And a discussion about Substack Pro and corrupting the youth. This is the third newsletter from me this month, so I shall keep this relatively brief, covering two topics only, interspersed as always with a handful of my photos. Like…
Waters of Warmth Specks of seedlings are strewn across the empty plant pots on the balcony. The flowers or salad they held are now mostly long gone, with the exception of a single nasturtium and a sprawling and exceedingly hardy…
(I have books for you to read!) In the last ten days, I have been joined by old friends: the salt-tang of the ocean carried on powerful, iodine-strong winds, the sun a force, capable of burning quickly, the roar of…
This is Stromness. More specifically, this is a path up the hillside, from near the harbour towards the primary school I attended, once upon a time. Stromness remains the only town or village I have ever felt close to calling…
Today, the 15th of July 2016, marks the point where I have 300 days until I turn 40. Those of you who have been following my ongoing series, Thirty-Nine Steps, will know that I have chosen my 40th birthday as…
I have already shared one Friday photo of cliffs in Caithness, but the places where the sea meets the land — these are full of marvels. As I already threatened (in the post I linked to), I will soon be…
Planning, lots of planning, has led to the adoption of a posting schedule here on my site. This is not something I really thought about before, merely being content with sharing things as and when I felt like it, but…
This is an idea I’ve had tickling my little brain for some months, to simply post a photo with a caption, every Friday. These are likely to be on a huge and wide-ranging variety of topics, simply things I’ve snapped…
I had intended to have a much longer piece to share with you today. However, the weather has been glorious and I have, therefore, been out under the sun’s rays. Over the last couple of years I have not spent…
It is now spring. Or at least it’s supposed to be. As I type this heavy and thick snow is falling outside and settling. It’s April. This seems like a good time to share some photos of this tenacious but…
