Continuing the “will she / won’t she” Spring theme… on Friday it was 2C and raining, but the weekend has been much more respectable and pleasant… half of my daffodils are now out. First, some announcements. In my work as a web-designer, I’ve just finished the first phase of 2020VISION, which launched last week. The […]
In the mist… Pine silhouettes Early afternoon, on skis in the Monadhliath near Aviemore. I hoped that the mist would lift, as there was almost blue sky above, but as I approached the big pines the mist closed in further, giving me time for a few shots before they faded away… “The greatest healers who […]
Deep Freeze Haze, Loch Vaa, Strathspey How beautiful its been for us this week – minus 8 or so, sunshine, mist, and no wind. These gnarly old trees, in a deep frost-hollow, were sparkling with natural fairy lights as the sun refracted through millions of ice-drops. Light and dark, the raw ingredients of photography – […]
Spring woods, Randolph’s Leap, River Findhorn I love the freshness and light in this image, the Beech leaves have an extra glow to them in spring! “The criteria for success: you are free, you live in the present moment, you are useful to the people around you, and you feel love for all humanity.” – […]
Secret Path Spring continues unabated with wanton greenery and colour. This is a favourite local path along the riverbank, full of wild flowers this week. ” No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. “ – Buddha ” The journey of a thousand miles […]
Winter Water My favourite local burn (Scottish word for a stream or small river), with a slow exposure for the low light, showing the movement of the water. I love the magic in the rocks and trees beyond the water. “Even the smallest woods have their secrets and secret places, their unmarked precincts. I am […]
Beech trees, Strathspey. The woods still gave good colour over the last week, before winter’s first appearance – with wintry gales and a snow shower or two. “If what I say resonates with you, it is merely because we are both branches on the same tree.” – W.B. Yeats. “Handle even a single leaf in […]
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 […]
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 […]
