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"Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love."

(Alfred Sisley)

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Well, here we are at Thursday...

The Gantocks channel marker in the Clyde firth. Yes, that is what made the blog header until recent changeover.

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Wings on Wednesday;
YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious in photographing birds.

These have been lurking in the Fudge's card since the spring - shame on me. A pair of sparrows brought up two broods in the nesting box on the telegraph pole at the back window... this was them refreshing the nest between batches!

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Shipping by...

This was a quick grab of the Hisstix, point and shoot with barely time for the poor wee thing to focus through the double-glazing. The sub was moving at a lick and was gone in a few seconds. That's the Coriusk up behind... ferry between Largs and Isle of Cumbrae. It comes in of an evening to anchor at Greenock.

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Monday's Critters

This thing showed up one evening about a month back. A very exotic insect for these parts. Took quite a while to ascertain ID... almost two inches long from eyes to butt, it turns out this is a Mexican wasp species known as Netelia. 

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SUNdays

One of those late summer sunset sensations that happen over The Hutch...

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Saturday Symmetry

Connel Bridge, over Loch Etive. Yes, that's in glorious technicolour. 

Hashtag this is Scotland...

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...The Last Rose Of Summer..??? At least I found a Rose for Rosy (see over at LLB gang for Nature Friday - link in the sidebar!)