Viola Stirling’s Nature Diary: 30th May 1921
Viola is still on holiday in the Aviemore area and is enjoying the wildlife that she sees there. She has evidently wasted no time in making friends with a retired […]
Viola is still on holiday in the Aviemore area and is enjoying the wildlife that she sees there. She has evidently wasted no time in making friends with a retired […]
Viola notes the daffodils blooming at the back of Gargunnock House on the 24th of February. The next day, Viola records having found ‘tadpoles or rather tadpole spawn’ which she […]
It is likely that Viola was on holiday from her school for Easter at this point in her diary. She is on holiday in the East Neuk of Fife and […]
Everyone can identify with the optimism of the first signs of spring. In these entries from early 1920, Viola shows that she is no exception. The first entry from the […]
There is some confusion with dates at this point in the diary, Viola begins with the 4th of December but then goes on to the 5th and other dates in […]
In this short diary entry, Viola describes seeing a large flock of pigeons “800 or 900 birds”. These are most likely to be Wood Pigeons, commonly found in Scotland. But […]
As we continue with Viola’s diary, you may have noticed that one of her traits is to name landmarks based on the animals she encounters there. In the previous entry […]
Throughout 2017, we are going to be posting entries from the nature diary of Miss Viola Stirling of the Stirling family of Gargunnock. The Council Archives is fortunate to hold […]