Tag Archives: scotland
Golden Age of Journalism
I love this doorway…. It spills out of the bottom of the old towering sandstone building, right in the heart of Edinburgh, which used to house the local newspaper – The Scotsman. It is minutes from Wavelry Station, where the … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, history, photos, poem
Tagged Auld Reekie, Edinburgh, journalism, local papers, photo, poem, poetry, Robert Fergusson, royal mile, scotland, the past, The Scotsman, travel
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The Power of Softness
I took a long walk on the beach today, streaching my legs into long strides, and my toes deep into soft sand. There was a lovely breeze, and most other walkers were wrapped up in warm jackets and boots, I … Continue reading
Posted in green walks, mindfulness, nature photo, photos, poem, relaxation
Tagged beach, Edinburgh, mindfulness, nature, photo, poem, poetry, relaxation, scotland, walk, waves
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Eileen Donnan Castle
Eileen Donnan Castle.
Posted in ancient sites, dogs, history, photos
Tagged Aileen Donan Castle, castle, Highlands, photo, scotland, scottish
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Pictish footsteps
We took a walk along the shores of Loch Duich to this amazing iron age broch. Its called Caisteal Grugaig (or Dun Totaig) Broch, and is well off the beaten track on a lonely peninsula, looking across Loch Duich and … Continue reading
Posted in ancient history, ancient sites, Celtic, history, poem
Tagged ancestors, broch, Caisteal Grugaig, Dun Totaig, iron age, Loch Alsh, Loch Duich, photo, pictish, Picts, poem, poetry, Rosshire, scotland, scottish, walk, yeats
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Swift Flight
We were walking the dogs in our usual local park, yesterday evening. The sky was blue with a few fluffy clouds and the air was warm with a gentle breeze. The water level of the Esk was relatively high for … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, green walks, mindfulness, poem
Tagged clouds, Edinburgh, mindfulness, nature, poem, poetry, scotland, swifts, Ted Huges, walking, Work and Play
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Cloud watching
So this morning I sailed into the Gym for my usual yoga class, only to be told it had been cancelled, very last-minute, for gymnastics…..I was so stunned…it was fairly early in the morning….that I didn’t ask any questions. As … Continue reading
Posted in art, Edinburgh, mindfulness, nature photo, photos, relaxation, travel
Tagged art, art exhibition, clouds, Edinburgh, mindfulness, nature, painting, photo, relaxation, scotland, scottish colourists, sunlight, things to do in Edinburgh, yoga
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Old Folly
We stumbled across this old folly on an atmospheric walk through Colinton Dell, on the outskirts of Edinburgh, yesterday. There were bursts of warm sunlight interspersed with dramatic showers of rain, and we took shelter in the folly during one … Continue reading
Posted in ancient sites, green walks, mindfulness
Tagged Colinton, Edinburgh, nature, pentland hills, photo, river, scotland, travel
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Sacred Well
We came across this sacred well on a trip to Applecross, in Rosshire. It was a beautiful sunlit day, with a soft breeze stirring the grass and the waves. Swifts were swooping through the sky doing bombing runs for insects … Continue reading
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Tagged Applecross, bealach nam bo, hunter gatherers, light, nature, Rosshire, sacred, scotland, St Maelrubha, sunlight, travel, vacation, wells
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Hello world!
Thur 26th July 2012 Okay so I woke up today feeling frustrated at my lack of direction….where am I going with my life? Then I remembered something somebody once quoted to me “Its always darkest just before the dawn”. …so … Continue reading
Posted in mindfulness, nature photo, relaxation
Tagged direction, Goethe, lost, mindfulness, photo, quote, scotland, stuckness, sunset
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