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Some extremely small Tarot cards
May. 9th, 2025 12:06 amFrom top to bottom standard size Cats Rule the Earth Tarot, below that playing card sized Pocket Crow Tarot, and at the very bottom tiny Deviant Moon Tarot Borderless Mini Edition.
11th Covid vaccine done and dusted
Apr. 25th, 2025 07:05 pmGot this late afternoon in Dundee city centre. I am still offered these Covid vaccines twice yearly by the NHS, being severely immunosuppressed. Very quiet vaccine centre - no one waiting when I got there early. I suspect they have a lot of no shows in the current 75+ group. I was weeks earlier for my vaccine than I might have been, keen to get it before my Capercaillie music concert in 3 weeks.
Because I was seen so early we were able to get an early takeaway dinner from a fab fish and chip shop that is sadly shutting its Dundee branch after this weekend. Sat below the uni, overlooking the River Tay to Fife. Bright evening sunshine, and surrounded by optimistic but unsuccessful seagulls. Martin also spotted wild bunnies on the grass down the steps, so dashed down to photograph them.
Planning a very quiet weekend. I expect to be feverish and very sore overnight. More seriously I will probably have a 3 month long flare in my autoimmune brain disease, starting about a week from now. It’s very difficult. But I will be protected.
Because I was seen so early we were able to get an early takeaway dinner from a fab fish and chip shop that is sadly shutting its Dundee branch after this weekend. Sat below the uni, overlooking the River Tay to Fife. Bright evening sunshine, and surrounded by optimistic but unsuccessful seagulls. Martin also spotted wild bunnies on the grass down the steps, so dashed down to photograph them.
Planning a very quiet weekend. I expect to be feverish and very sore overnight. More seriously I will probably have a 3 month long flare in my autoimmune brain disease, starting about a week from now. It’s very difficult. But I will be protected.
Photo from Perth today
Mar. 12th, 2025 09:36 pmOn the way home from my bone density scan at Perth Royal Infirmary we called into Gannochy Duck Pond in Perth. Martin was particularly hoping to see their mandarin ducks - a very unusual thing to see in Scotland. The mandarin ducks were there but staying largely under cover, though he got some pictures. But there were lots of other birds to photograph. I especially liked this photo of three mallard ducks, with loads of interesting reflections in the water.
Birds list today
Mar. 1st, 2025 05:46 pmMy husband’s birds list from his walk today. This is from his usual Saturday walk to the wooded river valley / old railway viaduct very near our home. I post this list every week on Facebook, but thought I'd post it here too today!
28 species seen, 3 species heard (including tawny owl at 12:50!), grey squirrel, bee heard
blackbird
blue tit
bullfinch
chaffinch
coal tit
collared dove
crow
dipper
dunnock
feral pigeon
goldfinch
great tit
grey heron
herring gull
house sparrow
jackdaw
long tailed tit
magpie
mallard
oyster catcher
robin
rook
song thrush
starling
stock dove
wood pigeon
wren
yellowhammer
grey wagtail heard
tawny owl heard
woodpecker heard
grey squirrel
bee heard
28 species seen, 3 species heard (including tawny owl at 12:50!), grey squirrel, bee heard
blackbird
blue tit
bullfinch
chaffinch
coal tit
collared dove
crow
dipper
dunnock
feral pigeon
goldfinch
great tit
grey heron
herring gull
house sparrow
jackdaw
long tailed tit
magpie
mallard
oyster catcher
robin
rook
song thrush
starling
stock dove
wood pigeon
wren
yellowhammer
grey wagtail heard
tawny owl heard
woodpecker heard
grey squirrel
bee heard
New tablecloth
Feb. 13th, 2025 10:22 pmGot my new tablecloth - a William Morris design, thick cotton, newly hemmed to the required size, including overhang - and looking forward to using it soon with my new small folding table for gaming on. Here's what the design looks like.
We've just looked through all 77 he ended up with as the final batch! I loaded them all onto Facebook, and four onto Bluesky and Mastodon. But here are just a couple. He saw *so* many buzzards. And yes, that is a very famous lighthouse glimpsed in the distance, beyond Broughty Castle.
He was out with his camera all day, in mid/west Dundee, while our car had its annual service and MOT check.
He was out with his camera all day, in mid/west Dundee, while our car had its annual service and MOT check.
Bonus photo from today
Aug. 17th, 2024 11:55 pmAgain a rare photo post from me here. I post far more on my Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook feeds. Almost always photos from my husband. Usually from his Saturday walk near our home. Like this one.
By the seaside
Jul. 23rd, 2024 11:09 pmMartin was at the seafront in Broughty Ferry today, while a tyre in our car was replaced. He took some amazing photos of a heron there, which was guzzling on fish, an eel like thing and crab. More photos on his Flickr page. Be warned if you go there the eel eating gets quite gruesome! Meanwhile here is one of his calmer heron pictures from today :)
Soundscape
Jul. 12th, 2024 08:16 amListening to sparrows outside. Our birdsong accompaniment to the morning is a mix usually of sparrows, cooing wood pigeons and loud seagulls.
Forgot to say we had a fab experience with a seagull at lunch yesterday. We were parked in Costas at Ethiebeaton Park above Monifieth. And a huge seagull suddenly landed on the front bonnet of our car, rocking it as it did. It flapped about, staring inside to see if there might be any hope of food. Then flew off again, the car moving again as it did. Sadly neither of us had a camera ready at the right moment. We were awestruck 🙂
