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https://craftygreenpoet.substack.com/ Crafty Green Poet | Juliet Wilson | Substack Mostly nature and green living, sometimes poetry and crafts. Click to read Crafty Green Poet, by Juliet Wilson, a Substack publication with hundreds of... crafty green poet juliet wilson substack https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-beautiful-etegami.html?showComment=1345896481353 Crafty Green Poet: A Beautiful Etegami I was delighted recently when DosankoDebbie created this beautiful etegami artwork in response to one of my haiku. I was even more delight... crafty green poet beautiful etegami https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2011/08/kirkcudbright-artists-town.html?showComment=1313971118905 Crafty Green Poet: Kirkcudbright - an Artists Town We visited Kirkcudbright briefly on our recent holiday in Dumfries. It's a lovely town and is notable for being an Artists Town . Sandy on ... crafty green poet kirkcudbright artists town https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2008/07/garden_26.html Crafty Green Poet: Garden This is the new shed and garden composting area in the backgreen, built by the Green Caretakers, who operate the Backgreen Initiative and p... crafty green poet garden https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-shetland-coast.html Crafty Green Poet: The Shetland Coast Shetland is made up of many islands and all of them have beautiful coastal landscapes, here are just a few photos bfrom our recent trip ... crafty green poet shetland coast https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2011/06/calvet-2.html Crafty Green Poet: Calvet 2 I'm in the middle of reviewing the Edinburgh International Film Festival ! I've seen ten excellent films so far, but one that made a particu... crafty green poet calvet https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2010/01/snowy-start-to-new-year.html?showComment=1262478641042 Crafty Green Poet: Snowy Start to the New Year It's snowing again! I've never seen so much snow over such a long period of time! The photo is from our walk along the Water of Leith on Mon... crafty green poet to the snowy start new https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2013/10/haiku_23.html Crafty Green Poet: haiku double rainbow - two collared doves settle on the chimney pot crafty green poet haiku https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2019/11/cold-and-sunny-on-corstorphine-hill.html Crafty Green Poet: Cold and Sunny on Corstorphine HIll It's a beautiful autumnal day today, cold and sunny but very muddy underfoot from all the recent rain. I joined Crafty Green Boyfriend for h... crafty green poet cold sunny corstorphine hill https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2021/07/a-walk-through-dalmeny-estate.html Crafty Green Poet: A Walk through the Dalmeny Estate We try to walk the beautiful four and a half mile walk though the Dameny Estate from Cramond Brig to South Queensferry once every summer. I... crafty green poet walk through dalmeny estate https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2016/06/what-will-leaving-eu-mean-for.html?showComment=1466824229883 Crafty Green Poet: What will leaving the EU mean for environmental protection in the UK? Last night the people of the UK voted to leave the European Union. I had voted to remain in the EU as I feel that European legislation has... crafty green poet https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2007/06/green-transport-week.html Crafty Green Poet: Green Transport Week Green Transport Week (16 - 24 June 2007) aims to: raise awareness of transport impact on the environment highlight transport alternatives ma... crafty green poet transport week https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-beauty-of-roadside-verges.html?showComment=1433942509414 Crafty Green Poet: The beauty of roadside verges It's wonderfully sunny today, perfect for photographing poppies, so for today's 30 Days Wild Challenge I thought I'd wander along to take ph... crafty green poet the beauty roadside verges https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2014/03/tree-following-larch.html?showComment=1394554111362 Crafty Green Poet: Tree Following - the Larch Today I decided I would take part in the Tree Following Project . So when I was in Colinton Dell I was keeping an eye out for an interesting... crafty green poet tree following larch https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2020/01/12-days-wild-part-2.html Crafty Green Poet: 12 Days Wild - Part 2 Twelve Days Wild is a new initiative of the Wildlife Trusts to encourage people to celebrate and enjoy nature and the great outdoors ove... crafty green poet days wild part https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2012/03/reflections-in-redford-woods.html?showComment=1332650572511 Crafty Green Poet: Reflections in Redford Woods If you've been reading this blog over the past week, you'll know that Crafty Green Boyfriend and I recently discovered Redford Woods a lovel... crafty green poet reflections redford woods https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2009/08/art-for-trees.html Crafty Green Poet: