Azalea Blossom No more complaints about the cold spring – my salad seeds have gone into overdrive to make up for lost time, and I’m sure that 90% of the Scottish population will have turned bright red in the last few days of intense sunshine – probably a similar shade to the beautiful Azalea pictured […]
Sycamore leaf bud opening, backlit in evening light I loved the vibrancy of this leaf as it opened, with its coppery colours backlit by the evening sun. Spring has continued its slow progress, with another wet, cold week, but progress nonetheless! This week – who are you in resonance with? What kind of journey are […]
Golden tresses of Birch leaves, Craigellachie Taken last week before the weather turned back to winger again! Late afternoon light at Craigellachie catches the freshly unfurled birch leaves in a golden-green glow, against the dark backdrop of the lochan and the crags behind. This is from a lovely book which I came across this week, […]
Wood Anenomes, Craigellachie Birch Wood, Aviemore This week, Spring happened… Here in the Highlands it was a stunning five days of constant sun with hardly the faintest puff of white cloud the whole time. The mornings started icy, the air during the day being that clarity of simultaneously burning and freezing which we can get […]
