Famara beach, Lanzarote, Canary Islands. As I write this, wet snow hurtles past my window – the first of the winter. Its rather bitter out! So here’s some sunshine instead from two weeks ago in Lanzarote. “… I realised that most thoughts are impersonal happenings, like self-assembling machines. Unless we train ourselves, the thoughts passing […]
Sunset across the Montanas del Fuego, Lanzarote, Canary Islands. Loving the misty ridges into the distance as the sun sets. Apart from some oh-so-appreciated winter sunshine, I’ve been learning how to breathe all over again with Alan Dolan, Transformational Breath Facilitator. See www.breathguru.com for more. I have to say that this is a very beneficial […]
Reflection in blue – Craigellachie National Nature Reserve. A perfect blue sky reflecting in the lochan, with just a few floating leaves… and no wind! A few thoughts on Nature and appreciation this week… “Nature never did betray the Heart that loved her.” – Wordsworth. “Fresh beauty opens one’s eyes wherever it is really seen, […]
Last Autumn Colour – Cairngorms and Rothiemurchus. The autumn here has been so colourful this year, now with the purple birch branches showing through the last golden leaves. This view looks across Loch an Eilein and the plain of Rothiemurchus to the Cairngorm mountains. Didn’t the full moon seem extra-bright this week? Maybe we haven’t […]
Strathspey from Ord Ban, with Loch Insh and the River Spey. I’m not sure how much longer the leaves can hold out against the weather stripping them from the trees… but its been a beautiful autumn. This week’s image was taken as storm clouds rapidly advanced into what had been a beautiful, clear, morning. I […]
