Randomness

What with being ill, then trying to valiantly catch up with a fortnight's work, followed by some rather dreich weather into the bargain, there's not been much to write about in the way of wildlife. Unless you count last night's rodent-inspired scritching and scratching in the walls, but let's not go there.

Here's some random images from the past wee while...

Just before my Covid 'holiday', I spent half a day monitoring a couple of transects for signs of Orkney Vole in a volunteer capacity for the Orkney Native Wildlife Project. These cows were very interested in why I was furtling about in the grass next to their field.

Deep in the throes of Covid and boredom, I decided to image a single virion to pass the time, using only a cardboard tube from some kitchen roll, four shot glasses and some sticky tape. No, not really, this is what happens when you put potatoes covered in earth into a colander.

Mocha, one of our cats. At thirteen, she's still way too cute for her own good. Here she is fast asleep or ignoring the scritching sounds... you decide.

Pegal Burn in Hoy, looking very autumnal.