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Natural Connections

Modern life in Scotland is increasingly busy. The connections our ancestors had with nature and the land are being lost. As leisure time shrinks, or is filled with hi-tech experiences, opportunities to experience nature become fewer. And yet it is possible to connect with nature on a day to day basis. All around us, the great web of life continues to hold its shape, and nature continues its eternal cycles. Keep looking, listening, smelling, touching - and keep experiencing natural connections.

Sunday, October 10, 2004

Spent the day in Edinburgh. While watching the "Riding" down the Royal Mile before the opening of the Scottish Parliament, noticed a patch of Biting Stonecrop (see photo below) on top of an old wall. Earlier, counted 100 Grelag Geese beside St Margaret's Loch (and numerous Mute Swans on the loch itself). Later, saw 11 greylags, 8 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swans and 2 Herons on Dunsapie Loch (plus 4 more swans overhead). Still plenty of interesting plants about. Noticed Wild Thyme (past flowering), a few Harebells, Yarrow and the pink-flowered herb shown below on Salisbury Crags, and Hart's Tongue Fern, Wall Rue, Herb Robert and the Bugloss species shown below beside the road south of Arthur's Seat. Also, the marshes next to Duddingston Loch were covered with a blue haze when viewed from above (probably Devil's Bit Scabious), and in gardens in Ulster Crescent were Welsh Poppy, Borage and Autumn Crocus, all in flower.

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