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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.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Prompted by a favourable weather forecast and the need to pop into work first thing, decided to walk part of the way home from Greenock. Got as far as Langbank, intending to catch the train there. However all the trains were cancelled so kept walking as far as Erskine. It wasn't a great day for natural connections, partly because of a stiff northeast wind and the tide being particularly far out. However some highlights included nice views of Rock Pipits at Port Glasgow, a Dipper on Finlaystone Burn where it goes under the A8, a brood of Swallows being fed in Langbank, a profusion of flowering Sea Aster and Sow Thistle on the saltmarshes and a single Whimbrel at Longhaugh Point.

Pool at Port Glasgow
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Rock marker at Port Glasgow
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Rustyback at Langbank
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Looking north to the quarry above Milton
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posted by wellchoughed @ 11:05 pm

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