Here are some terms and definitions, and little ‘isms’ of mine, so that you can refer to them as you like.

Let me start with the title of this blog. While the Firth of Clyde is a truly lovely area, and one of my favorite nooks on this earth, it is not the reason I named my blog such. I named it for the nature of a firth itself, which is a kind of estuary. We get this definition, nicely done, by wikipedia.org: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estuary

An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.^[1]

Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environments. They are subject both to marine influences—such as tides, waves, and the influx of saline water—and to riverine influences—such as flows of fresh water and sediment. The mixing of seawater and fresh water provide high levels of nutrients both in the water column and in sediment, making estuaries among the most productive natural habitats in the world.

So, therefore, this is the blog where I meet the outside world, and where, hopefully, quite a bit of mutual inspiration and good things will be produced.