@wildflowerhour.bsky.social it’s looking like a good year for the Rowan here in the Cairngorms, especially after last autumn’s almost no-show of fruits. The verges and woodland edges are bright with berries. #wildflowerhour
Sam Pyrah
@timeonfeet.bsky.social
Journalist and author, runner and walker, writing about movement, mind and place. Cairngorms, Scotland. The Guardian | BBC Countryfile | Runner's World. Formerly @SamMurphyRuns Website: www.sampyrah.com Substack: https://timeonfeet.substack.com/
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@andyburnham.bsky.social North Sea oil and gas licenses? Seriously? My hope in you has already gone, if this is true.
No #climbingplants on my camera roll this week but I got these burnet moths ‘climbing’ bell heather! #wildflowerhour
I’d initially thought this was wood anemone until I saw the leaves… Wood sorrel? Cairngorms. #wildflowerhour
Early rise this morning to hear the dawn chorus at Loch Garten and Abernethy Forest. 🐦 🎶💕
Loch Garten glistening between the trees, with Meall a Bhuachaille in the background. It’s only five miles from where we live but I miss being able to walk there every morning…
A brief February newsletter, contemplating the view from the bedroom window while in bed with a cold...
I've written about how RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch helped rekindle my childhood love of birdwatching for my latest Substack timeonfeet.substack.com/p/coming-hom...
My latest Substack is a hygge-free relishing of the winter.
A wee frozen snowman somehow sculpted itself out of the water in the bird bath 🥶☃️❄️🦄
Wow, this is exciting! My piece in Hinterland has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. #naturewriting substack.com/@hinterlandm...
Hinterland Magazine (@hinterlandmagazine)
Pleased to announce our nominations for the Pushcart Prize 2025.
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They may look like landscape paintings but these are photos taken in the half-light of dusk with my phone… from the garden of my new home. What a view, huh? 🏴
Proud to see my piece, Being Heard, on the effects of human noise on birdsong in the latest issue of Paperboats zine. #naturewriting paperboats.org/category/zin...
In the chaos of moving, I forgot to share a link on here to my latest Substack piece, which is about... moving! open.substack.com/pub/timeonfe... #naturewriting
Moving on
"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy." Anatole France
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Runner's World has just made my piece on running and menopause available online... www.runnersworld.com/uk/health/a4...
What it means to run through menopause – and how to navigate the challenges
Supported by ongoing research and today’s more open conversation about this stage of life, menopausal runners can emerge stronger, healthier and happier in the long run
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My new local hill - Sgor Gaoithe (the windy peak) - the most southerly of the Cromdale Hills.
Sometimes, I only want half a slice of bread. I can’t understand why my husband finds this annoying 😂
In this month's Substack, I've written about the strange compulsion to pick up and pocket nature finds when I'm out walking...
Morning from the Cairngorms. Mist on the hills today and a hint of autumn in the blustery wind…
Green Veined White on Devil’s Bit Scabious. Plus photo-bomber! Cairngorms. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
Just as the birds fall quiet, my latest Substack on birdsong... open.substack.com/pub/timeonfe... #naturewriting
