The Hermit of Cullen
Introducing Charles Marionie: 5 August 1932, Press & Journal: 18 August 1932, Press & Journal: 27 September 1933, Press & Journal: 26 August 1933, Belfast Telegraph: 27 August 1933, Sunday … Continue reading The Hermit of Cullen
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Special people from any era
Aberdeen’s Array of towers
Front page of the Press & Journal, 30 September 1933: The above sketch was by William Stratford Percy (1872–1946) a stage comedian who also appeared in a number of short … Continue reading Aberdeen’s Array of towers
Children playing
I rarely, if ever, feel that I have made a good film. I just do ‘what I do’, go with the feel, enjoy the creative adventure. That said, I reckon … Continue reading Children playing
Lost on Cairngorms
4 January 1928, Dundee Courier: 4 January 1928, Birmingham Daily Gazette: 4 January 1928, Dundee Evening Telegraph: 5 January 1928, Dundee Telegraph: 8 January 1928, Sunday Post: 8 January 1928, … Continue reading Lost on Cairngorms
Helen Campbell Hughes
On Saturday 20th September 2025, with my friend Callum, we walked some of this path [I can no longer walk beyond 5 miles without the risk of having a seizure]: … Continue reading Helen Campbell Hughes
Spasm of the heart
Dundonnell You died aged sixteen: a ‘spasm’ of the heart. Your bones in a circular place inside an ancient beech plantation. Here, adding to the melody of bird song, I … Continue reading Spasm of the heart
Avant Gardener
It was my wife Sian that came across this online event to celebrate what would have been the hundredth year of Ian Hamilton Finlay. As the event closed, I was … Continue reading Avant Gardener
The Broken Angel and other Poems
In Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh, the photographer Rob Reinhardt came across this fallen and broken angel: In 2016, the Friends of Newington Cemetery were able to have this beautiful angel statue … Continue reading The Broken Angel and other Poems