Shades of pink and purple with a splash of yellow. Clematis, rose, geranium, chive and aquilegia. #SixOnSaturday

Almost there. Near Fort William and completing the last few miles of the West Highland Way last month. #FingerpostFriday

Scented montana, looking lovely in sunshine or rain #ClematisThursday

First “Handel” of the year. #RoseWednesday

Looking towards the Isles of Fleet with Isle of Man visible beyond. A perfect Galloway day last week. #TidesOutTuesday

After a lovely week in Scotland escaping the worst of the heatwave, we returned to summer in the garden. All about the clematis and roses this week. 🌱🌹🌸☀️ #SixOnSaturday

Bempton Cliffs #FingerpostFriday

My home city looking glorious and definitely the right side of heatwave hot (ie not very)! View from Blackford Hill looking east.

Another stretch of glorious walking on the West Highland Way 🥾 #FingerPostFriday

Walking along Loch Lomond last month on my favourite stretch of the #WestHighlandWay 🥾 #ThickTrunkTuesday

Despite the cold weather lots of hints of summer colour. Two varieties of weigela; first rose; clematis; allium; goldfinch on a garden wall 🌱🌹 #SixOnSaturday

Walking out from Kinlochleven on the final stretch of the West Highland Way🥾 #FingerpostFriday

First rose about to flower! #RoseWednesday 🌱🌹

On the shores of Loch Lomond. We clambered over and around many magnificent trees on this stretch of the West Highland Way last week. #ThickTrunkTuesday

West Highland Way days 5 to 8. Tyndrum to Fort William and the finish.

Eight glorious days walking the West Highland Way with my daughter. 96 miles of Scottish joy and a little hard work! 🥾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🗻☀️ Days 1 to 4 Milngavie to Tyndrum

Early waymarker on the #WestHighlandWay. 96 miles from Milngavie to Fort William, completed with my daughter this week. Fabulous adventure! #FingerpostFriday 🥾🗻☀️

Out and about in East Yorkshire at the weekend. #ThickTrunkTuesday

Looking South and North at Spurn Head a few days ago. Glorious place for walking and wildlife. #TidesOutTuesday

My favourite clematis is now in flower. An April joy! #GardensHour

Bog bean and tadpoles in the pond; early aquilegia; tulips and first clematis; bees buzzing in the rosemary 🌷🌸🌱🐝 #SixOnSaturday

Visiting Spurn Point last weekend. A glorious place to walk 🥾 #FingerpostFriday

Second of the early clematis now in flower #ClematisThursday

Thornwick Bay and Bempton Cliffs. In the distance, Filey Brig and the cliffs of North Yorkshire coast. #TidesOutTuesday

Tulips have been joyous this year and loads still to come. 🌷 #GardensHour

Tadpoles and tulips; first clematis and apple blossom; dandelions growing through self seeded forget-me-not. Spring is settling in. 🌱🍎🌷🌸 #SixOnSaturday

Walking and gannet-watching on Bempton Cliffs today.

Path lined with spring blossom. Walking out on the East Yorkshire Wolds 🥾 #FingerpostFriday

Always a joy to see first clematis of the year. Early white variety climbing through berberis blossom. #ClematisThursday

Walking to Gatehouse of Fleet through the beautiful Cally Woods. Bluebells and wild garlic emerging, and birdsong. #ThickTrunkTuesday

Solway sunset. Sandgreen beach last week. #TidesoutTuesday

I’ve been away from my garden this week. Glorious Galloway countryside instead. Early wild garlic and bluebells in sheltered woodland spots. Spoonwort, primroses, gorse and blackthorn by the coast.🌱 #SixOnSaturday

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Out on one of my favourite Galloway walks. Along the coast to Knock Brex beach. 🥾 #FingerpostFriday

Coastal trees. With primroses. #ThickTrunkTuesday

Looking North towards Filey Brig. out walking last week. #TidesOutTuesday

First clematis and last hellebore; iphieon and many tulips. #SixOnSaturday

Heading towards Filey this week. New signage on the England Coast Path 🥾 #FingerpostFriday

Walking out in East Yorkshire 🥾 #ThickTrunkTuesday

Looking towards Flamborough Head on a sunny spring day. #TidesOutTuesday

Testing my gear and putting in 12 miles in preparation for my long distance walk in Scotland next month. No hills but plenty of weather in East Yorkshire today. Waterproofs work! 🥾🌧️💨

Tulips and daffodils; skimmia and berberis blossom; first clematis buds; tadpoles in the pond. 🌱🌷 #SixOnSaturday

North Landing last weekend. #EastYorkshire #FingerpostFriday

Skerne Wetlands a couple of days ago. Marsh Harriers spotted overhead. #ThickTrunkTuesday

North Landing on a lovely day last weekend. Lunch view on a long walk. 🥾☀️ #TidesOutTuesday

Lovely walk out and around Skerne Wetlands yesterday. Memories of this being our first proper family walk when the hour limit was limited at the end of the first Covid lockdown (which started six years ago today).

Spring Equinox and sunshine. Plum and viburnum blossom; first tulip; daffodils amidst viola and pulmonaria. 🌱☀️🌹 #SixOnSaturday

Reflections on a glorious spring day. Walking out from home yesterday. 🥾 #FingerpostFriday

Carlingwark Loch. Brisk walk in Castle Douglas this week. #ThickTrunkTuesday

Isles of Fleet from Sandgreen Beach. Walking out at low tide a couple of days ago. #TidesoutTuesday