Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Eight Lines, Porthmeor chalk on paper, 1986

Something has been snacking on this giant puffball. Quite a big one, about 25cm across.

Happy 88th birthday #AlanGarner! Surely it's positively Garnerian that The Booker Prizes announcement comes on this very day...? All hail #TreacleWalker — lively, mythic, wondrous, perfect.

This will be something to brighten the coming dark days.

Owl

Mesmerising

A last crossing of the Dighty Burn via this little footbridge, hanging off the side of the rail bridge. There are signs up saying that work is about to start on a wider replacement, part of the ongoing coast path upgrades.

NEW LETTER: The chief conductors of *ALL* the European radio choirs are uniting against the planned closure of the BBC Singers! We urge those responsible BBC to reconsider. This world-class choir must be at the centre of any new strategy for choral music. #WeAreTheBBCSingers

Hope dawns once more. We are all overwhelmed & humbled by the continuing support for BBC Singers from across the world. Thank you all. Here’s to this international musical gem and all who sail in it, with it and encounter it. Will be a great concert this afternoon. Keep singing x

Monday morning commute. ⁦BBC Radio 3⁩ Breakfast live from Dundee this morning. Join us between 6.30 and 9 for ⁦Alison Balsom⁩ playing Telemann, Susan Chilcott singing Copland & RVW and ⁦@kathystott⁩’s Shostakovich.

30th September 2023 — Blue Hole, Montrose

Aurora in Dundee last night - so bright it showed clearly against the glare of street lamps. The northern skyline was still glowing with sunlight, our best views were looking to the south. Thrilling.