Wooden Enemies The birch woods are full of them – a carpet of Wood Anenomes sparkling in marvellous spring sunshine. The first birch leaves are almost out, giving the bronze winter birches a coppery effect. “Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu, Buddhist, sufi, or zen. Not any religion or cultural system. I am […]
Cascade, River Orchy One minute its beautiful hot sunshine and everything is sparkly, the next minute its back to winter. “Spirit requires matter to express itself, and matter needs spirit to give it motion and meaning. As your understanding grows, you begin to see spirit and matter in all things, as two inseparable aspects of […]
Daffodil Bright, isn’t it? Amazing what a bit of spring sunshine can do. “Scientists at the Institute of HeartMath in California conducted experiments on the capacities of the human mind in different states of consciousness. They found that when people attain the states of gratitude and love, and when their brains and hearts enter into […]
Misty haze, Loch an Eilein A perfect spring day at Loch an Eilein, basking in hot sunshine through a misty haze, after a frosty start. Spring Equinox Morning frost, iced crocus colour, Geese honking north (follow the V). Frogs everywhere – On their way to The Pond – On their way back from The Pond […]
A pine branch reflected in the still waters of Loch Garten, Strathspey. “And in the sweetness of friendship Let there be laughter and sharing of pleasures For in the dew of little things, The heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet Strong, supportive relationships are one of the best safeguards […]
Birsay, Orkney Here’s one from this time last year. Birsay “beach” with a snowstorm coming in from the North. I’m amazed these photos came out, with trying to stand upright on slippery rocks in a snowstorm with flying sea-spray. The camera certainly needed some TLC afterwards! The island of Rousay in the distance, catching a […]
Crocus bud – Dydd G?yl Dewi Sant – Saint David’s Day Spring is definitely doing its thing. The ice has gone from the pond where it has been since December, with two pairs of Mallard taking up residence. On one day during the week, toads were everywhere on the path. The first crocus in my […]
Snowdrop Snowdrops in my garden were in flower underneath all the snow over the last week, but it wasn’t until today that (briefly) they had any sunshine on them. For the gardeners amongst you, the Ground Elder has popped its first shoots, full of life… “If you have arrived at the point were you can […]
Mist rising, Loch Morlich Our snow is finally melting after a week of perfect Scandinavian conditions. Loch Morlich is pictured here with sunset approaching. The sun had been warming the ice all afternoon (warming being a relative term – the daytime high was minus 10 ). As the sun dipped, a band of mist rose […]
Stone Circle, near Aviemore England had all that snowfall last Monday – and we had none! Until midweek, that is. Thursday saw 8 inches or so, and on friday night another 12 inches fell. I’m feeling glowing and tired after several great ski expeditions around the valley. Here’s a local ancient stone circle from yesterday’s […]
Natural Standing Stones, Dulnain I found these naturally standing stones, on the top of a small hill in the birch woodland, near the River Dulnain. The hilltop had a lovely feel to it, and it felt as though there should be something magical there! There has been a noticeable increase in the amount of light […]
Silver Birch, Winter Frost Some more from the beautiful weather over Christmas and New Year. In the freezing mist this frost-coated birch glowed as the sun caught it against the blue shadow of the hill behind. “If you would have a better world, create it for yourselves now at this very instant in your mind: […]
