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July 08 2010
if the mountain defeats us…
Mither Tap against sun
but it didn’t, so we did not have to brave the mines of Moria, 3 times up and down Bennachie accomplished and quite a bit of money raised for the trees :) My legs hurt today!
at the bottom of the Mither Tap path
top of first climb up steep Mither tap path
down the Donview way
caterpillar
back up on top and heading down Rowan
These new signs help to avoid confusion, there are even paths at the bottom linking different carparks so you can go down different ways without reclimbing if you wish 
no such plan for us - back up Rowan
This was the toughest climb being our third, even though it is the easiest path and most gentle slope.
resting on way up - some of the shoes did not make it (5 years old, ethical wares, much walking done)
reaching top 3rd time
steep final descent
down down down
treat picnic at bottom
rose cupcakes
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June 12 2010
trees for life
Four of us girls (Charlotte, me and Lucy and Eleanor from moonrabbits) are doing a sponsored climb to raise money for trees for life, the wonderful charity that is replanting the Caledonian Forest. We intend climbing Bennachie 3 times in one day, taking all three routes to the Mither Tap 
in about a months time. Trees for life is not a member of just giving or any such online fundraiser but please feel free to donate directly on link above if you wish For every £5 raised a tree will be planted.
A favourite of our kids years ago, the lorax speaks for the trees. Richard St. Barbe Baker “the man of the trees“ who inspired Trees for Life, was sometimes fondly known as the lorax
(lorax on amazon) Buy UK or Buy US
A nice tree filled place we cycled round recently, thanks to a neighbour telling us the best way to get in there:
rhododendron way into the woods
more rhoddies
a little loch
June 09 2010
Peregrines
Peregrine Wildwatch Centre
Wonderful place this, great home ed group event there
quarry face where the nest is
red squirrel
female peregrine in tree - she was making a lot of noise!
fast
building a hide
impression of a caterpillar called Bob
best friends
a few more pics in our home education set on flickr
and a short video of the squirrels below, much topical talking in background…
June 01 2010
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I might There’s been lots of sunny days, there’s been lots of bike rides in various directions.
I love my purple bike - my first ever bicycle
I rather like these old railway bridges too
We were on The Buchan Way here, an old railway line.
found lots of apples trees on the line
the scent was astounding
bridges are good resting points on the normal road too
back home in the garden:
there will be a pop soon!
May 27 2010
coastal pics and pink meadow
Shipwreck!
washing lines - spot Nemo
what a wonderful airing the laundry must get!
melon, meadow, Lion
May 25 2010
faeryland
the borders
highly perfumed bluebells, wild garlic in back
on the faery path
path
flowers
These cards remind me of the woods – a lovely story telling tool
story telling cards
Other faery places:
gorse blooms
pink snow is falling in the garden
CD of ROC’s lectures UK and US, there is deep wisdom within, much before it’s time as concerns the environment.
April 25 2010
wood sorrel
wood sorrel on forest floor
beautiful plant – edible too
in a tree stump
Perfect book for this time of year if interested in wild foods and foraging: Richard Mabey’s Food for Free
April 11 2010
Loudon Wood, feet and newts
feet of sleeping Lion
After many years of searching in vain, we finally found Loudon Wood stone circle. The length of time was contributed to by a council sign pointing into completely different, unconnected bit of wood – ignore that and use google maps instead if wanting to visit! Beautiful place.
path to circle
first glimpse
recumbent and flankers
flanker and white tree
through the tree
carved lines
stones
cloud formation as we leave
Davie put on music down by the pond as he set up some solar lights we were given and it did seem to attract lots of newts over to investigate
newts
newt rising to surface
April 08 2010
of Russians and swans
woods and loch
Totally loving the gorgeous springness that is all around now Had some lovely wild garlic pesto yesterday and think may do same today. Seems to have less of a garlic hit when very young though still very good.
freshly picked wild garlic and the sky
Swans are still following us around – whooping ones fly over the garden and woods regularly just now and look – we have new swan taps on the bath following a water gushing disaster with the old very antiquated ones!
swan tap
fitted for us by a Russian plumber, first plumber to come here who didn’t make a soap opera-esque drama about getting the water on and off with our old system and was also gentle and kind to elderly cats and frenzied frogs! More Russian-ness in The Turning Point from the beautiful Misha and Grishko ballet shoes from here:
ballet shoe heel
sandy shore of the loch
March 27 2010
rainbow
rainbow over the trees in the garden
Nora Batty stretches
mirror
flower
narcissus
tulip
primroses
March 17 2010
Spring pics
The only crocus to survive intensive rabbit grazing
beautiful biscuits for a ballet day with the girls...
cake too, no anorexic dancing here
poor mangled nut feeder - deer trample it to get the peanuts out!
soon there will be daffs
willow catkins and the sky
chives
parsley
free veg seeds from the bbc here
March 09 2010
reflections and windows
The bridge did get finished:
Now this may appear to be a blurry photo gone wrong – well, it is - but it is also a picture of trees reflected in chocolate so worthy of inclusion
It is a montezuma’s very dark bar…
January 30 2010
among the snowdrops
more snow… some little bits I’ve been meaning to mention spread among the lovely signs of spring to come
Wayne Dyer’s new program: Excuses Begone! – been enjoying listening to that – he is always so motivational and uplifting.
The Bristol Dyslexia Centre has some interesting stuff on it’s site including some free educational games taken from the Nessy learning program.
Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome: Different Sensory Experiences, Different Perceptual Worlds
Olga Bogdashina has written a wonderful book here – helpful in very practical ways and quite refreshingly non-patronising in it’s manner of looking at autism and the associated sensory and perceptual issues. There is evidence that these may be at the core of ASDs and what is actually physiological has been treated as purely psychological for far too long by the so called experts. A fascinating read
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