A Lemur On Watch

 

This is a Lemur we saw at Blackpool Zoo. All the other Lemurs were alseep, so I can only assume this one was on watch!

Cat In A Basket

 

This is Jethro my Bengal Cat. He was in the little basket on the cat tree. Having 6 cats, the cat tree is well used but none of them use this basket anymore! So I decided to put one of my Hallowe'en round pillows in it. A lovely orange pumpkin! Bengal Cats are truly mental and crazy! Cats are so much fun but Bengals are extra fun with extra personality!!!

A Young One

 

I was taking a photo of this young gull and in the second photo he is looking at me. I was talking to him and, no doubt, he was looking for food!

We were at the seaside the other day and there were so many of them and it was great to see. They were looking for food and some people fed them while others were fearing them! In all my years, I have never had a bad encounter with them. Maybe they can sense a good person, I really don't know. But I have met countless people who hate them for no reason it would seem.

Another Interesting Tree

 

Something magical looking about this tree. It certainly has character.

On A Leaf

 

Check out the face on this little one! How cool is it. I love the colouring on these Weevils. 

Signs 9th July 2025

Linking to Tom's Signs post today: https://backroadstraveller.blogspot.com/

This a sign from a restaurant in Scotland. It is called Wan Fir The Road. Wan means "one" in Scotland and fir means "for" so it really reads One For The Road in proper English! I've never visited it though, I just really liked the sign!

Cutie

 

Aren't ducklings so cute?

Proud

 

Not posted a photo of a crow in a while. This one is a friend from the pond. Great birds.

Is It Another Weevil?

This weevil was enjoying the sunshine. I like the shadow its head casts. The weevil might have thought it was another weevil popping its head up!

Fern Is In The Forest!

 

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This is a lovely scene I think. Loads of ferns in the forest. It has a little path to walk along and it's great to be surround by all that green!

Famous Glasgow Scene

 

This is a very famous scene in Glasgow, a statue with a traffic cone on the guy's head! Read here about it: Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington. I remember seeing it in the early 1990s! The building behind the statue is The Gallery Of Modern Art which I have been to several times. It's free as well! Most Museums in Scotland are free, which is good I think. Over the years the colour of the cone usually changes and sometimes the horse has one too, as can be seen in the Gallery link!

My Garden In April

 

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This is how my lawn looks every April. I never cut the grass until the dandelions are gone. It usually attracts lots of insects. Dandelions are great for insects and I really like them!

Signs 2nd July 2025

 Linking to Tom's Signs today: https://backroadstraveller.blogspot.com/

The signs reads: "Don't Let Your Demons Drag You Down!" I like this graffiti as it has meaning. Very true!

How Common Is Blue?

 

Fairly common I'd say! This is a Common Blue Damselfly. Took this along the canal in May. I think Damselflies are such beautiful creatures.

Green Veined Butterfly

 

This is a Green Veined Butterfly on a Dandelion. It was quite still in the brilliant sunshine, so managed to get a photo of it! This is from the end of May.

The Grey Wagtail Has A Few Friends

 

The Grey Wagtail bird has a few friends in the pond, 2 Goosanders. The female is leading and the male follows behind her. 

Open Wide!

 

This Stingray was looking for a dentist I think! We saw this one at Sea Life in Alton Towers last year.

Balancing

 

This Meerkat lives at Blair Drummond Safari Park in Scotland. It's a good place to visit with lots of animals. Not too far from either Edinburgh or Glasgow. This Meerkat balances well and he is also very curious I think. 

It's Big!

 

This spider was in my house. It was massive! I decided to take a photo of it, as you do! It was a welcome guest in my house. I always love to see spiders in my house as they control the flies!

Alder Leaf Beetle

 

Google tells me this is an Alder Leaf Beetle. We saw it at Alton Towers last year and I had never seen it before. It love how the raindrop look on it.

Hallowe'en Shadow

 

Ashok over at https://ashokism.blogspot.com/ does some really interesting photography and I have been following him for a while now. Recently I have started to notice things I perhaps wouldn't have noticed before due to his inspiration.

This is a shadow of a Hallowe'en sticker on the window. It's a spider's web with some spiders on it. The sun was shining one day at the start of this month and I thought it was so cool. My daughter loved the sticker so I didn't take it down after Hallowe'en!

A Rainbow In My Garden

 

Rain is a common thing in Scotland, yet we don't get a lot of rainbows. This is from the start of the month and I took this in my garden. In the first photo you can see the top of my blackberry bush. My daughter love rainbows so much.

Black Necked Swan

 

This is a Black Necked Swan that we saw at Blackpool Zoo. I had never seen one before this. I have seen a Black Swan years ago but never this type.

Dot, Dot, Dot, Dot...

 

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I took this in January last year. Birds flying over the pond, like little dots in the sky!

A Green Lacewing

I posted one of these guys back in 2024 HERE. They are very hyper and hard to catch a photo of! I got lucky!

It is a lovely little insect.

Looking Sleepy

 

This is one of the male Giraffes at Edinburgh Zoo. They have 5 boys and they are a recent addition to the Zoo arriving in 2021. We've not been to the Zoo in a while but with the summer holiday approaching, I think we'll be going there for sure!

Young And Friendly

 

This young swan was quite friendly and was looking for a feed! I took this along the canal. The swans there are used to people!

Ringlet Butterfly

 

This is a Ringlet. They are fairly common over here.

As Snug As A Snail

 

This snail is snug as a bug in the leaves!

Clear Shrimp

 

This is some sort of Shrimp, I think a Ghost Shrimp maybe? We saw this at Sea Life in Alton Towers.

Well Camouflaged

 

This squirrel was hiding quite well but I still managed to spot it and get a photo!

Spider In My Hair!!

I was sitting and my daughter noticed there was a spider in my hair. I investigated. It wasn't a spider, but this little fellow...

It's a little weevil! It was running about my arm and hand so before I put him in the garden, I decided to get a few photos. I explained to my daughter that it's a weevil, not a spider! 

Happy Birthday Jethro

My boy Jethro turns 15 today. Here are some photos of him over the years.

This was him when we brought him home, only 12 weeks old. 

Being a Bengal Cat, he is very chatty and likes to talk.

This is probably my favourite photo, I love his expression!! It could easily be made into one of those Internet Memes things!

These last 2 are from the last few weeks. He has kidney disease and eats renal cat food. He is doing okay considering he is an old man! He still likes to talk and loves cuddles. 

 

First Pano Attempt

 

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This was my first Pano attempt. Kathy over at Timeless Arts & Challenges does a lot of Pano shots so I thought I would give it a try. I took this along the canal at the end of May when we had that glorious weather.

It's Getting Busy

 

This is a Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly and a little Soldier Beetle on this Dandelion. There might be room for one more insect!

Someone Sees You

 

We went to the beach a few months ago and I saw this Spiderman Hat on a bench. He's watching us!

Looking For A Feed

This week I have posted Birds and to finish the week off, we have a favourite of a lot of people.

I think most people love Robins. They are lovely birds and always appear on Christmas Cards! This little one was waiting for me to put some seeds down. 

 

Yeah, I Can See You

 

This Blue Tit didn't really understand the rules of Hide & Seek!

Dinner Time

 

I was lucky to witness this Heron fishing! It caught a fish for dinner!