Monthly Archives: November 2015

On the nature of patchwork

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Jon Dunn

I recently blogged about my poor old neglected boots. They’d served me well, but I noted in passing that I’d been less than faithful to them. I was seeing other footwear – and I didn’t take as much care of … Continue reading →

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The Symbister egret

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Jon Dunn

How does that old chestnut go? You wait ages for a Little Egret and then two come along at once. (Or something very similar to that, I’m sure). And so it happened today. A month after the high drama of … Continue reading →

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Boots made for walking

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Jon Dunn

If these boots could talk, they’d have a lot to say for themselves. And if these boots were tyres on my car, they’d have been illegal a long, long time ago… I’m pretty heavy on walking boots – they get … Continue reading →

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Winter is coming

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Jon Dunn

While there may yet be a rare bird or two to come to Shetland in the dying gasps of autumn migration, the view from the kitchen window is increasingly wintery in recent days. Great Northern Divers are gradually massing in … Continue reading →

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