Ring carvings, Achnabreck, Kilmartin, Argyll, Scotland. Achnabreck features three generously carved areas of rock, making it the most extensive group of prehistoric rock carvings in Scotland. Kilmartin Glen itself is rich in ancient monuments, standing stones and stone circles. Find out more here. This image has been somewhat “manipulated” from the original photo, to enhance […]
21/12 Solstice sunset – Clava Cairns A few minutes before sunset at Balnuaran of Clava, near Inverness, after a beautiful week of temperatures down to minus 10 with clear skies. I resonated the inner chamber with some didgeridoo playing, as the setting sun shone down the passageway. (The cairns are perfectly aligned to the setting […]
Frozen mushroom in moss. In the woods this week – a decent frost on the leaves and mosses, when I spotted this bright mushroom, completely iced over after the previous night’s rain. Suitably “festive” colours? “In the traditional shamanic cultures, healing bears little relationship to the remission of physical symptoms. It refers, rather, to becoming […]
Lichen on branch. Most of this week has been drab, dark and very wet! However, the sunshine when it happens is very intense, and illuminated the fronds of this lichen. I love the rich purple colour of the bare birch trees behind. I stood in the (ankle deep squelch) bog to take this – there’s […]
Winter Water My favourite local burn (Scottish word for a stream or small river), with a slow exposure for the low light, showing the movement of the water. I love the magic in the rocks and trees beyond the water. “Even the smallest woods have their secrets and secret places, their unmarked precincts. I am […]
