Summer is definitely toppling over into Autumn now, so on a quiet and mellow afternoon we head off on a forestry walk not far from Inchree where we stumbled upon these fantastic examples of Fly...
“I don’t do dams” the lady said dramatically, clasping the back of her hand to her forehead. “Er why is that?” my friend asked somewhat nervously.
“Dams! Can...
You start the day off a few hundred paces into a a walk and before you know it there’s a common lizard enjoying the first Spring weather, almost under your feet.
Focussing in on the pattern on...
We seem to be locked in a continuous freeze thaw cycle this Winter as El Nino continues to anomalise the usually fairly predictable weather patterns.
In the Highlands we are experiencing either...
Nearly confrontational in their stance, these sculptural shapes reared into view as we scrambled up off the road in Glenachulish (Gleann a Chaolais) to make a photograph of the curving mountain...
Happy Christmas from the Highlands! Our tree which we cut 2 weeks ago is looking very happy and festive; and behaving perfectly on the needle drop front.
It’s Christmas Day and as the turkey...
Just 15 minutes drive from home Sgorr na Ciche, or the Pap of Glencoe, is a seemingly innocuous hill from down in the village of Glencoe. It reveals its full demands however when you finally get up...
We had a fantastic weekend joining The Nevis Partnership in Glen Nevis where we were able to be a lumberjack (and lumber jill) for the day. What could be better than getting to cut your own...
……To the Scottish Highlands! What a massive year it’s been. New house, new locations. Big skyscapes! A fresh perspective, by the sea no less, from the peninsula at Onich enjoying...
Mountain Hardware have been smashing it on expeditions this last year, particularly in Alaska with their Absolute Zero Parka. Closer to home and its their micro baffled down jacket, the Ghost...