walking the water

Doing the monthly BTO survey on "my stretch" of the river Tweed is a very good opportunity for wandering through some ideas too. Even while counting mallards (including 24 ducklings in various stages of growth), grey heron, black-headed gull, mute swan, oystercatcher (my birds as they are the helpers of Bridget in Gaelic - gille-brìghde), dipper and goosander.

Onto the cauld which stretches across the river to create the pool you just saw and has these metallic edges as it scatters down onto the rocky section below.

Finally to a lower pool and its weedfilled cobbles.

Later I made a long audio recording where I get a bit distracted by a grey wagtail which flies over my head towards the end. But unfortunately blogger doesn't seem to like that. Still I enjoyed myself and got some good birds too. Creativity and wellbeing mix well with science and nature.

Octobers

Interesting that October can be sere and wilting or fruitful, sensual and pixelated depending on how you look. A Sunday walk anyone?

Send us some #October photos.

Or try the guided poetry walk next Saturday 10th October at Traquair part of the Curved Stream project. Poet Ken Cockburn who is well-known for his translations and collaborations with visual artists, writes a response to an 18th century painting of Diana and Actaeon which survives in the ceiling of a Garden Pavilion.You can find out more here http://www.traquair.co.uk/curved-stream