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| The polytunnel arrived !! and the hoops are up !! |
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| Jock (on the right),aided by his collie Meg and Malcolm , put up the tunnel and waited for a calm day and four other helpers to put on the cover. |
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| Cover on, ready to go, let the growing commence ! |
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| Inside the poly tunnel, laying out the paths and the beds |
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| Warm and windfree, it's a lovely place to be . |
A happy afternoon was enjoyed on the Primrose Walk
at Laide Community Woodland
at the beginning of the month,
with lots of entrants for the duck race.
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| Lots of cheering for the duck race |
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| Wilma found a new friend in Charlotte who looked after her very well for the afternoon |
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| The days are getting longer, sunset at 10.20 pm, down by the jetty |
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| Fishing boat at sunset |
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| All aglow at 10.25 pm |
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| Scotch evening mist |
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| The lambs take sleeping very seriously |
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| The old carpet was being used to mulch the docks but the lambs had different ideas |
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| Born together , stay together |
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| Found a beautiful pipit's nest with 3 eggs in the grassy bank on the shore |
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| The nest is just about in the centre of this photogragh, well hidden in the grass |
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| Here's mum |
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| Hatched and hungry. Sadly the next day the nest had been pulled apart and no sign of the chicks |
On Wednesday, 14th May Peter Cunningham, biologist
very kindly got out of his sleeping bag
to meet a small group of us at 5am
to walk us through the Laide Community Woodland
to hear and identify the early morning birds.
Thank you Peter.
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| 5am looking east to Beinn Ghobhlach from Laide Community Woodland |
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| The early morning sky changing colour |
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| Worth getting up early for |
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| Sunlight peeping through the trees |
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| Early morning reflections in Laide Wood |
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| Funny faces in the wood |
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Here come the girls !
The Aultbea & District Ladies enjoying ourselves in the Highlands
Beware they may be coming to a venue near you !
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Jeanette - leader of the gang !
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| Irene with that lovely smile ! |
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| We're safe, they are behind glass |
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| Don't mess with this lot ! |
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Alma, Maureen, Barbara and Diana
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| Here we have Maureen, cute but an "ex-Hackney Bird", how did we both end up so far from our beginnings ? We both went to the same primary school in Rushmore Road, Hackney E9 ! |
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| Told you to watch out for Hackney birds ! |
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| You never know what they will get up to next, never challenge them ! |
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| Girls with a sweet tooth |
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Maureen has managed to find the most unusual item of the day, a rhea's egg, equivalent to 6 hen's eggs ! bought at the Store House in Foulis
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| Here we have the infamous character, "Betty-of-Poolewe", shown here on the right with her bodyguard Jenny. |
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Approach with caution, you have been warned !
I am joking, Betty is lovely, great fun and she makes a great cup of tea !
