Light filters through the western window, St Magnus cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney I’m just back from a few days on the Orkney Islands, part of a wonderful trip with master dowser Michele Fitzgerald. I’ve learnt a lot in just a few days, and if you are serious about consciousness, health, and personal transformation, I can thoroughly […]
Sun and Ice, Loch an Eilein Its been an amazing week with temperatures down to -10C most nights, and some clear blue days. Its warm in the sun, and bitter in the shade or when the wind blows! The ice forms overnight on the loch, then breaks up under the sun and wind during the […]
A moment of reflection at Loch Vaa, Strathspey Its been a very dull week – snow, sleet, rain, dark cloud… This weekend especially has been rather dreich with heavy rain down here, although snowing on the hills… However, the walk around Loch Vaa was very peaceful, with a multitude of reflections. I find the colours […]
Frosted Cotoneaster Leaf Aren’t the colours in this perfectly seasonal? The Solstice has passed and the darkest days are behind us, both in the cycle of 2012 and in the greater cycle of the Mayan calendar. 2012 has been an intense year in many ways, with many energetic shifts on our beautiful planet. These are, […]
Tarskavaig bay, Skye One from the fiddle trip to Skye last month, looking out to the Atlantic with the island of Canna on the horizon. Loving the sunshine and sparkle! This week: its all about light… “We know today that man is essentially a being of light. And the modern science of photobiology is presently […]
A beautiful autumn morning with the world covered in dew – and in spider-webs. This is rather up close and personal with the light shining through dewdrops on a spider’s web, hoping its owner didn’t decide to put in an appearance… “… She explained that the buildings were bigger, the stores more opulent, that there […]
Birch sparkle, Craigellachie Lochan, Aviemore Bright sun sparkling on the reeds, as the shadow line from the sun setting behind the crag advances across the lochan. It was a perfect autumn afternoon with a shimmer of dragonflies playing above the reeds – after a very stormy week, with fresh snow visible on the hills. “Beginnings […]
Catching the early sunshine in the garden one morning – with the wind catching them these poppies barely last a few hours. I loved the translucence with the sun shining through the poppy. “Your emotions are jewels that each have its own lesson to impart, and when dealt with, their teachings will reveal the beliefs […]
Wherever you go, the birch wood has been resounding to a drrrrrrrrp! of woodpeckers. The Jackdaws have been flocking around the village in huge numbers for much of the night with their chatter-jack-jack. The low-ground snow went into meltdown this week, and a few wretched-looking plants are starting so show through. I hope I have […]
Sunset light on the River Spey near Aviemore. Our Scandinavian conditions continue… taken this afternoon on a ski along the banks of the Spey, with the sunlight creating these beautiful snowy reflections. A constant flow of ice “pancakes” went drifting by, as the river starts to freeze after another week of constant low temperatures. We […]
The Big Moss from Dunadd hill, Kilmartin Glen, Argyll. After the storms early last week, Indian summer has arrived for a few days. This is from Dunadd Hill, centre of the 7th century Scottish kingdom of Dalriada in Kilmartin Glen, Argyll. Photographically challenging, with the pattern of light and dark on the landscape in constant […]
Oxeye daisies, sunset, Culloden Moor. Many thanks to the orchid-identifying respondents from last week’s email. What a stunning week we have had – hot, clear, dry days, with a high of 26C during the week. We live in such a beautiful country with an amazing landscape – its good to take the time to appreciate […]
