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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, April 16, 2006

Saturday, April 16th, 2006

Today started with faint Willow Warbler song (first of the year) from the railway line, and ended with much stronger song from the scrubby area behind the house. In between, natural connections were Lily of the Valley on the verge opposite the end of Balfron Road, singing Skylark on Barshaw Golf Course and chirrupping House Sparrow on a rooftop in Merton Drive. Amazing what you can connect with, even when confined to the city.
Yesterday afternoon was spent walking around Mugdock Park. Highlights were a singing Coal Tit in the visitor centre car park, a confiding Canada Goose on Craigend Pond (with 2 Cormorants and 2 Lesser black backed Gulls on the island there), a Treecreeper at Mugdock Castle (with a profusion of epiphytic Polypody there - see photo) and a Common Toad in Gallows Pond. Woods full of Dog's Mercury, emergent Bluebells and birdsong (but no Chiffchaffs or Willow Warblers).

posted by wellchoughed @ 11:44 pm

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