Dryad's Saddle

Something a wee bit different today. A cooking lesson....no seriously not haha! 

 

These are a mushroom called Dryad's Saddle and they are edible! I made a lovely veggie stir fry with them. I am no expert on mushrooms at all, but these are really easy to spot and identify. I am still learning about mushrooms and it really is an extensive topic! Mushrooms are wonderfully healthy and tasty and pretty amazing really. There has been a lot of research done on them and how they communicate and how clever they are! I wonder, sometimes, if I should stop eating them due to this.

In The Mood For Love

 

There will be babies soon I think!! 

Narrow - Bordered Bee Hawk Moth

 

This is a Bee Hawk Moth. Well named I think! Certainly looks like a bee. I had never seen such a thing before! I found him at the pond last year and quickly made friends with him.

My Friend The Rook

 

I made friends with this Rook. I gave him plenty of seeds to feast on. I really think he is a gorgeous creature. Corvids are just wonderful birds I think.

Signs

 

This plant is known as the Lipstick Plant. I thought this sign was pretty cool. I really don't know much about this plant but it does look nice.

A Cucumber Spider

 

This is a Cucumber Spider showing his underside. Took this photo last year.

Plume Moth

 

This is a Plume Moth. This photo was the first time I had ever seen this. I wasn't sure what it was at first so had to research it. I took this last July.

A Blue Damselfly

 

This a common blue Damselfly. I like the black and blue colours. I took this photo last year.

A Curious Robin

 

This little fellow looks curious I think, certainly in the second photo! I always like feeding the birds and getting good shots of them. These were taken last February! 

A Cute Bee

 

I took this photo on 30th April. I have noticed there are hardly any bees or butterflies going about this year. I don't know if the bad weather has had an impact on them but it is worrying. 

Cormorants

 

These are Cormorants. They are fairly common in Scotland. Though these photos were taken in England! I have had a few sighting of these birds at the pond and on the canal. They are nice looking birds.

Signs

My post for Signs today is...

I took this in Edinburgh somewhere. It caught my eye. I am hoping that we all can answer yes :-)

Deer

 

Such beautiful creatures! The first photo looks like he is sticking his tongue out at me!! Cheeky little fellow haha! And the second deer is looking right at me. I was on zoom but not that far from them. They didn't seem too bothered by me. These were both from last March, so I am guessing they are all grown up now. 

A Spider On A Spider

 

This is my Hallowe'en spider that I keep outside all the time and I noticed one day there was another spider on him! I find this kinda funny, a spider on a spider haha! Might just be my humour! Anyway the little spider looks kinda cool I think. From what I gather, it is a pregnant spider.

Green Leaf Weevil

 

This is a little Green Leaf Weevil. I think he is a cute little fellow! I took this in May. 

A Happy Crow

 

I think this crow looks happy. Probably because I put seeds down for him. I saw him most of winter when I was out walking. Crows are such wonderful birds and I really like them.

Pregnant Green Dock Beetle

 

This is a pregnant green dock beetle. Green dock beetles look really cool. They are iridescent!

Footprint In The Snow

 

I took this photo in January in my garden, when it had been snowing here in Scotland. There are 2 sets of footprints! I hope the bird got away! The little dish to the left is seeds I had put out for the birds. These prints aren't any of my cats as all my cats are indoor cats!! I just thought it was so cool!

Signs

This is my Sign for today:

I took this photo in March 2019!!!!! It was taken with my Huawei P20 Pro. I was looking at old photos and thought this would be ideal for Signs on Wednesday, so here it is! Very clear instructions haha. Sadly dog fouling is a big problem in Scotland. There is a culture, also, where people put the poop into bags then tie these bags to trees or fences!!

Nuthatch

 

A few Nuthatches up a tree! These birds are so cute! I took this photo in March last year.

Another Zoo Trip - 16 March 2024

 

Yet more photos from the zoo! As the summer holidays are coming this week, I think there will be more visits over the next few months!

I missed yesterday as I was so tired. I started working again, back to my old job on nightshift working Friday and Saturday nights! Gonna take me a while to get back into the swing of things!

A Little Spider

 

This is a little spider on my knuckles. I have 4 cats and cats being cats, they try to kill the spiders in the house. I always save them! I think spiders are so very important in our world and I really don't mind having them in my house! When I was moving him to safety, I decided to take a photo! In Scotland, we don't have any deadly spiders. I doubt I'd be holding spiders if I lived in a warmer country haha!

Froghopper

 

This is a common froghopper also known as a spittlebug. It is a little bug that looks a bit like a frog and it jumps like mad! It is a little cutie I think. 

Squirrels

 

I went for a walk on the 20th of May and there were squirrels everywhere! I had never seen so many in my life! These are 3 that I managed to capture! Such cute little fellows.

Signs

My post today for Signs

Where I live, the graffiti is normally very bad, boring and childish but I spied this and thought it was so cool and more interesting than the usual! 

No Fear!

 

This is me holding various creatures! The first photo is a snake, the little hand to the left is my daughter! She had no fear. The second are hissing cockroaches in my left hand and finally a frog! I have no fear at holding or touching these creatures! 

LOL please note: I did not take the first photo!!!

Egyptian Goose

 

I took these photos in late April in Amsterdam. It is an Egyptian Goose with her young hiding. The little white dots on her are rain drops! It rained the whole time we were there!

Some Happy Rays

 

More photos from Sea Life in Loch Lomond taken at the end of March this year. A few happy looking Stingrays that look really cute! They were looking for food, but I thought they looked like they were smiling!

A Beautiful Crow

 

It is no secret that I love crows. I think they are wonderful birds and so intelligent! I take lots and lots of photos of them! This one is so very beautiful I think. I met him in April this year!