice of bread. I can’t understand why my husband finds this annoying 😂

In this month's Substack, I've written about the strange compulsion to pick up and pocket nature finds when I'm out walking...

Vibrant rowan berries. The trees seem very early to fruit this year…. #wildflowerhour

Sneezewort 🤧 in Irvine, on recent visit to the Nature Library #wildflowerhour #daisyfamily

Morning from the Cairngorms. Mist on the hills today and a hint of autumn in the blustery wind…

Green Veined White on Devil’s Bit Scabious. Plus photo-bomber! Cairngorms. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Just as the birds fall quiet, my latest Substack on birdsong... open.substack.com/pub/timeonfe... #naturewriting

A Scottish toad enjoying the sunshine in Glen Tromie today. #cairngorms

Glorious Glen Feshie today. Walking, watching and learning. Sightings of Golden Eagle, Crossbill, Common Lizard and Pygmy Shrew.#scotlandbigpicture #rewilding

A pair of Heath Spotted Orchids

@wildflowerhour.bsky.social No helleborines but a lovely couple of Heath Spotted Orchids, along the boardwalk across the bog at Forsinard Flows in the far north of Scotland. #wildflowers

Kudos. This is the coffin I made for my resident spider

View over Abernethy Forest, in smoke filled air

It was like nightfall here earlier this evening. Smoke-filled yellow air… such devastation. 😞

@wildflowerhour.bsky.social Not an aquatic plant I’m afraid but this week’s exciting spot was a patch of twinflower - within walking distance of home - in the Cairngorms. Beautiful, but smaller than I’d imagined. #wildflowerhour

@ukrunchat.bsky.social I'm writing about getting older and slower and how we can still find joy and meaning in running in the absence of improvement/PBs. I'd love to hear any of your thoughts, runners. What motivates you once you're past your peak? #running