Tag Archives: nature
Shipwrecked Heart
We stumbled on the broken deck of a ship, cast far up on the sand and rocks. It was broken and smashed and yet still held its shape. Rusted iron hoops clung to the remnants of ropes long since rendered … Continue reading
Wool Trail
We leave trails behind us as we walk through the world, but we often don’t realise. Tiny hints and clues reveal our path to those who know how to look.
Rock Faces
There are places in this world where the fabric of reality is woven a little looser. There are spaces between the threads, and strange and unusual things can push through these gaps into the light. Things from the otherworld, which … Continue reading
Eternal Struggle
Do you ever have days like this….. where it feels as though you have to wrestle your life from the choking grasp of fate. Where the struggle seems hopeless And you might lose everything? The universe threw me a nasty … Continue reading
Crumbling Stone Bones
Change was whispering hints through the thin blue air of winter, and now the mountains were calling. The sound barely heard, was vibrating bone deep, an echo ringing through time. These stone peaks towering into the sky, unchanged over countless … Continue reading
Might and Majesty
The sheer size of the rugged mountains in the Scottish Highlands immediately makes us feel like tiny ants. Endless miles of empty inhospitable landscapes, rolling out into the distance, forces the dawning realisation that we are small and insignificant. … Continue reading
My Vintage Day – Plockton
Will you join me walking through my vintage day in the Scottish Highland village of Plockton? Take my hand and let the years slip away until you’re that age again where time has no meaning. You might imagine you … Continue reading
Heading up North – The Cairngorms
Yesterday we packed the car and headed up North, driving from Edinburgh through the wild mountainous heart of Scotland, towards Skye. As we travelled from East to West, climbing higher into the hills, the snow became thinner, and the mountain … Continue reading
Carved into the Future
This beech tree stands on the edge of the woods which spill away from the parkland gardens of the old abbey. It has been here a long time. It’s roots reach down through the same rocks and soil which covered … Continue reading










