My sense of the geography of Strathearn has not really fitted together until quite recently. There have been a few...
Around Here 4: dramatic sunsets
Evening was interrupted yesterday by a glimpse of sunlight on surrounding neighbours' houses, resulting in a rapid trot with coat,...
Around Glen Affric: water
I had a short holiday at the start of last November, a few days spent in Glen Affric. There are...
Glen Affric: Caledonian Forest
From wikipedia: The Caledonian Forest is the name given to the former (ancient old-growth) temperate rainforest of Scotland. The known extent...
Sunlit Snow
A classic Trossachs view - sunlight on snow-capped mountains (Sron Armailte, Ben Vane and part of Ben Ledi), from the...
Squaring the Spheres
A few weeks ago I ordered a pair of extension tubes for the Sony NEX-7; today I got around to...
Noctilucent Clouds
Noctilucent ("night-shining") clouds are a rare phenomenon: the highest clouds in the atmosphere, at altitudes between 47-53 miles, consisting of...