Art for Trees Last weekend fires tore across mainland Greece. Thousands of homes were evacuated. Agriculture and pasture land was scorched, trees were bur... crafty green poet art trees https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2020/06/mapping-cemetery.html Crafty Green Poet: Mapping the Cemetery Dalry Cemetery, one of the local cemeteries that we walk round as part of our #DailyExercise has now got it's own friends group! They are pu... crafty green poet mapping cemetery https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2011/03/climate-week.html Crafty Green Poet: Climate Week Climate Week (21 - 27 March 2011) offers an opportunity for everyone to do their bit to protect our planet and create a secure future. The e... crafty green poet climate week https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2023/04/two-handmade-tote-bags.html?showComment=1681952073239 Crafty Green Poet: Two handmade tote bags I've just finished my latest craft project! This lovely tote bag is made from fabric scraps and buttons from various sources (several friend... crafty green poet two handmade tote bags https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2007/03/fishing-boats-lake-malawi-1991.html Crafty Green Poet: Fishing Boats, Lake Malawi, 1991 Another in my series of old artworks that hopefully deserve a viewing, this is an oil painting of fishing boats setting out at sunset, with ... crafty green poet fishing boats lake malawi https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2008/12/another-small-stone.html?showComment=1228389660000 Crafty Green Poet: Another small stone... I've got a piece up on a handful of stones , you can read it here . crafty green poet another small stone https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2011/02/snowdrops.html?showComment=1298162762005 Crafty Green Poet: Snowdrops We try to visit Cammo Country Park every February to see the snowdrops which are at their best in this lovely area. This year was no excepti... crafty green poet snowdrops https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2009/12/green-christmas-gift-ideas.html Crafty Green Poet: Green Christmas Gift Ideas I have probably done my Christmas posts in the wrong order, after all gifts come before packaging and I've already shared my ideas for giftw... crafty green poet christmas gift ideas https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2013/02/stylish-diy-notice-board.html Crafty Green Poet: Stylish DIY memo board I saw this idea on Pinterest (which I'm finding a hugely inspiring source of ideas for crafts) and thought I'd try it myself. All I've do... crafty green poet stylish diy memo board https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2008/07/endless-skies.html?showComment=1216299120000 Crafty Green Poet: Endless skies Distant mountains are blue in hazy sky dead trees reach branches into endless sky chasing insects, aerobatic swifts dance never stopping as ... crafty green poet endless skies https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2016/03/frolicking-frogs.html?showComment=1458610908126 Crafty Green Poet: Frolicking Frogs It was a lovely spring day today and the frogs were very lively in Crafty Green Boyfriend's mother's garden. The garden was filled with thei... crafty green poet frolicking frogs https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2009/11/autumnal-trees-princes-street-gardens.html?showComment=1258119184661 Crafty Green Poet: Autumnal trees, Princes Street Gardens Perfect blue skies, a chill in the air, the last leaves on the trees. Twenty chaffinches feeding on the grass and bathing in puddles. Top p... crafty green poet princes street autumnal trees gardens https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2013/05/upcycled-purse.html Crafty Green Poet: Upcycled Purse I've just finished making this purse from fabric scraps. The shape is slightly uneven because of the shape of the original fabric scraps, bu... crafty green poet upcycled purse https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2012/11/wonderful-woodlands-and-waxwings.html?showComment=1352753789373 Crafty Green Poet: Wonderful Woodlands and Waxwings! We wandered round the Hermitage of Braid today, which is looking beautiful with all the autumn leaves. We briefly saw a grou... crafty green poet wonderful woodlands waxwings https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2010/10/haiku.html Crafty Green Poet: haiku morning light - last night's seal becomes a buoy crafty green poet haiku https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2018/04/hot-and-sunny-weekend.html?showComment=1524606744938 Crafty Green Poet: Hot and Sunny Weekend The weekend was largely hot and sunny, which was in complete contrast to the largely cold spring we've had so far. I visited my Dad in subur... crafty green poet hot sunny weekend https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2017/11/peregrine-at-musselburgh-lagoons.html?showComment=1510817324563 Crafty Green Poet: Peregrine at Musselburgh Lagoons The autumn colours are still beautiful along the wooded paths leading to Musselburgh Lagoons. This tranquil scene though hides a much more... crafty green poet peregrine