Greetings one and all from sunny Eyemouth, just north of the England/Scotland border, where Gail and I have been enjoying a few days out and about walking in the (mostly) sunny weather with our dear friend Janet.
Today, I have a special treat for you, a quiz for the LLB Gang's Nature Friday blog hop. It's based on my experiences this week. I hope you will forgive a little latitude in what constitutes a nature-relevant quiz topic. Just eight questions to exercise your brains. Best of luck!
Let's start with some easy ones.
1. Which swimming stroke might I be using if I go out of my depth in this stream near Whiteadder reservoir?
2. Why would I need to be careful and alert to the presence of adders?
3. Is there a good reason why Gail is holding my lead firmly just here?
A little harder now.
4. What might I have spotted in the grass while Gail was distracted taking pictures of the cliff scenery just south of Eyemouth?
5. Which flavour of ice cream did Gail choose from Giacompazzi's Ice Cream Parlour by the harbour in Eyemouth.
6. What species is this two dimensional creature that Gail didn't allow me to pick up and carry home...?
Now, to test your powers of observation...
7. How many gulls can you spot in the picture below? (You can biggify this image if you want.)
And a final puzzler...
8. How do you tell which one is the black sheep of the family?
P.S. Gail wants you to know that she has succumbed to the annual September 'back to school' urge and has signed up for an 8 week online course titled 'An introduction to non-fiction nature writing', run by the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education's Centre for Creative Writing. It started this week. I wonder if she will learn any stuff that might filter through to my blog...
