for the love of a landscape... Twenty years ago, back in autumn 2025, I first visited the Nice Place(TM). I've...
Chanonry Point Lighthouse
Last weekend it was ludicrously hot around home - 25ºC after lunchtime - so we drove all the way up...
Dunning Glen
One of my favoured local woodlands, just a few minutes' drive from home, is Dunning Glen. Starting from the village,...
Concerning Rocks
Concerning Rocks: an exploration of the Highland Boundary Fault at Stonehaven.
Birnam Hill: Winter
A couple of weeks ago in the middle of December, we were treated to a quick overnight blast of snow....
Caithness Holiday Day 2: Whaligoe Steps and Camster Cairns
Many moons ago... the parents and I were on holiday around Caithness and having trouble finding the way to Whaligoe...
West Woods of Ethie
It was one of those crazy late-spring days with a clear divide in the weather - everywhere north of the...
Birks of Aberfeldy
A few weeks ago, I spent a happy Saturday afternoon strolling around the Birks of Aberfeldy, testing the newly acquired...
Waterfalls and Mountains
We spent Saturday afternoon driving around the Tay Forest Park - up to the Mains of Taymouth at Kenmore for...
Recovery: Keil’s Den, Fife
Still feeling very under the weather from a bout of food poisoning, I spent a happy Sunday afternoon walking around...
Spittal of Glenshee
I don't remember much about the hotel in Spittal of Glenshee - I suspect I saw it a few times...
Tillicoultry Quarry
Continuing the theme of mankind's interaction with nature: exploring Tillicoultry Quarry by drone for some interesting angles on the rock...
Around Rosal
This was a strange place of varying thoughtfulness. Having previously visited Aoineadh Mor and found its handful of ruined crofts...