Aspen, Sangre de Cristo mountains, Southern Colorado. The light from the Aspen was incredibly intense – like walking through shimmering gold – it certainly helped to offset the altitude as I climbed higher. This photo was taken in a high valley at about 10,000 feet, surrounded by the Sangre de Cristo peaks at 14,000 feet. […]
Birch mist inversion, Craigellachie, Strathspey. Indian summer came this week, after last week’s snow. Three days of fantastic clear blue sky & daytime heat – what we’ve been waiting for since April! I climbed up Craigellachie, our local hill, to get above the morning mist which filled the valley like a glacier. This photo was […]
September Reflections, 4 Lochans, Glenfeshie. The birches have really started to turn colour this week, with snow low down the hills as well for a day or two – brrrrr! “From the Hindu point of view each soul is divine. All religions are branches of one big tree. It doesn’t matter what you call Him […]
Evening sunburst after rain, Glenmore, Strathspey. The dark clouds behind completely hide the mountains, but suddenly these old pines were lit up by shafts of sunlight. “Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the Universe together.” – Oprah Winfrey “Every moment of light and dark […]
Shaggy Ink-Cap mushrooms, Strathspey I found this patch of Shaggy Ink-Caps in a shady woodland . Newly formed they are fresh and white, with a characteristic scaly appearance. As the cap grows and matures it starts turning black and dissolves into a black ink, thus exposing fresh spores. Young specimens can be sliced lengthways and […]
Reed Reflections, Craigellachie Lochan, Strathspey. Continuing with last week’s (this summer’s?) watery theme – reeds reflecting in a lochan, for a beautiful graphic effect. “A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from […]
Ferns & Reeds, Craigellachie lochan, Strathspey. It may only just be September, but its been feeling autumnal for a couple of weeks – here’s to a beautiful Indian summer ? In spring, hundreds of flowers, In autumn, a clear full moon. In summer, a cool breeze, In winter, snowflakes. With no hang-ups in your mind, […]
Northern Corries of the Cairngorm Mountains, from Glenmore. Taken this afternoon, to prove that we’ve had some glorious sunshine this summer! (At least today…) And some wind as well. “Although the wind is very powerful and you can feel its presence, in and of itself it cannot be seen. You know it is there by […]
Early morning Honeysuckle. I awoke early one day this week to completely blue sky and brilliant early sun. A ray of sun was catching this honeysuckle flower, against dark shady foliage. More flowers! I’ll try and have something different for you next week… “Perhaps, For just one minute out of the day, It may be […]
Echinacea flowers in the rain. In a friend’s garden – doing beautifully considering the non-resemblance of the Scottish climate to their native mid-America. “Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you.” – Richard Bach, American Writer.
Harebell (Scottish Bluebell), banks of the River Spey. On a hot afternoon this week, with the grasses and harebells blowing wildly in the strong wind. “Learn the alchemy true Human Beings know; the moment you accept what troubles you’ve been given, the door will open. Welcome difficulty as a familiar comrade. Joke with torment brought […]
Loch Garten, Strathspey. A perfect morning at Loch Garten, with the water completely still for wonderful reflections. The inevitable thunderstorm broke just after we got home – what impeccable timing. “Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out your horn.” – Charlie Parker.
