Thyme at Sluggan Bridge, River Dulnain, Strathspey. After weeks of rain, a sunny day! It was lovely to lay in the grass, amongst patches of wild thyme, clover and herbs and feel the hot sun. The bees were busy enjoying it too. Sluggan Bridge was part of the military road network built by General wade […]
Lochan Mor – The Lily Loch, Strathspey. Another week of heavy rain! This local loch is covered in lily pads in the summer, so they’re probably relishing the conditions. This week they are well into flower. On this morning it started fair, even the hills were visible, allowing me time to get home just before […]
Pine Pollen Ripples, Loch Garten, Strathspey. Pollen from the overhanging Scots Pine made these galaxy-like patterns & clusters, with the gentle ripples along the shoreline. Fractal mathematics (the mathematics of natural patterns) tells us about self-similarity: nature shows us similar-looking patterns at many different levels of scale. “Concerning matter we have been all wrong. What […]
Fern uncoiling, banks of the River Spey, Scotland. A week of sunshine, sudden heavy showers and sparkles. The light through the trees was changing completely several times a second, creating a constant kaleidoscope of colours and patterns. I loved the soft feel created in this image. “Sunlight is the source of all growth. Many cultures […]
Reflections, Loch Garten, Strathspey, Scotland. Back to true Scottish weather with cold days, snow on the hills, and rain all week. Reeds and pine tree reflections in Loch Garten, with young lily pads growing. I love the crazy ripple shapes! “The ripples of life seemingly move us up and down, our emotional states changing all […]
Birch trees in leaf, Strathspey, Scotland. 2 weeks of stunning sunshine, with cold starts, absolutely clear skies and amazing clarity of light have seen the birch woods coming into full leaf in Strathspey. Colours go from bronze to a jewelled lime-green with the young leaves shimering. The name “Birch” comes from the Old German word […]
Head in old stone wall, Galloway Forest park, Scotland. Something different this week – the human element in the landscape. This is part of “art in the forest” in Galloway Forest Park. The poignancy of the expression really touched me. “We sound the inner landscape, the songlines of our meridians, revealing our true inner health, […]
Wood Anenome, Strathspey, Scotland. Wood Anenome photographed this week in evening light – carpeting the floor of the birch wood. These are the famed “wooden enemies” that lurk in the woods in children’s imagination. “The Temple bell stops, but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.” – Basho, Japanese poet, 1644-1694.
4 Lochans Lookout, Glenfeshie, Cairngorms, Scotland. More spring sunshine with the snow pouring off the hills. This is a favourite spot, with an easy walk to the lookout rock, and nature trails across the bog below. Let Nature call you – through the sound of the wind, sunlight filtering through leaves, the shape of the […]
Spring melt after snow, The Bogach, Strathspey, Scotland After last week’s snow, this week brought fabulous spring warmth. This area acts like a natural sponge, soaking up the meltwater, and I loved the sparkle of sunshine with the reeds and trees in the evening light. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire Universe, […]
March snow, Monadliath mountains, Scotland. We had fantastic skiing this week, with the first “proper” snowfall of the winter. Within the week its gone and we have the first days of beautiful spring sunshine. “Are you searching for your soul? Then come out of your prison. Leave the stream and join the river that flows […]
Beech tree, River Findhorn gorge, Scotland. The Findhorn rises in the Monadliath mountains near to my home, and enters an impressive gorge. “… the very process of restoring the land to health is the process through which we become attuned to Nature and, through Nature, to ourselves. Restoration, therefore, is both the means and the […]