musselburgh lagoons https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2006/10/haiku-simple-pleasures.html?showComment=1161039000000 Crafty Green Poet: Haiku - Simple Pleasures One Deep Breath's prompt this week is to write haiku or related verses about simple pleasures. This first one is a very autumnal pleasure, p... crafty green poet haiku simple pleasures https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2024/03/young-larch-cones.html Crafty Green Poet: Young Larch Cones This is the time of year to really pay attention to larch trees! It's ten years now since I first discovered the beauty of the female cones... crafty green poet young larch cones https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-couple-of-mysteries.html?showComment=1348161707385 Crafty Green Poet: A couple of mysteries Yesterday at Musselburgh I saw this lovely caterpillar which I thought might be easy to identify. I was wrong. Does anyone know what species... crafty green poet couple mysteries https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2011/03/written-in-stone.html?showComment=1301526844079 Crafty Green Poet: Written in Stone I made this collage of my poem Written in Stone as a gift for a friend. It's made from paper torn from magazines and an old manuscript of t... crafty green poet written stone https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2022/04/comely-bank-cemetery.html Crafty Green Poet: Comely Bank Cemetery I'm continuing with the second wildlife surveys of selected cemeteries in Edinburgh. I've chosen what I consider to be the richest in wildl... crafty green poet comely bank cemetery https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2012/07/sixth-extinction.html Crafty Green Poet: The Sixth Extinction I try to be as upbeat and positive as I can about the environmental situation, even though I'm more than aware of things being terribly wron... crafty green poet the sixth extinction https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-hidden-path.html?showComment=1393279134875 Crafty Green Poet: A Hidden Path My birdwatching walks are starting again next Monday (and are fully booked, so you won't be able to just turn up on the day!). One of the wa... crafty green poet hidden path https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2024/03/spring-haiku.html Crafty Green Poet: Spring haiku Spring thaw - albino squirrel loses camouflage previously published on Lothlorien Poetry Journal . ** I'm delighted to have a story 'Gr... crafty green poet spring haiku https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2017/09/haiku.html Crafty Green Poet: haiku September sun - red admirals gather on buddleia crafty green poet haiku https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2009/10/ Crafty Green Poet: October 2009 creative thinking ~ greener living crafty green poet october https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2010/09/organic-food-and-biodiversity.html?showComment=1284497865677 Crafty Green Poet: Organic Food and Biodiversity Organic Farming does not rely on pesticides and other agricultural chemicals. As a result it is not poisoning plants and animals that live o... crafty green poet organic food biodiversity https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2014/04/poetry-pamphlet-bougainvillea-dancing.html Crafty Green Poet: Poetry pamphlet Bougainvillea Dancing now available to download! I taught sciences in Malawi between 1990 - 1992 as a VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) volunteer. My first poetry pamphlet Bougainvillea Danc... crafty green poet poetry pamphlet now available https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2021/02/frosty-snow-and-ivy.html?showComment=1613064640777 Crafty Green Poet: Frosty snow and ivy We've not had this much snow in Edinburgh for at least ten years and in my time in the city it's always been a rare event. We walked round ... crafty green poet frosty snow ivy https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2010/01/haiku_26.html?showComment=1264774381520 Crafty Green Poet: haiku skeleton trees on the railway embankment - a cloud of crows previously published in Blithe Spirit, the journal of the British Haiku Society crafty green poet haiku https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2016/05/windowsill-garden.html Crafty Green Poet: windowsill garden The mixed salad leaves are doing well on our windowsill garden! crafty green poet windowsill garden https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2021/08/hoverflies.html Crafty Green Poet: Hoverflies! It's not been a great year for hoverflies this year. I think the strange weather has affected them, as other than early on in the Spring I'v... crafty green poet hoverflies https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2012/03/shadows-over-future-of-craighouse.html?showComment=1333130527476 Crafty Green Poet: Shadows over the Future of Craighouse Napier University recently sold Craighouse Campus to property developers, Mountgrange Real Estate Opportunity Fund . The developers now ow... crafty green poet the future of shadows https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2014/10/watching-trees-and-fungi-in-dells.html?showComment=1414677136213 