Beautiful Babies

 

Spotted these 2 baby ducks when I was walking along the canal recently. They are so cute.

Caturday: With Cleo

 

This is Cleo, one of my newer cats. She is a little darling and has lovely eyes.

Sharing

These 2 birds were sharing the seeds I put down for them. The one on the left is a Blue Tit and the right is a Robin.

Autumn Is Around The Corner

Bill over at: Out of his Mind's Eye posted a few days ago about Just a Hint Of Fall. So I had a look and saw this yesterday when I was picking my daughter up from school.

I love all the autumn colours!

Signs 27 August 2025: Polite Graffiti

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

The text says: "Fix This Light Pls xxx". At least they said please! Pls is short for please. It was in an underpass that can get dark at times if the lights aren't working.

Slowly Creeping Along

 

This little beetle was creeping along the pavement and ran in front of me. I took a photo then made sure it made it safely to the other side!

A Grand Reflection

 

I was in a restaurant in Glasgow for a drink while it was heavy rain outside and I noticed the reflection of the chandelier on the table. I thought it was so cool!

Happy Crane Flies

 

I am sure these 2 crane flies are happy! 

Caturday: Friend's New Cat

 

This is my friend's new cat. She is a pure breed Maine Coon. She is such a lovely girl.

Enjoying The Seeds

 

This Great Tit was enjoying the seeds I put down for him on the log.

Huh?

 

I think this sheep had that "Huh?" look about it. 

Signs 20th August 2025

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

I really liked this, it reads "Good planets are hard to find." Next to the recycling logo. It was on the back of a can of Sparkling Water I bought. 

Colourful Coral

 

I saw this coral at Sea Life in Loch Lomond, I really liked the colours.

A Big Bee!

 

This bee needed a little boost, so I lifted it up and put it onto a flower. It was quite big!

Ice Cream Treat

 

A dropped ice cream was food for this wasp! 

Caturday: Not Quite Yin Yang

 

 

My 2 white cats were trying their best to form a Yin Yang, but it didn't really work out! They are both asleep on the computer chair! Abby is on the left and Chiana on the right.

Food For The Crow

 

This crow is eating the food pellets I put in the water for the ducks and swans. He was a regular at the pond and I used to put some at the edge of the water for him.

David over at https://travelswithbirds.blogspot.com/ was asking what sort I use. These are the ones I use here: Wild Things. I like these as they float. I usually throw these into the pond or canal for the water birds and the wild bird seeds for all the birds on land!

Sun Fly

 

This Green Bottle Fly is enjoying the sunshine!

Starfish

 

This is a Starfish that I saw at Sea Life.

Happy 80th Birthday Ron Mael

I am a huge music fan and went to see Sparks recently in July when they were in Edinburgh. I posted about the last gig HERE.  Not many of you knew Sparks from that last post. They were big in the 70s and their most famous hit is probably This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us. Ron Mael turns 80 today so thought this was a good time to post about the gig to wish him a happy 80th!

Ron was even sporting a tartan tie! What a great gig, so full of energy for 2 old guys! The singer, Russell is 76 and it didn't show! I have been into Sparks since the early 80s. My dad was a fan and used to play them a lot and I enjoyed them as a kid and listened to them growing up. Even managed to get my 6 year old daughter into a few of their songs!

All the best to Ron and we hope to see you in Scotland again real soon.

A Happy Coot

 

I thought this coot looked really happy! Probably because I was feeding him!

What A Great Moustache!!

 

This is a Tamarin Monkey. Very cute little thing. 

A Goat Relaxing

 

This goat was relaxing at Edinburgh Zoo.

Walking On Water

 

This duck appears to be standing on the water but there is a branch under her that she is standing on!

Full Of Pollen

 

It's always great to see bees on flowers working hard for us. 

Signs 6th August 2025

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

I saw this sign in a coffee shop about a month ago and I really liked it. 

Don't Always Follow The Leader

 

The 2 chaps behind were following this guy and a short time later they decided to change it a little.

And decided to be all equals! These are all male Mallard ducks.

Glasgow Mela 2025

I have been going to the Mela for many years now. It's usually held at the end of June in Glasgow. I posted about it last year HERE. 

This year it was held on Sunday 22nd June. And it was very wet due to the heavy rain. Just have a look at these photos!

We all got soaked and only stayed for about 30 minutes. Not as may people this year, as before, due to the weather!

Bring Food And They Shall Come

 

I took this the other day when I was out walking around a Loch. I threw the swan food into the Loch and they all came! It was a wonderful experience.

Caturday

 

On this fine Caturday we have Jethro my Bengal boy who is 15 years old! 

Gimme Shelter

 

This bee was in the flower and also sheltering from the rain.

Waiting Patiently

 

Another photo from yesterday. This Heron was waiting for his dinner. There are plenty of fish in the canal so I am sure he is well fed!

She Won!

 

Took this photo today. This cow definitely won the staring contest. Just look at her eyes! Lovely animal.

I went out with my friend for a walk along the canal and we ended up doing nearly 10 miles! I was happy I lasted so long as I haven't been out walking in a long time. This is hopefully the start of my walks again.

Spotted!

 

I spotted this deer looking at me in the woods! 

Emu

 

We saw this Emu at the Zoo.

Chiana

 

This is Chiana, one of my many cats! She will be 15 in August. I've had her since she was only 6 weeks old. She was my first baby.

Male Mallard

 I liked the look of this male mallard.

Power Of The Shade

 

I took this in March when it was still chilly. The planter blocks the sun from melting the frost. I thought it was a nice photo.

Green Tree Python

 

This lovely thing is a Green Tree Python which we saw at Five Sisters Zoo. The zoo isn't too far from us and we go a lot.

A Meeting Between Two Friends

 

This is a snail and a common flower bug having a good chat, over a cup of coffee no doubt! If they can get on so well, why can't we?