A Brave Beetle

 

This little beetle was brave walking along the edge of the leaf.

Signs 3rd June 2026

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I think this is an important sign! I spotted it at Calderglen Country Park.

Mellow Yellow

 

This is a little Canary. We visited The Beech Tree Inn recently. They have lovely food, good coffee, animals and a little play park too. 

A Moth On Monday

 

This is a Least Carpet Moth! It really is a beauty, I think. People aren't as keen on moths as they are butterflies and I don't understand! Moths are awesome as well.

A Tiny Beetle

 

I saw this little bug in the garden on the blue box we use to store stuff. I think it's a Heather Beetle. Cute little thing.

Caturday: Sunny Cali

 

Cali found the ideal sun puddle in the bedroom! She enjoys sitting on the window ledge soaking up the sun!

Pink And White Daisy

 

Isn't this pink and white daisy really lovely?

Sunny Trees

 

I love seeing old and tall trees. I liked these ones, especially on a sunny day! I am forever looking down for insects and bugs but sometimes I look up!

Signs 27th May 2026

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I saw this sign in the Science Centre in Glasgow. 

A Little Lovebird

Another from our visit to Calderglen Country Park.

 

A colourful little Lovebird. The colours almost seem unreal!

Mirror Reflection

 

We went to a Garden Centre for a coffee and I noticed the reflection in the mirror and really liked it. Seeing things from a different angle!

Up A Tree

 

Another one from our visit to Amazonia. This snake was chilling on the tree.

Caturday: Whatcha Lookin' At?

 

This is Cleo. I wonder what she is looking at? I have to confess, Cleo is currently the most photographed cat in the house. She is very photogenic and stays still for the photos haha!

Union Street Fire In Glasgow

I had mentioned this in a post in March. Here are the photos I took on the 11th March.

Info can be found HERE. At the time I took these photos they were still clearing things up and a lot of the streets were shut. I was talking to one of the policemen and he was telling me all they got was abuse from people trying to get along the shut streets. He said it was shocking the way people were behaving and they didn't understand it was for their safety. How rubbish is that? They are there helping and protecting people but still get abuse??? Changed days!

National Space Centre, Leicester

As promised, here are photos from the National Space Centre in Leicester.

It was a good day and my daughter enjoyed it. A lot for the kids to do and lots of crafting too. When we visited at the start of April the Solar System section was shut which was a bit annoying as I wanted my daughter to see it. She knows all the planets, I spent 2 weeks teaching her them! We went to a show in the Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium and I felt a bit queasy but everyone else was fine! I'd have to say the cafe did cater well for all diets and allergies and I gave the coffee a thumbs up too! 

I'll leave you with the last photo...Are we alone? What do you think? 

Signs 20th May 2026

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Saw this quote at the Science Centre and I really liked it.

Shining Bright

 

One of my better photos of the moon! It can be really hard to capture with a phone!

Harvest Mouse

 

During the Easter Holidays we visited Calderglen Country Park. I got lots of photos! Up first is this tiny little Harvest Mouse! I was really happy how the photos turned out as this was taken through glass!

All Tuckered Out

 

This little bee was struggling and on the ground. At first I thought it was dead but once I got a dandelion and put it on, it started moving. I took it inside for a bit of warmth. After about 5 minutes we went back outside and it was lively! I put it near other flowers. I checked back about 10 minutes later and it was gone. I always try and help where I can.

Caturday: The 2 Faces Of Stitch

 

This is Stitch and his two faces. First is his cute and not thinking pose and second is is fully alert look.

Chilean Rose Tarantula

 

This is a Chilean Rose Tarantula that we saw at Amazonia recently. I like spiders.

Hanging Around

 

This is some sort of Bracket Fungi I think. I took this last year.

Signs 13 May 2026

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I certainly do! 

A Happy Coot

 

This is from a few years ago at the pond. It's one of the coots. I think it looks happy.

It's Hiding!

 

Can you spot the moon behind the clouds?

Feeding A Female Mallard

 

This is from last year when we went to Alton Towers. My daughter was trying to feed this female mallard. The ducks at Alton Towers are used to the humans!

Caturday: Mother And Child

 

This is Abby and Chiana. Abby at the front and Chiana at the back. Abby is Chiana's mother! I've had Chiana since she was 6 weeks old and she will be 16 in August!

A Lovely Big Tree

 

I really liked this tree I saw when we were down in England in April.

A Litter Caterpillar

 

This little caterpillar was on my slabs next to the grass. I got a photo of it!

Signs 6th May 2026

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How many people do you think Pushed it?

This is from the National Space Centre in Leicester https://www.spacecentre.co.uk/. We went there at the start of April when we were down visiting my partner's dad. They live near Northampton. I will get around to posting the trip to this Museum

Looking Up

Tom over at https://backroadstraveller.blogspot.com/ is always telling us to keep looking up! 

This little Tamarin clearly got the memo! This is from a recent trip to Amazonia. 

RIP Jackie

 

I wasn't about yesterday and only found out today that my new friend Jackie has passed away. She ran 2 blogs: https://twodevoncats.blogspot.com/ and https://allatseawithme.blogspot.com/. The first about her cats and the second was her photo blog. 

I had joined a Christmas Card exchange list before I broke my ankle. After Christmas I emailed everyone on list explainging about my ankle and Jackie emailed me back telling me all about her experience with a broken ankle. We emailed back and forth and commented on our blogs. This is the Christmas Card she sent me.

She really was a lovely person and will be missed. Sending love and hugs to Ivor <3 RIP Jackie.

It's A Maze!

 

Can you spot the squirrel? These trees were like a maze for it!

Caturday: Cali On The Bear

 

This is Cali. We have a big teddy bear that we bought for my daughter years ago. It sits in the living room next to the radiator, so as you can imagine the cats have claimed it! Cali was having a lot of fun playing with me that day!

It's May

 

May already! Jeez oh where did the time go? This is Anthurium also know as Flamingo Flower. It looks like a heart and it beautiful. I really like this one.

Forever Autumn

I took this photo when we were away at the start of April down in England. It reminded me of one of my favourite songs called Forever Autumn by Justin Hayward.

Signs 29th April 2026

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Tam Shepherds was a very famous shop in Glasgow. It was a trick and joke shop. I used to go there a lot in the 80s and 90s. It sadly shut down a few years ago but they still have an online shop. Here's the Wiki link about it: Tam Shepherds. Anyone of a certain age from Central Scotland will remember this shop!! 

Not Quite Hallowe'en

 

I've had this Glow in the Dark Skeleton hanging up in the hall for a while now and it was only a few weeks ago I noticed how well it glowed! I think it's really cool!

The Pond On A Sunny Day

 

This is the pond I visit, on a sunny day last year. I still haven't been up but hoping to go this week at some point and see the old gang...the crows, ducks, coots and other birds and insects.