Crafty Green Poet: Watching Trees and Fungi in the Dells The larch I'm sturying for Tree Following is turning yellow only slowly compared to some other larches I've seen, it's starting to lose its... crafty green poet in the watching trees fungi https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2012/05/brave-new-world-by-aldous-huxley.html?showComment=1337015395446 Crafty Green Poet: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley This is a classic look into a dystopian future, but a future that has disturbing parallels with the way we live today. A mix of genetic en... crafty green poet brave new world aldous huxley https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2013/10/back-in-dells.html?showComment=1380638460556 Crafty Green Poet: Back in the Dells One of my old friends is back in Colinton Dell after an absence of a few years. Can you see him (or her!) Maybe now: Yes the taw... crafty green poet back in dells https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2007/05/bank-holiday-river-walk.html Crafty Green Poet: Bank Holiday River Walk Walking along the River Almond away from Cramond and the Cammo estate. The weather is warm and cloudy, the path is narrow. river meanders a... crafty green poet bank holiday river walk https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2008/08/suburban-garden.html?showComment=1219063800000 Crafty Green Poet: Suburban Garden Shadows slant over a cobbled courtyard, bees buzz in scented air, an orange kitten lounges. Sunlit statues in the corner and herbs in terrac... crafty green poet suburban garden https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2019/11/dodo-bird-behind-legend-by-alan-grihault.html Crafty Green Poet: Dodo - the Bird behind the Legend by Alan Grihault The Dodo stands as an icon of extinct species, this ungainly relative to the pigeon is possibly what most people think of when they thin... crafty green poet the bird dodo https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2013/10/eu-natura-2000-network.html Crafty Green Poet: EU Natura 2000 network crafty green poet eu natura network https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-field-vole-called-mr-mouse.html?showComment=1358456655382 Crafty Green Poet: A Field Vole called Mr Mouse My uncle recently asked me to write a children's story about a field vole that he found a couple of years ago. The vole looked as though it ... crafty green poet field vole called mr https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2008/04/plastics-and-wildlife.html?showComment=1208020080000 Crafty Green Poet: Plastics and wildlife I saw something really cute today - a crow (which incidentally had albino splotches on its wings) was playing with an empty plastic bottle, ... crafty green poet plastics wildlife https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2008/08/flower-sows-wildlife-gardens-and.html Crafty Green Poet: Flower Shows, Wildlife Gardens and a Festival We went to the Scottish Executive Flower and Craft Show today. (My partner works for the Executive). There were some impressive veg (especia... crafty green poet flower shows wildlife gardens festival https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2023/05/may-walk-but-dont-mow.html?showComment=1683035991172 Crafty Green Poet: May - Walk but Don't Mow! May is National Walking Month ! If you already walk a lot, this is the ideal time to get out and about and enjoy the great outdoors in, hope... crafty green poet may walk mow https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2016/09/haiku.html?showComment=1474031268001 Crafty Green Poet: haiku constant drizzle - a friend cancels our meal out yet again crafty green poet haiku https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2008/05/unleash-poet-within-wendy-nyemaster.html Crafty Green Poet: Unleash the Poet Within - Wendy Nyemaster This book is an intriguing mix of self help and poetry manual. The tone of the book is relaxed, chatty and women centred. Each chapter takes... crafty green poet unleash within wendy https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2009/03/blackford-pond-edinburgh.html?showComment=1238075460000 Crafty Green Poet: Blackford Pond, Edinburgh Tufted ducks and swans swim smoothly over serene water under the surface, riots of toads fight and mate females gleam like warty jewels carr... crafty green poet blackford pond edinburgh https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2015/12/hermitage-of-braid.html?showComment=1451528504947 Crafty Green Poet: Hermitage of Braid We braved the wind today and wandered round the Hermitage of Braid . The river was flowing fast and the water was high. This didn't stop th... crafty green poet hermitage braid https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2011/05/herbs.html?showComment=1306380152276 Crafty Green Poet: Herbs As many readers of this blog know, we do try to grow some of our own food. We have access to a garden at the back of our building. Unfortuna... crafty green poet herbs https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2008/08/raven.html?showComment=1219328640000 Crafty Green Poet: The Raven Above the ancient