Reading the Medusa chronicles by Stephen Baxter and Alastair Reynolds. I normally love Alastair Reynolds although I haven’t read one of his books in years. Finding this one a bit dry . Not really seeing his influence #books #reading #reader #themedusachronicles #alastairreynolds #stephenbaxter

Another photo by @lorrainesimeart.bsky.social of Molly hugging her bear. Happy #caturday #blackcats #catsofbluesky #ownedbyacat

Drawing of a teeny wee snail. A juvenile white lipped snail. #drawing #biodiversity #snails

Currently reading the second book in Chris Carter’s Robert Hunter series. This man does not hold back in his gruesome descriptions. I can only imagine the faces I must have been making on the train yesterday. #books #reading #reader #readerofbluesky #theexecutioner #chriscarter #roberthunter

Happy #caturday Molly has been playful these last few weeks. Photo by @lorrainesimeart.bsky.social as they were playing this morning. #blackcats #catsofbluesky #ownedbyacat #catplaytime

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

Molly says happy valentines this #caturday #blackcat #ownedbyacat #catinabox

Weather is miserable here but my wee friends are starting to wake up. Hurry up, spring! #crows #rooks #insects #slugs #sketchbooks #drawing

It’s been a while since I’ve done a ‘currently reading’ post. My lovely sister @lorrainesimeart.bsky.social got me this book and it’s signed. Loving it so far. #books #reading #reader #readersofbluesky #booksky #kingsorrow #joehill

Happy #caturday these were taken by @lorrainesimeart.bsky.social today. First was this morning. Second she was watching me make lunch. #blackcats #ownedbyacat

Some drawing and sketching of nearby nature finds. #fungi #fungifriday #roedeer #sketchbook #robins #drawing

A wee drawing of some fungi I spotted a few months ago just outside Patterton train station. Possibly deadly webcap, cortinarius rubellus. #fungi #drawing #eastrenfrewshire #natureart

I’ve shown this before, but here’s a drawing of a common red soldier beetle from last year. I can’t wait to see these little critters in the summer again. #drawing #beetles #soldierbeetle #insects

First insect of the year is a friendly wee seven-spot ladybird. #sketchbook #ladybirds #insects #snails #drawing

Missing my little critter friends, so here are two wee drawings. Hurry up, spring! #drawing #insects #arachnids #ladybirds

A wee bit of sketching and photo of a friendly robin. #sketchbook #fungi #naturephotography #robin #sketching

Some drawing and sketching. #fungi #sheep #roedeer #sketchbook #drawing #birds

I just finished this drawing. Lots of rain here means lots of cool fungi. #fungi #drawing #natureart

A wee bit of fungi sketching for #fungifriday. #fungi #sketchbook #drawing

Sorry I haven’t been posting. Been unwell with a chest infection. 🤧 I will get back to viewing everyone’s posts again, but here’s a wee sketchbook page for now. #sketchbook #snails #slugs #hoverflies #larvae #drawing

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