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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, July 31, 2005

Drove to Benderloch, Argyll today (Saturday), enjoying the roadside flowers at their very best. Those I was able to identify were as follows:
Roadsides:
Meadowsweet, Rosebay Willow Herb, Greater Knapweed, Ragwort, Honeysuckle (creamy-yellow flowered - see photo above), Harebell, fruiting Raspberry and a lovely white-flowered herb (? escaped, see photo).
Shoreline and hinterland:
Sow Thistle species (see photo), Meadowsweet, Thrift (now virtually finished flowering), Sea Aster (poor photo above).
Carr:
Cotton Grass, Bog Asphodel (now orange), ? Purple Marsh Orchid.
Gardens:
Fantastic, scarlet Aubretia; pink / red-flowered Honeysuckle.
Bird sightings were young Long tailed and Coal Tits in Loch Awe oakwoods and lots of feeding Swallows. Road / beach casualties were 2 Hedgehogs, a Rabbit and a Toad.

Spent part of yesterday (Friday) exploring Rosshall Park. It really is a hidden gem, with Water Lilly-choked ponds and a Victorian fern grotto. Most pleasant surprise was the finding of several big clumps of Royal Fern (see picture below).
Bird sightings yesterday were around 20 Black headed Gulls roosting on the Moulin playing field, a possible calling Kingfisher over the Cart and a Morrhen with three well-grown young on Rosshall Park pond.

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