So many reasons to stop on my trail run this morning. The bluebells are at their best right now in Pembrokeshire. Have you explored a bluebell wood near you?

🔴 Sarcoscypha austriaca Scarlet elf cups are popping up in the woods. They grow on dead wood & love to hide in the damp. In European folklore, it was said that wood elves drank morning dew from the cups. Also known as Fairy baths! #fungi #fungifriends

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I'm loving being out noticing the signs of growth & new life! What are you surprised by on your outings? #nurturebynature #NoticingNature

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Have you ever seen Jelly Ear fungus growing on a gate?? Auricularia auricula-judae usually grows on trees like elder, first time for me seeing it popping out of someone's back gate! #fungi #fungifriends #mycology

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Ode to the Octopus Beech She was magnificent & gnarled We visited often in awe Her body now lies in pieces Chainsaw serrations on old limbs My heart grieves #ThickTrunkThursday #trees #symmetree

Will it jiggle? Not this one! Quite firm to the touch & not as slimy as expected. Exidia thuretiana - white brain fungus. Growing on fallen birch. #fungifriends #fungi #mycology

This senseless & cruel slaughter has to stop 💔

Have you tickled a slime mould today? The bright yellow plasmodium I visited has turned into this gorgeous display. This= the end of the plasmodium but its spores will travel in the wind, settle & possibly become a free swimming haploid amoeba. Fascinating! #slimemould #slimemold #naturephotography

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Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon). Small, common & easily overlooked but with mighty properties: anti-viral & active against tumours, & ever so slightly bioluminescent. Aka stag’s horn fungus, candlestick fungus, carbon antlers #nurturebynature #fungi #fungifriends

The first exchange of letters in this newly minted year with Lochaber crofter, Kirsteen Bell, is published today by @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social Happy reading 😊 #naturewriting #letterwriting

Like bunches of grapes, these are the tiny hanging sporangia of the slime mould Badhamia utricularis. Such an exciting find & worth going out in the rain for! They grow on dead wood & develop from a stunning yellow plasmodium, shown on the right #nurturebynature #slimemould

A little reminder to keep aligning with heart-based living. As the saying now goes: "In a world where you can choose to be anything, choose to be kind" ❤️🩷🧡💛💚💙🩵💜🤎🖤🩶🤍

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Happy solstice blessings to you with this gorgeous golden eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) #nurturebynature #pembrokeshire

Sometimes a little jiggle of a jelly ear fungus is needed to lift the spirits.. A wonderful cluster of Auricularia auricula-judae #nurturebynature #fungifriends #mycology #FungiFriday #fungi #mushrooms

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Another for #FungiFriday Can you resist the temptation to press the buttons? Bulgaria inquinans - black bulgar or poor man's liquorice (not edible tho) #fungifriends #fungi #mycology #NoticingNature #nurturebynature

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Could this be conifer maze gill (Gloeophyllum sepiarium)? Found in Laide Wood, Wester Ross. For #FungiFriday #fungifriends #fungi #mycology

Catching the sunset on Big Sand beach. A raven flew silently over my head. Special place 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #nurturebynature #landscapephotography #landscape #sharemondays2025 #seascape #WesterRoss

I've fallen deeply in love with the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 sky. Ever changing. All colours. Awe inspiring. Magnificent. Even when I'm soaked through. Can my new job be a professional Sky Watcher? Is that a thing? #nurturebynature #landscapephotography #landscape #nature #WesterRoss

A single whooper swan on Loch na Cathrach Dhuibe in Laide Wood #WesterRoss today. It made the most lovely soft little "whoop" sounds. Maybe calling for a friend? #nurturebynature #landscapephotography #landscape #nature

Rainy days are good days, especially for frogs. Today I learnt that my waterproofs are not waterproof. Soggy but grateful to be here 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 More stunning views around #WesterRoss #landscape #landscapephotography #nature

Invigorating & icy walk to the tumbling waterfalls at Flowerdale today. It feels so good to be outside, moving & appreciating nature. I'm deeply grateful for this time to rest & recover - finding myself again.. #nurturebynature #landscape #scotland #recovery

