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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.

Monday, August 20, 2007

Had quite a good day of natural connections today. Weather much improved with glorious sunshine for much of the day. Had to go to the hospital this morning, but heading for work at 10:30 am, noticed 2 House Martins still visiting nests under the eaves of a house in Cardonald Gardens. Took a short cut via Howwood and the Kilmacolm road. Still a fair number of Swallows about, plus at least one House Martin. At Locher Community Woodland, noticed a Peacock and a Small Toirtoiseshell on a Buddlhia bush, then a Kestrel on a telegraph pole, an invisible calling Raven, and 3 Buzzards in the space of half a mile (two soaring and one perched on top of a sapling). Verges covered in flowering hawkweeds and willowherbs. Also, the Heather around Knocknairshill reservoir has come into bloom.
Meanwhile the Lapwings are massing along the Clyde, and the leaves on a few trees are starting to turn ...

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