The Wonder Potato

Yukon Gold Potatoes by Summer Tomato

With St Patrick’s Day almost here it seems appropriate to pay tribute to the wonder potato, or should I say the wondrous potato.

Later this week I’m going to post an article on everything you need to grow potatoes, but today I just want us to think about the amazing [...]

March 16th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Personal Words | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)

Scottish Wildlife – part 1

Scottish wildlife is both precious and amazing. Here, for your enjoyment, a small selection of Scottish wildlife, in photos.

Red Squirrel by Mairi McCann

The red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, is Britain’s native squirrel. Someone apparently had the bright idea to bring North American gray squirrels to Britain in the 1800’s. Since then the red squirrel has [...]

August 17th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Native Animals | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Scotland to Spend $1.4M on Four Beaver Families

OK, it sounds crazy. $1.4 million on four beaver families? What are the Scots thinking? Maybe they just have more money than sense. Even though I’m a naturalist at heart, that was the first thought that popped into my head when I read about this last night. So, what is really going on?

Beavers used to [...]

August 18th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Native Animals | Comments are closed