Tag: summer
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Heather & Co.

Whenever I write a post, it feels like A Whole Thing. Long, and rather quite meandering. I enjoy this to an extent. But the level of content turns a blog into an undertaking. Typically, I don’t have the inclination, or consistency of spelling, to keep up with it. So I…
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Paradise Plateau

I’d always wondered what ‘The Cairngorms’ were as a child. What did it mean? And how did you get there? Could you even get there? In my mind, flashes of far away kingdoms, fairy stories and magic could be found in the Cairngorms- even though I had no idea where…
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Swan Lake, of course

I think everyone has pictures that capture the imagination.. that you want to talk about. I suppose this one is more one that I feel I should talk about because it plays into a collective consciousness on both the heart-shape two swans illustrate together, and the Tchaikovsky vibes swans on…
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Welcome to the Jungle

There are different kinds of paths you find when hiking, with the highlights being: The Good, Official Path. These are clear and easy to see regardless of weather and tend to behave fairly consistently. An Established Right of Way. These routes may be a bit hairy at times but, you…
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Thunder in flight

It’s unusual to see owls in the daytime. Though really, it’s just unusual to see owls. Yet, on this quiet Sunday in the greater Leck (Lancashire Yorkshire Dales) area in mid-July, we saw two. I’ve never been barked at by a bird before. By a fox, certainly, but to be…