Inspired by the podcast I mentioned last week I've been keeping an eye on the cherry trees and their swelling buds, and as you can see...

I went south for a few days, and when I returned, Spring had sprung. Last week my morning walk was very much still at dawn, this week,...

I've said it before and I'll say it again, experiencing awe is good for you. This week I attended the first session in a new course...

I seem to have spent much of the last 24 hours looking at the sky. I'm not really sure that changeable covers it, but yesterday in a...

In my head this is a neat collection of thoughts and experiences that I have had over the last week. In reality I am not a "neat...

No prizes for my photography but I was so excited to see the first daffodils blooming earlier this week, that despite it being still...

I've been looking forward to writing today's blog for a while, but then I almost mistimed it; February has crept up on me; only a chance...

This week I attended the Winter Mindset workshop that I mentioned just before Christmas, put on by the Continuing Studies department at...

Happy New Year! Perhaps it's my age but whenever anyone references Blue Monday, I immediately start singing the New Order song, rather...

This week we remain in Scandinavia, in spirit at least. Meet Dave, he's a Tomte, if you're in Sweden, a Tontuu in Finland and a Nisse in...

No, I've not just let the cat run across my keyboard. Friluftsliv is a Norwegian word that I have just learned this morning, and now...

Usually my inspiration for writing these blogs comes when I am outside walking. It's not peculiar to me of course, plenty of creative...

Next Wednesday is the first day December and the start of meteorological winter. Before that, we've got the first storm of the 21/22...

A couple of weeks ago I had my first official experience of forest bathing. Never fear, I haven't been prancing around the woods in a...

I'm not in Lanarkshire this week. I'm spending time investing in some blue health. That is, I've gone to the seaside. We're always...

No doubt you've heard Glasgow referred to as the Dear Green Place more often that usual over the last week, and it is set to continue...

As we head towards November, let's take a moment to think about Samhain, the ancient Gaelic festival that has been reborn as Halloween. ...

On the way home from the football the other day it started raining. Heavily. There was a lot of traffic and a lot of grumpy people. I...

There are, of course, many reasons to go for a walk. #Walktober is helping me discover a new one every day. I feel very lucky to have...

This month isn't just Walktober, it is also Brocktober, Scottish Badgers' celebration of all things badger. If you're reading this the...