Water-lily, Lochan Mor, Rothiemurchus, Aviemore Its the start of the water-lily season at Lochan Mor (otherwise known locally as ‘The Lily Loch’) as the loch becomes surfaced with lily-pads and white blossom (and if you’re quick, a whizz of bright blue, yellow, and green dragonflies). As we approach midsummer we have such incredible light evenings […]
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 […]
Rothiemurchus woods, evening light Just before sunset in the Rothiemurchus pine woods, in the background is a small loch filling a deep hollow, full of reeds. I loved the intense colours with the low sun. This week’s quote basically says that caring for our planet is caring for ourselves – a message which is at […]
Loch Pityoulish, Strathspey In that phrase seemingly beloved of forecasters – ‘A showery airstream will cover the country’… it certainly has been, with frequent downpours and steamy interludes. Most of the showers seemed to last all afternoon, this week. This afternoon I went out anyway, got wet, dried off, then got wet again. It was […]
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 […]
Sunset reflections, the ‘lily loch’. After a heavy downpour, the sun came out for a half hour fling before sunset. I just had time to get to this local loch to catch the reflections of the sunset clouds through the lilies. The water was completely still until a (Mrs Mallard) duck took off in alarm, […]
Sunshine and clouds, Findhorn Beach, the Moray coast It poured all day on Midsummer’s day and its been a chilly week, but yesterday was summertime at Findhorn beach. Well, it was warm enough not to need a jacket all the time… I loved the expanse of sea and sky with the cloudscape. “A friend is […]
After several days of rain, a day of sun and sparkle. This pair of interleaving Rowan trees caught my attention with their vibrant light. The Rowan has been revered across Europe as a sacred tree since early times. Its older name, Quicken-Tree, from the Anglo-Saxon cvic (life) indicates ‘Sharing out the blessings of life’. (Fred […]
I hope you had as stunning a day as we did today – it felt like the first real summer day, given how its been for most of the last month and more. It was quite a novelty to feel the sun’s heat on my back! Maybe its the first day of an early ‘indian […]
Today was the first sunny, warm day in … a long time! I took a short walk to a favourite natural meadow surrounded by birch woodland, full of wild flowers. There were literally hundreds of Scotch Argus butterflies flying around in clouds, landing 3 or 4 at a time on the thistles. However, they turned […]
Playing with my new wide-angle lens 🙂 – this was the best I could do given the very dull conditions this week. Yes, its August, but the cool, damp summer (?) continues… “Trees are our link between earth and sky; symbolizing strength, protection and longevity, they are vital in maintaining the balance of climate and […]
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 […]