island cliffs upon the soldier's stone memorial perched the raven, ever stately echoing his rasping call across the windy ... crafty green poet raven https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2010/08/late-summer-2.html Crafty Green Poet: Late Summer (2) Crafty Green Boyfriend has been most impressed with all my stories of my lunchtime walks through the fields near my office so today I took h... crafty green poet late summer https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2017/02/haiku_21.html?showComment=1487710295668 Crafty Green Poet: haiku robin sings in the hazel catkins dance crafty green poet haiku https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2010/05/birds-and-butterflies.html?showComment=1275101477062 Crafty Green Poet: Birds and Butterflies We went for another lovely walk today, along the Innocent Railway. This is an old railway line that has been turned into a pleasant and shad... crafty green poet birds butterflies https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2009/12/water-of-leith.html Crafty Green Poet: Water of Leith Lovely weather for this week's walk along the Water of Leith on Monday. Lots of birds too, including large numbers of redwings hiding in th... crafty green poet water leith https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2014/06/blackford-pond-and-hermitage.html?showComment=1402765505125 Crafty Green Poet: Blackford Pond and the Hermitage We wandered round Blackford Pond and into the Hermitage of Braid today. It was lovely to see a family of coots with their four ducklings... crafty green poet and the blackford pond hermitage https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2010/06/dragged-up-hills.html Crafty Green Poet: Dragged up Hills! I suffer really bad vertigo, so Crafty Green Boyfriend often has to literally drag me up hillsides. Usually it's worth it and it certainly w... crafty green poet dragged hills https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2019/09/a-keeper-of-sheep-by-william-carpenter.html Crafty Green Poet: A Keeper of Sheep by William Carpenter Militant feminist, Penelope Solstice, known as Penguin, is expelled from college after setting fire to a fraternity house which was the ... crafty green poet by william keeper sheep carpenter https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2019/04/a-sunny-walk-on-easter-saturday.html Crafty Green Poet: A Sunny Walk on Easter Saturday The weather is sunny and very warm here today. Lovely for a walk round Blackford Pond and Midmar Paddock. The mute swans are nesting on th... crafty green poet walk on sunny easter saturday https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2014/12/winter-weather-haiku.html?showComment=1418424948038 Crafty Green Poet: winter weather haiku clouds gather - the grey and white cat watches the rain ** grey skies - two crows chase each other through falling snow crafty green poet winter weather haiku https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2008/08/bat-walk-blackford-pond.html Crafty Green Poet: Bat Walk, Blackford Pond Dusk falls. Pipistrelles among the branches above us, fluttering against the darkening sky. Their squeaks translated on the bat detector to... crafty green poet bat walk blackford pond https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2014/06/signs-of-birds.html Crafty Green Poet: Signs of Birds When we visited Scone Palace last week, we were impressed by all the peacocks and we quickly learnt that they should be treated with... crafty green poet signs birds https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2015/02/mosses-and-liverworts-of-water-of-leith.html?showComment=1423149304601 Crafty Green Poet: Mosses and Liverworts of the Water of Leith Last Monday evening, I went along to a fascinating talk at the Water of Leith Conservation Trust Visitor Centre. Dr Chamberlain, Research A... crafty green poet of the mosses liverworts water https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2018/02/hidden-figures-shape-of-water-parallel.html Crafty Green Poet: Hidden Figures - Shape of Water - Parallel Worlds We recently watched Shape of Water , widely tipped to walk away with the best film Oscar this year and it is strangely like a parallel reali... crafty green poet shape of water hidden figures parallel worlds https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2014/01/haiku.html?showComment=1389440334901 Crafty Green Poet: haiku don't use bug spray! the ants kiss each other as they pass. *** Malindi, Malawi crafty green poet haiku https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2010/05/horses-and-geese.html?showComment=1274214417607 Crafty Green Poet: Horses and Geese horses in the Liberton Brae fields near where I work. There are geese up the hill from the horses too. But the goose I want to talk about t... crafty green poet horses geese https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2017/10/notes-from-birdwatching-walk.html Crafty Green Poet: Notes from a birdwatching walk Several fieldfares , flying around, calling loudly above the streets. I watched them with delight but they had flown before the birdwatching... crafty green poet notes birdwatching walk