tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post5315881931405704190..comments2023-06-13T13:24:07.539+01:00Comments on Imperfect and Tense: Very good FridayImperfect and Tensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-6898111813673161532014-04-21T17:45:37.858+01:002014-04-21T17:45:37.858+01:00Hi Chickadeegirl and welcome. To save you loads of...Hi Chickadeegirl and welcome. To save you loads of trawling through my scrawl, the profile picture is a nod to the first line in Dodie Smith's 'I capture the castle'...<br /><br />Beyond a deep affection for the rock band Rush, I know very little about Canada, so I'm looking forward to putting that right!Imperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-47209905951441728302014-04-21T13:34:14.714+01:002014-04-21T13:34:14.714+01:00Good morning from Nova Scotia, Canada. Today my ro...Good morning from Nova Scotia, Canada. Today my routine breakfast was sweetened with the accompaniment of your writing. And I have to say, this was a wonderful way to start my day! I have found humor, nature, travel-to-a-new-country, photography and storytelling all in one spot! I will definitely be back for more. By the way, your profile picture had me laughing out loud. I knew immediately that "here's someone with a great sense of humor". I'll be back. :o) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195392082083680330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-82112552381539108822014-04-20T08:25:26.681+01:002014-04-20T08:25:26.681+01:00Katie, I really should've put in some habitat ...Katie, I really should've put in some habitat shots, eh?<br /><br />On Orkney, there are very few sheltered, wooded valleys, so over the course of 6 decades, this little valley has become a unique habitat. Which is probably reason enough for the nature reserve designation. I guess it has a 'pocket park' community project feel, with added appreciation from knowing that it began s one man's vision.<br /><br />And Bluebells! I was wondering how I was going to find those on Orkney! Our Lass wants to check whether they're native or introduced, so we will head back over there when the flowers are a little more advanced.<br /><br />In the village of Harray, there's a potter who makes all sorts of interesting ceramics. He also carries out experiments investigating neolithic pottery techniques, using only the materials and methods available 5000 years ago. When the books were published about the 'wizard boy', he couldn't resist the pun!Imperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-86695401874948974382014-04-20T03:00:30.974+01:002014-04-20T03:00:30.974+01:00Happy Valley was a man-made garden turned nature p...Happy Valley was a man-made garden turned nature preserve?Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-76811493821791345212014-04-20T02:58:21.075+01:002014-04-20T02:58:21.075+01:00Harray Potter? Bluebells! Is the timing of the s...Harray Potter? Bluebells! Is the timing of the spring season later than what you're accustomed to that far north?Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.com