On the edge

Birch, Craigellachie Lochan, on the edge of sunset There has been some ferocious wind this last few days, but plenty of sun with it.  I took this on friday at Craigellachie lochan, one of my favourite spots.  The sun was setting behind the crags, putting the loch into shade, but leaving the trees brightly illuminated […]

Foxgloves

Foxgloves in the rain. Its been a showery week… in fact today’s shower has lasted all day and its still pouring.  Yesterday’s shower lasted most of the day – I think I’m spotting a pattern here.  Every now and then a I spot a lighter patch of cloud in the distance which gives some hope […]

Braeriach Sunset

Braeriach Sunset, Cairngorm Mountains. The cold spell continued this week with beautiful clear days and fantastic sunsets casting pink onto the snowy mountains. “All nature does is to continually remind itself who it is. Everything in nature, all of the landscape, trees, rivers, rocks, earth, and mountains are repeating who they are over and over […]

Fruiting Lichen

Lichen ‘fruiting’ – the red caps really stand out amongst the moss. Sun and showers, it must be March – oh hang on, maybe its just Scotland… I suppose being St David’s day I should have a daffodil here, but that should be a couple of weeks off for us yet.  My crocuses would be […]