The disease in our hills
Old, well known paths are like familiar friends, unchanging, dependable, there for you when you need them. I’ve walked this little path many times but as soon as I leave […]
Old, well known paths are like familiar friends, unchanging, dependable, there for you when you need them. I’ve walked this little path many times but as soon as I leave […]
I am four years old and fast asleep in my bed at home. Suddenly I am aware of being lifted up. Sleepily I realise I am in my father’s arms. […]
I m utterly and profoundly miserable as I descend the Lairig Ghru, heading for the Linn of Dee in the heart of the Cairngorms. Snow has been driven into my […]
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The world is full of giants. They lumber about me and I, at four years, scamper between their legs waiting for the occasional face to peer down at me or […]
It’s September in the Highlands and Autumn has slipped, almost un-noticed into the landscape. The season enters quietly, touching the leaves on the trees, with golden tinges. Outside the window […]
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As soon as I said it, I felt the atmosphere change. It had been warm and cosy in the little Bothy, and the mood convivial but when I spoke those […]
I reported the destruction of the nesting site to the Police, who were very helpful, but it’s only an offence if the nesting site is occupied and, since I don’t […]