Lindsay
@lastronge.bsky.social
Ecology, botany & sustainability. Buckinghamshire via Tyrone.
Absolutely gorgeous to be greeted by a mass of oxeye daisies every time I step out the back door. Huge plants growing from the edge of the concrete..would it look better weeded and bare? I don't think so. Let things grow!
May 14, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Absolutely gorgeous to be greeted by a mass of oxeye daisies every time I step out the back door. Huge plants growing from the edge of the concrete..would it look better weeded and bare? I don't think so. Let things grow!
I'm really getting into British artisan cheese. Especially paired with special condiments. Snowdrop by Cote Hill was Supreme Champion at the British cheese awards last year.
May 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I'm really getting into British artisan cheese. Especially paired with special condiments. Snowdrop by Cote Hill was Supreme Champion at the British cheese awards last year.
I still don't own a cat. But we have a veryyyy sociable neighbour.
May 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I still don't own a cat. But we have a veryyyy sociable neighbour.
A day surrounded only by lovely things - it's peony season! I'm ensconced on the sofa, spiced carrot and lovage soup bubbling on the hob.
May 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A day surrounded only by lovely things - it's peony season! I'm ensconced on the sofa, spiced carrot and lovage soup bubbling on the hob.
Beltane celebrations at Butser!
May 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Beltane celebrations at Butser!
I do not own a cat but this rascal is disputing things.
April 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I do not own a cat but this rascal is disputing things.
Green winged orchids, adders tongue fern and cuckoo flower (with bonus orange tip butterfly) all out in North Bucks today at an old ridge and furrow site.
April 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Green winged orchids, adders tongue fern and cuckoo flower (with bonus orange tip butterfly) all out in North Bucks today at an old ridge and furrow site.
Its a horrendous time in the UK for anyone who cares about biodiversity. The Planning & infrastructure bill looms like disaster over us. Spending much time in my garden observing the life all around me
April 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Its a horrendous time in the UK for anyone who cares about biodiversity. The Planning & infrastructure bill looms like disaster over us. Spending much time in my garden observing the life all around me
A beautiful day monitoring Field Fleawort on Dunstable Downs and learning more about the species from a researcher who joined me. Two colonies of 33 and 53 rosettes found.
April 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
A beautiful day monitoring Field Fleawort on Dunstable Downs and learning more about the species from a researcher who joined me. Two colonies of 33 and 53 rosettes found.
Everything is very bleak in the world folks but I'm settling into my new garden. Yes the pond needs some work!
March 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Everything is very bleak in the world folks but I'm settling into my new garden. Yes the pond needs some work!
I cooked oxtail stew overnight in the slow cooker. The meat was falling off the bones and I added some dark chocolate for good measure. Indescribably good to come home to dumplings and stew after a long walk in the freezing cold this evening 🐕
November 20, 2024 at 8:17 PM
I cooked oxtail stew overnight in the slow cooker. The meat was falling off the bones and I added some dark chocolate for good measure. Indescribably good to come home to dumplings and stew after a long walk in the freezing cold this evening 🐕
More pics of (some of) Ric's skull collection. I am so looking forward to starting my own (and perusing back issues of Shropshire Mammal News!) @skull-bloke.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 10:32 PM
More pics of (some of) Ric's skull collection. I am so looking forward to starting my own (and perusing back issues of Shropshire Mammal News!) @skull-bloke.bsky.social
Having a blast with the Mammal Society skull and bone identification course this weekend in Shropshire. Here's a weasel skull (M.nivalis) passing through one of my rings.
November 17, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Having a blast with the Mammal Society skull and bone identification course this weekend in Shropshire. Here's a weasel skull (M.nivalis) passing through one of my rings.
Soup and dumpling making is always comforting.
November 7, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Soup and dumpling making is always comforting.
Candy floss clouds, Bedfordshire.
November 4, 2023 at 7:35 PM
Candy floss clouds, Bedfordshire.
Beautiful walks at sundown
November 4, 2023 at 5:41 PM
Beautiful walks at sundown
Blueberry pancakes with bacon and maple for dinner because we had a pint of sour milk
October 23, 2023 at 6:08 PM
Blueberry pancakes with bacon and maple for dinner because we had a pint of sour milk
White campion and field pansy clinging on in the margins #wildflowerhour
October 22, 2023 at 7:33 PM
White campion and field pansy clinging on in the margins #wildflowerhour
Golden hour in the Black Forest
October 21, 2023 at 8:37 AM
Golden hour in the Black Forest
The enclosures are very large (zoom in to see some bears). I didn't see any wolves as they didn't want to be seen- which is absolutely fine- animal welfare first.
October 17, 2023 at 5:30 PM
The enclosures are very large (zoom in to see some bears). I didn't see any wolves as they didn't want to be seen- which is absolutely fine- animal welfare first.
Arrived in the Black Forest, accidentally truffled out a room where a mycology session had been in progress. They were looking for a rare Cortinarius sp. So many amazing specimens!
October 17, 2023 at 4:18 PM
Arrived in the Black Forest, accidentally truffled out a room where a mycology session had been in progress. They were looking for a rare Cortinarius sp. So many amazing specimens!
European brown bear at a sanctuary for ex-captive bears in the Black Forest, Germany 🦊
October 17, 2023 at 1:57 PM
European brown bear at a sanctuary for ex-captive bears in the Black Forest, Germany 🦊
Red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in a graveyard in Stuttgart city centre 🦊
October 16, 2023 at 11:08 AM
Red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in a graveyard in Stuttgart city centre 🦊
The absolute joy of realising that past me (more organised, a few trips ago) put painkillers in a pocket in the suitcase 🙏🏻 All useful shops are shut on Sundays in southern Germany! But they will make you a hot lemon and honey in the pub.
October 15, 2023 at 8:27 PM
The absolute joy of realising that past me (more organised, a few trips ago) put painkillers in a pocket in the suitcase 🙏🏻 All useful shops are shut on Sundays in southern Germany! But they will make you a hot lemon and honey in the pub.