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Trees, mountains, fungi, beekeeping, optimism.
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Absolute magic.

submitted 119 days ago • 0 comments

Today is an object lesson in the radicalisation of the British right-wing press. Britain is being disparaged and insulted by a foreign far-right conspiracy theorist. But the Mail, the Express, the Telegraph and even the Times choose focus their criticisism on the British prime minister instead.

submitted 142 days ago • 184 comments

Bliadhna Mhath Ùr! Nature’s fireworks heralding in a new year.

submitted 147 days ago • 0 comments

With the first big frosts each year comes the display of one of my favourite fungi, exidiopsis effusa. The fungus itself lives inside dead wood and, when conditions are just right, causes moisture to expand out through thousands of pores and create this exquisite and delicate ice structure.

submitted 169 days ago • 0 comments

Amazed by such good snow conditions so early in the season, unfortunately I had to head home last night but those with a couple of days off are very lucky with this weather.

submitted 170 days ago • 0 comments

Some very sobering statistics from an environmental conference yesterday. This ‘coupe’ is the shape of the global environmental crises. Placing the onus for change on those at the bottom will accomplish nothing.

submitted 182 days ago • 0 comments

The last of the autumn horde.

submitted 186 days ago • 0 comments

The wonderful thing about foggy days is they allow you to indulge in a bit of good-natured primal sneaking.

submitted 187 days ago • 0 comments

Just beautiful scenes up in Lochaber yesterday. Times like these make one so grateful for being able to call this country home.

submitted 188 days ago • 0 comments

Last year's honey vs this year's, night and day. The prolonged drought last summer followed by flooding was hugely detrimental to many of our July/August-flowering species, so the bees were pushed up into the hills to forage the heather.

submitted 192 days ago • 0 comments

Home.

submitted 193 days ago • 0 comments

One of the big giveaways of a temperate rainforest is damp enough conditions that things like bryophytes and polypodies can thrive far above the forest floor. Here I counted at least six distinct species living in complete symbiosis.

submitted 194 days ago • 0 comments