Imbolc - The sun is swimming back to the sky. The Goddess of Winter is dreaming of spring. Take time to smile at snowdrops & the gently swelling buds on the trees. Winter dances with a gleam in her eyes 🌱
#imbolc #naturestories #earlyspring #1Feb
Artwork by Luciano Alferi

We need words of kindness more than ever just now. I'll be telling one of these tales for advent this year. #advent #storytelling #wordsofkindness

We've had the first snowfall of the year so it was about time to make broth. I made it lovingly, the way my Granda did. I loved his soup. Mine never quite measures up. Not the same recipe as Jackie Kay's grandpa, yet the sentiment is the same 💓🍲 #grandpassoup

Kingfisher pellet. Coughed up by a visitor to the old saltpans at Montrose Basin Wildlife Reserve. You can still see the scales

More solar farms, forests, space for wildlife... yes, but Earth isn't getting any bigger. On the Fully Charged show podcast this week, Tom Heap (my Rare Earth co-host) is sharing his wisdom with Robert on land & how we could/should use it. Well worth a listen:

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Once upon a time I could be found in the woods at 5am watching squirrels, collecting hair samples and analysing data on squirrel distribution in Scotland. Since then Aberdeen has become almost Grey free. However greys are still migrating North. Report your sittings!
scottishsquirrels.org.uk

In Shropshire, one must 'Tell The Bees' of a death in the household. In 1961, the Bee's of Sam Rogers from Myddle (totalling 14 hives) were told of his passing. They turned up at his funeral service and settled on the flowers at his grave 💚

#Folklore #Shropshire #Bee's #Folktales

Beautiful lichen. So important to our ecosystems

Kingfisher pellet. Coughed up by a visitor to the old saltpans at Montrose Basin Wildlife Reserve. You can still see the scales

Hello new followers! Great to see more folks here. We'd love to connect with more people with an interest in landscapes and how we research them across disciplines!

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Gentle Saturday has been a calming mix of Mindfulness, Woodland wanders and Stone Circles. Now heading for a Nepalese meal 😋

The full scholarships for this 2-year Erasmus funded masters course between Bangor and universities in Madrid, Lisbon and Mexico include a stipend of 1400 Euros a month. Deadline 16th December. Please share!
globe-master.eu

Ain't that the truth

Storytelling in Moray, with the Big Scottish Story Ripple. Couldn't resist a walk along the River Finhorn nr Randolph's Leap 🍂🍁