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All weathers in one day. Sunshine, hail, snow & a very icy & invigorating wind! The changing textures on the sea loch are mesmerising. View over the Gair Loch to the Torridon mountains. #nurturebynature #landscapephotography #landscape #WesterRoss 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Oh my. Another day of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 heart-filling, soul-restoring mountains, sea, wind & ever changing light. Hail storm coming in low from the outer Hebrides over Big Sand. We got caught in it & arrived home drenched but exceedingly happy. #nurturebynature #landscapephotography #landscape

#Windswept is a must-read & not just for #BookWeekScotland! I 'm fortunate to be in the area for a much needed break & I hear @annieworsley.bsky.social beautiful words as we explore. If you love nature, weather, geology, history & anything 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 or to do with the Highlands, this is a book for you! ❤️

Another day of peace & relaxation. Another walk on Big Sand beach looking towards the Torridon mountains. I adore this view, the light & clouds are ever changing.. #nurturebynature #landscapephotography #landscape #nature

Another from our walk yesterday: view over Loch Coulin to Liathach & Beinn Eighe. We were fortunate to spot a golden eagle! As well as ravens, buzzards & 4 Whooper swans. This wild & rugged landscape offers deep peace & the opportunity for restoration 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #landscapephotography #landscape #WesterRoss

Taken on our fabulous celebration walk today - view across Loch Clair to Beinn Eighe in #WesterRoss Crisp & cold with deep shadows but utterly glorious. The white tops are a cap of Cambrian basal quartzite, not snow! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #landscapephotography #mountains #landscape @shieldaig.bsky.social

There's something very special about seascape with mountains! Stunning late afternoon view across Big Sand beach to the Torridon mountains. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #landscape #landscapephotography #stunday #WesterRoss #nurturebynature

How scrumptious are these? 😍 Delicious textures, shapes and colours of sunburst lichen on the shoreline near Big Sand, Gairloch. #nurturebynature #NoticingNature #WesterRoss #lichen

Back in one of my happy places. This landscape invites a deep sigh & softening thro the body. (No filter) #nurturebynature #WesterRoss #landscapephotography #BigSands 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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A gorgeous collection of pink ballerina waxcaps on my trail run today (Porpolomopsis calyptriformis). A very good reason to stop for a breather! #fungifriends #fungi #mycology #naturephotography #trailrunning #waxcaps #NoticingNature

Every walk in the woods yields an awesome find - tiny mushrooms on a mushroom! A type of mycoparasite but unsure which. Host shroom was too gone over to id. But a fascinating find! #fungifriends #FungiFriday #fungi #mycology #naturephotography

A wonderful read on a wild and windy day...

A lovely patch of White Elfin Saddle /Helvella Crispa next to the path under beech trees. Weird with their lobed caps & fluted stems. Please don't make this one the butt of any jokes! 😁 Once you see it, can't not see it! #fungifriends #FungiFriday #fungi #mycology #naturephotography #pembrokeshire

Sometimes we need to go up. To gain perspective & have a 360° vista. Expansive, beautifully peaceful & quiet apart from playful ravens & skylarks. Foel Cwmcerwyn, highest point in the Preseli's hills #pembrokeshire at 536m. View from the top is below #nurturebynature #bluesky #landscapephotography

It was quiet in the beech woods today. Green canopy above but falling copper & gold crunchy under foot. The space to lose myself & find some peace. #nurturebynature #trees #landscapephotography #naturephotography #nature

There is something quite magical & joyful about these #fungi. Especially when they are so abundant. They stir the imagination & memories of fairytales... Amanita Muacaria /Fly Agaric #mycology #fungi #fungifriends

This captivating pond has reappeared after the dry spell. It sits next to a line of old beech #trees & usually offers up gorgeous reflections as well as various #fungi treats. Clusters of glistening ink caps caught my eye. Stopping to appreciate beauty in nature is at the heart of my #trailrunning 💚