My work friends have sent me off with flowers and well-wishes as I am about to start my second forced redundancy from the University of Glasgow. The career life of a researcher is not a secure one.

Twin Bumbles 🐝

I do like a Bumble 🐝

This kitty is now three years old. She is our adorable little fluffy ball...well, maybe not at 3:30am! 😂

Enjoying some warm evening sun 🌞

Working with something other than little fruit flies for the current project. At the bottom, there are two new adult ladybird (bugs), a larva in-between them and at the top two pupae. The pigmentation of the cuticle doesn't happen right away - that's why they're not orange.

Now, is this the next note?

Umm....just now nearly 10am in Scotland...maybe it is a browser issue