Drawing of a bug from the miridae family, campyloneura virgula. #insects #biodiversity #drawing #SciArt

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 430: Read. Read widely. Read what you love, and what you don't. Read what you know, and what you don't yet know. The wider your reading, the better your chance of avoiding the limitations of being influenced by only one author, one genre, one culture, one time.

A bit of sketching for #mushroommonday. #sketchbook #fungi

Snail weather just now. The rain doesn’t seem to stop. #sketchbook #snails #drawing

A wee bit of fungi. Shaggy scalycaps that have grown quite big. #fungifriday #fungi #naturephotography

Molly’s new favourite box is the one my evernight subscription came in. @lorrainesimeart.bsky.social had to point out how apt that was #caturday #catinabox #illumicrate #evernight #ownedbyacat #blackcat

Findings so many of these brown willow beetles, galerucella lineola, near my home. #sketchbook #invertefest #beetles #sketching #drawing

Drawing of a brown willow beetle, galerucella lineola. #invertefest #beetles #drawing #insects #biodiversity

A bit of drawing and photography. #insects #beetle #snails #hoverfly #naturephotography #drawing

A bit of sketching. #sketchbook #insects #biodiversity

Happy coincidence this arrived today. Had it preordered for what feels like forever! Look at the pretty! #books #bookhaul #prettybook #katabasis #RFKuang #booksofbluesky #reader #bookbluesky

Argh, I missed #fungifriday, but here’s some sketches of fungi I recently came across. #sketchbook #fungi

Final book in the Thursday next series announced and I have to wait a whole year. That’s just plain rude! At least it gives me time to reread the series. #books #reading #jasperfforde #thursdaynext

A bit of drawing. #snails #drawing #biodiversity #natureart

Happy #caturday. Molly hopes you all had a good one. She slept. She ate. She played. She had a good clean while sitting on her favourite tissue paper #blackcats #blackcatsofbluesky #catsofbluesky #ownesbyacat

It’s been a while since I did a reading update. Or any update. Here is what I’m currently reading. #books #reading #readingupdate #reader #readerofbluesky #bookbluesky #sarahjmaas #throneofglass #kingdomofash #andywarhol #theandywarholdiaries

A wee something for #fungifriday. #fungi #sketchbook

Some sketching. #sketchbook #slugs #arachnids #drawing

I’ve been documenting shaggy ink caps growing near my home recently. Today they were gone because the grass was cut. Butchered! 😭😭😭

Lots of mushrooms about after all that rain. #fungi #sketchbook #nature

A wee bit of sketching. Lots of critters around saying hello. #insects #larvae #sketchbook #biodiversity

Some sketches of various types of damselflies I met in the local park. #damselflies #sketchbook #biodiversity

A wee bit of drawing. #drawing #insects #pollinators #biodiversity #ladybirds #bees

A cheeky day off. Out in the wild reading while I wait on my dad. #books #reading #reasersofbluesky #killingjericho #williamhussey #coffee #fatherdaughter

Drawing of a common green capsid nymph. #insects #drawing

A wee drawing of a campyloneura virgula nymph, a bug species from the miridae family. #drawing #biodiversity #insects

Some of my recent photos. There’s lots of nature and critter friends to make in my new area. #insects #deer #geese #bees #naturephotography #biodiversity

Been a while since I posted here. Started reading Pachinko by min Jin Lee today. Liking it so far. #books #reading #reader #readersofbluesky #bookbluesky #pachinko #minjinlee

A wee bit of sketching. The ladybirds are enjoying eating the poor aphids. Although, aphids are not very bright. I’ve spotted a few climbing over the ladybirds. Can’t say I would go near anything that would eat me. But that’s just me I guess. #sketchbook #ladybirds #aphids #biodiversity #drawing

Found time to finish this drawing during a break from packing. #insects #hoverfly #drawing #natureart #pollinators

Happy #caturday this one has had me awake since 5.30am yelling at me to get up. Genius or not too bright? She shut herself in my room so I had no choice in the end. #blackcats #ownedbyacat #catsofbluesky #catinabox

A cheeky Friday off equals sister day with @lorrainesimeart.bsky.social #sisterday #books #reading #reader #bookbluesky #readersofbluesky #themurderbotdiaries #marthawells #sunriseonthereaping #suzannecollins

Happy #caturday this one decided to give us a fright last night. Breathing rate was higher than normal and using accessory muscles. Not a full on asthma attack and it settled. Twice daily inhaler for a while #asthmacat #blackcats #ownedbyacat #catsofbluesky

Some sketching #sketchbook #flies #drawing #biodiversity

A wee bit of sketching. I’m making so many new critter friends now that it’s getting warmer. #insects #ladybirds #sketchbook #biodiversity #natureart

My sister @lorrainesimeart.bsky.social recommended this book. Isaac and the egg by Bobby palmer. Heartbreaking but lots of funny moments too. 5 star read for me. #books #reading #reader #readerofbluesky #bookbluesky #5starread #isaacandtheegg #bobbypalmer

Back to working my way through my kindle books. What is everyone else reading? Been slow with the fourth red rising book! #books #reading #readersofbluesky #reader #kindle #irongold #piercebrown #redrusingseries

My book buying has been off the scale of late. This is the latest. The scythe series by Neal shusterman. I’ve heard only positive things. I read ‘unwind’ when it first came out. Looking forward to this. #books #bookbuying #reader #bookbluesky #readersofbluesky #scythe #scytheseries #nealshusterman

Happy #caturday from a very lazy Molly. She has played a little but mostly just wanting pats and nap. She dad have a wee pampering session from @lorrainesimeart.bsky.social #blackcat #catsofbluesky #ownedbyacat #cats

A friendly wee snail on grey paper. #snail #drawing #biodiversity #natureart

A wee bit of sketching. #sketchbook #snails #slugs #drawing #biodiversity

Yesterday was definitely slugs snails weather. #snails #slugs #biodiversity #drawing #sketchbook

I’ve been think of mum this Mother’s Day today. She was the best. Can’t believe it’s almost ten years without her. Miss her so much.

Finished this yesterday. So sad and devastating. Not an easy book as a result but I highly recommend. I gave it 5 stars. #books #reading #reader #readersofbluesky #bookbluesky #brotherlessnight #vvganeshananthan

Walk to see the highland cows with @lorrainesimeart.bsky.social #pollockpark #highlandcows #glasgow #sistertime

One chapter in and it’s like a breath of fresh air compared to some of the darker books I’ve read of late. My type of quirky. #books #reading #booksofbluesky #reader #readersofbluesky #unlikelyanimals #anniehartnett

A selection of larva and caterpillar drawings. #caterpillars #larvae #drawing #bookmarks

Happy #caturday Molly is playing with her toys. The mat is a firm favourite. Photo by @lorrainesimeart.bsky.social #cats #catsofbluesky #blackcats #ownedbyacat

Out for coffee and lunch with @lorrainesimeart.bsky.social #coffee #books #reading #readersofbluesky #sisters #sistertime #strangesallydiamond #liznugent

A wee bit of drawing for some bookmarks. #fungi #fungifriday #insects #snails #biodiversity #drawing