Matt P
@bertolicus.bsky.social
Plant-based runner prone to long distance silliness, paddler, sourdough baker, lazy gardener, slave to a house-wolf and wannabe botanist 🌲🐺🌱🏃♂️🏳️🌈
Agreed 😉 Oncidium Twinkle Peach is another easy scented one - both like my chilly house.
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Agreed 😉 Oncidium Twinkle Peach is another easy scented one - both like my chilly house.
A little beauty, though a little harsh on Phalaenopsis 😉 P bolgheri is none too shabby, and sweet-scented too 😉
November 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A little beauty, though a little harsh on Phalaenopsis 😉 P bolgheri is none too shabby, and sweet-scented too 😉
Potential Picea torano, shoot colour seems a bit off but the rest seems to check out - a very neat first record in Scotland if it’s a 👍🏻
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Potential Picea torano, shoot colour seems a bit off but the rest seems to check out - a very neat first record in Scotland if it’s a 👍🏻
Saturday morning, a Robin singing from the middle of the road and getting superb acoustics - bliss
November 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Saturday morning, a Robin singing from the middle of the road and getting superb acoustics - bliss
A cheeky lunchtime jog up into the Pentlands; bright, cold and slippy!
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A cheeky lunchtime jog up into the Pentlands; bright, cold and slippy!
Dippers in full flow in the sunshine today, it’s a bit heretical, but this song knocks a nightingale into a cocked hat imho.
November 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Dippers in full flow in the sunshine today, it’s a bit heretical, but this song knocks a nightingale into a cocked hat imho.
Interesting ‘path’ today 😋
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Interesting ‘path’ today 😋
I’ve struggled with interval training for the last 6 months, rarely hitting target HRs. Since Sweden and losing fitness it’s amazingly satisfying to complete sessions where I *do* hit targets ☺️
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I’ve struggled with interval training for the last 6 months, rarely hitting target HRs. Since Sweden and losing fitness it’s amazingly satisfying to complete sessions where I *do* hit targets ☺️
There are few things as pleasing as hauling a fresh sourdough from the hot oven, the crusty fug that pervades the house, or the accompanying crackle as it meets cold air.
November 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
There are few things as pleasing as hauling a fresh sourdough from the hot oven, the crusty fug that pervades the house, or the accompanying crackle as it meets cold air.
Mined leaves retrieved - time to see if I can pin down the ID!
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Mined leaves retrieved - time to see if I can pin down the ID!
Long, frass-packed leaf mine on Carpinus betulus, doesn’t readily key out via bladmineerders.nl - any guidance out there?
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Long, frass-packed leaf mine on Carpinus betulus, doesn’t readily key out via bladmineerders.nl - any guidance out there?
Pteridium aquilinum should be Latin for path-obscuring ankle-slasher. More fun than pounding roads and tracks though 😉
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Pteridium aquilinum should be Latin for path-obscuring ankle-slasher. More fun than pounding roads and tracks though 😉
The joys of a double coated dog and a mild spell of weather in late autumn 🤦🏻♂️
November 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The joys of a double coated dog and a mild spell of weather in late autumn 🤦🏻♂️
First of the Cyclamen coum into flower this morning, last winter this one was flowering from Oct 29th until at least February
November 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
First of the Cyclamen coum into flower this morning, last winter this one was flowering from Oct 29th until at least February
I felt like I was being judged last night 👀
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I felt like I was being judged last night 👀
Cracking route, especially the section between Glenlicht House and Camban
October 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Cracking route, especially the section between Glenlicht House and Camban
Weekend ballast made - best get out and work up an appetite!
October 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Weekend ballast made - best get out and work up an appetite!
Somehow managed a run out along the river and back - nonchalant Reynard negotiating roadworks enthralled commuters
October 21, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Somehow managed a run out along the river and back - nonchalant Reynard negotiating roadworks enthralled commuters
Squirrels in the York museum gardens getting all the attention from visitors - but the trees need closer attention ☺️
October 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Squirrels in the York museum gardens getting all the attention from visitors - but the trees need closer attention ☺️
Spot the graft union 😉
October 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Spot the graft union 😉
Not sure what happened to the heavy rain that was forecast, but it’s a braw morning here in the Tweed Valley
October 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Not sure what happened to the heavy rain that was forecast, but it’s a braw morning here in the Tweed Valley
Narrow leaves ash - usually the cultivar ‘Raywood’ syluddenlybgets very easy to spot this time of year 👀
October 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Narrow leaves ash - usually the cultivar ‘Raywood’ syluddenlybgets very easy to spot this time of year 👀
A very brief overnight stop at York overnight after a week down south with Observatree volunteers and colleagues - glad to be headed back north ☺️
October 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
A very brief overnight stop at York overnight after a week down south with Observatree volunteers and colleagues - glad to be headed back north ☺️
I moved here from the south of England 8 years ago. Still the best move ever ☺️
October 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I moved here from the south of England 8 years ago. Still the best move ever ☺️