https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2010/01/laika.html?showComment=1264174516311 Crafty Green Poet: Laika We were at the Golden Hour on Wednesday evening, a wonderful mix of poetry and music, cartoons and stories that takes place in the back room... crafty green poet laika https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2017/04/news-from-crafty-green-poet-etsy-shop.html?showComment=1492582784206 Crafty Green Poet: News from the Crafty Green poet Etsy shop These I think are my favourite earrings that I've made recently and they're now in the Crafty Green Poet Etsy shop here . I made them fr... crafty green poet news from etsy shop https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-time-between-summer-and-autumn.html Crafty Green Poet: The Time Between Summer and Autumn It's that lovely time when summer is still hanging round but there's a definite autumnal chill in the air. A time for seeing the last butt... crafty green poet the time between summer autumn https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2013/04/riverside-walks-in-penicuik.html?showComment=1366733692657 Crafty Green Poet: Riverside walks in Penicuik We woke up this morning intending to go to Peebles and walk either along the river or in the woods. However we spent so long waiting for ... crafty green poet walks in riverside penicuik https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2018/06/shetlands-sea-birds.html Crafty Green Poet: Shetland's Sea Birds No film reviews today on this blog so instead I'll share another blog about our trip to Shetland! Sumburgh Head is one of the best places ... crafty green poet shetland sea birds https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2018/03/international-day-of-forests.html Crafty Green Poet: International Day of Forests This year for International Day of Forests the theme is Urban Forests and Sustainable Cities . The urban forest includes all the trees in... crafty green poet international day forests https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2008/04/ Crafty Green Poet: April 2008 creative thinking ~ greener living crafty green poet april https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2007/01/stormy-weather-trees.html Crafty Green Poet: Stormy Weather - Trees Edinburgh has had terrible weather the past few days, constant rain and gale force winds. In the middle of the Botanic Gardens: tree torn up... crafty green poet stormy weather trees https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2013/08/water-of-leith.html?showComment=1377637595272 Crafty Green Poet: Water of Leith Two photos of Colinton weir on the Water of Leith taken from underneath the footbridge, an area which isn't normally accessible... crafty green poet water leith https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2009/12/landscape-art-in-snow.html?showComment=1261288157417 Crafty Green Poet: Landscape Art in the Snow We walked along part of the Water of Leith today, up to Stockbridge. We stopped at the Gallery of Modern Art for a warm drink. The lawn at t... crafty green poet landscape art in the snow https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2015/05/river-almond.html Crafty Green Poet: River Almond There's a lovely walk along the River Almond towards Edinburgh airport that we only ever do in summer, as it's a long walk and needs warm we... crafty green poet river almond https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2011/09/haiku_24.html Crafty Green Poet: haiku pink clouds above the city rooftops - a skein of geese * drizzle - two kestrels hover * crafty green poet haiku https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-beauty-of-roadside-verges.html?showComment=1433988322064 Crafty Green Poet: The beauty of roadside verges It's wonderfully sunny today, perfect for photographing poppies, so for today's 30 Days Wild Challenge I thought I'd wander along to take ph... crafty green poet the beauty roadside verges https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2017/05/surveying-swifts.html?showComment=1495681414378 Crafty Green Poet: Surveying Swifts This afternoon I attended an interesting training session, run by the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) on surveying for bree... crafty green poet surveying swifts https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2017/06/snow-woman-film-review.html Crafty Green Poet: Snow Woman (film review) The film opens in black and white, a chilly, mountainous forest, with snow falling all around. Two woodsmen take shelter in a hut, where a m... crafty green poet snow woman film review https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2008/08/haibun-today.html Crafty Green Poet: Haibun Today I've got a haibun up on Haibun Today - you can read it here . An earlier version of the haibun appeared on this blog here . crafty green poet haibun today https://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2015/12/winter-by-river.html?showComment=1451400759201 Crafty Green Poet: Winter by the river We had a lovely bank holiday walk along the Water of Leith in Colinton Dell today. The weather was mild and felt more like autumn than wi... crafty green poet by the winter river