Create accountLogin

Recent searches

No recent searches

Search options

Only available when logged in.
norden.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Moin! Dies ist die Mastodon-Instanz für Nordlichter, Schnacker und alles dazwischen. Folge dem Leuchtturm.

Administered by:

Server stats:

3.4K
active users

norden.social: AboutStatusProfiles directoryPrivacy policy

Mastodon: AboutGet the appKeyboard shortcutsView source codev4.3.7

#DayOut

1 post1 participant0 posts today
Public
Spaceways

19/04/2025 - We were heading for a hill but the first stop was so nice we stayed. A slow stroll in Aberdeenshire, looking at lovely stuff. Saw my first swallow this year. Tall trees, nice bugs and wonderful flowers and fungi.

Pick of the day was Tongues of Fire (last photo). A really interesting fungus. Here on its primary host, Juniper. It releases spores from its orange spore tubes, which ride the wind to find its secondary host, Hawthorn, then back to Juniper.

A new dawn - Photo of this year's new green leaves of a dawn redwood. Maybe my favourite leaf.
A view from where we were sitting in a quiet walled garden. It's good for bugs here. Trees behind but the photo is one of tulips, mainly reds and yellows. I'm not normally that big on tulips but these did look very nice in the sunshine and the bees were liking them too.
Photo of a red-breasted carrion beetle on a wall in sunshine. Black with an orange section behind its head.
Tongues of Fire fungus on its primary host, Juniper. Its spore tubes look like many orange tongues. It's just ace!
#Fungi#Bugs#Trees
Public
Spaceways

05/04/2025 - A sunny day out looking at stuff. We saw some great big things but it's the little things I always love best.

A few snaps of some things that made me smile.

Early mining bee - Seemed happy on its dandelion.
A female larch cone - I love these.
Holly leaf miner - Nice patterns on the leaf.
Furry Dronefly - I'm a bee honest!

Early mining bee - Seemed happy on its dandelion. It was liking the early spring pollen.
A new female red larch cone on a branch with a tree lined track beyond.
Holly leaf miner on a holly leaf. A small fly with larvae causing a red patch on the leaf.
Furry Dronefly on a tree, it looks a bit like a bee.
#DayOut#Nature#Bees
Public
virtuosew
Forge Mill Needle Museum, in Redditch, is not a large museum, but it is full of interest, and the staff and volunteers were delightful. I can recommend it.

Bring walking shoes and time, if that appeals, there is also a two hour self guided walk around the water meadow and associated archaeology, which I wasn't able to fit in.

#MuseumVisit #DayOut
Sign on a wall reads: Welcome to ForgeMill Needle Museum and Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre
#DayOut
Public
Spaceways

07/03/2025 - Day off work. We headed to the hills. A fine loop up and round Peter Hill on a sunny day in Aberdeenshire. Mild with little wind, just a really nice day for a walk. We plonked down in the heather and had our butties. It was quiet on the hill, I was happy. We saw a lovely adder on the way up enjoying the sun. Good birds too, red kite and snow bunting on top, skylarks everywhere, grey wagtail and dipper on the river near the end. Top day out.

An adder taking in some early spring warmth from the sun. It seemed calm enough but we didn't get too close and moved on quickly so not to disturb it.
Photo of the trigpoint on top of Peter Hill. It's a landscape of heather round here.
Photo of our legs as we sat in the heather, enjoying the sunshine and quiet hillside. My flask is next to me.
Heading down the hill. No path, just a nice walk through the heather down to Water of Feugh.
#Hills#Trigpoint#DayOut
Public *
Spaceways

17/06/2024 - A day trip to town. Bus in and a walk to Duthie park to have a look round Winter Gardens (bromeliads and cacti are wow). Next a lovely walk along the River Dee to the sea. We sat looking across Aberdeen harbour and watched dolphins jump and play at the mouth. The walk to the lighthouse is fantastic for wild flowers. A lovely day out and it was pretty sunny!

Photo inside Winter Gardens glasshouses at Duthie park. This section is for ferns, both big and small, with a stream running through. A great place.
Walking alongside the river Dee. It's quite wide at this point and tidal.
View across Aberdeen harbour to the city beyond. It's sunny! The dolphins were there most of the afternoon.
View to Girdle Ness Lighthouse. Built 1833, it's a Stevenson lighthouse.
#DayOut
ExploreLive feeds
About