One of my much loved friends from the undergraduate days, Lucy, has decided to stay another winter on Bird Island, where she occasionally posts amazing pictures of the wildlife down there to make me feel exceptionally jealous as I fight with various university IT systems.

One of her new team members has started a great wee blog: http://remembertherazorbill.blogspot.co.uk/ so if you love the wild side, I suggest you check it out! (And check out Lucy’s lovely new hairdo . . .)

Meanwhile, me and Athena will curl up under a fluffy blanket and watch some magpies outside the window. It’s more our style!