Life in the Scottish Borders?

If you’re looking for a good blog from the Scottish Borders then there is nothing I have found yet to beat Border Birds. No… it’s not a local version of Facebook featuring tattooed babes falling about drunk in Diesel’s. All the action takes place in a rural garden… “hmmm… wow…. big deal” you are probably thinking. But this is a fascinating wee diary of all the birds that visit the wumman’s garden. What makes Border Birds really stand out is the stunning photography. From the seldom seen nuthatch to the common auld sparrow, the pictures are marvellous. This site really is a pleasure to behold and it’s amazing to think that all these birds are on our doorstep and if we took a little time and put out some food we could probably see them for real. So Border Birds gets my blog of the month award!

You are perhaps wondering why I am being so nice. Well of course there is another side to Border Birds, it couldn’t be that perfect. There is one very weird inclusion on the page… the Greenlaw webcam! Why? Why on earth would anyone want to look at frozen images of Greenlaw High Street? I’ve had a look, occasionally a van passes through but much of the time the street is deserted. But perhaps I am being insensitive and forgetting those poor folks living in the remote parts of Berwickshire for whom a glimpse of this bustling metropolis must be a rare treat. Well hang on to your smocks guys, here’s a screen-shot I grabbed earlier…