Playfair
In the Scotsman of last week I read that the University of Edinburgh has made it’s archive open to all [as a work in progress]: I have found mysel’ wonderfully … Continue reading Playfair
Tag: gentle gardener
The beginning of wisdom
The Kalemouth Suspension Bridge is in the Scottish Borders. It crosses the River Teviot just above its confluence with the Kale Water. The bridge is is one of the earliest … Continue reading The beginning of wisdom
the scandal of the century [and other writings]
I am currently reading these stories by Gabriel García Márquez: The Editor’s note to this book of stories begins: Gabriel García Márquez called journalism “the best job in the world” and he … Continue reading the scandal of the century [and other writings]
The Ormiston Yew
I visited the Ormiston Yew on Monday 7th September 2020:
In the middle of the Yew
My fascination with Yew trees has neither a beginning nor an end.
“rock that is older than thought”
In today’s Herald, Rab McNeill shares the wonder of reading previously unpublished poems by Nan Shepherd and how this inspired him to add a line from one of these poems … Continue reading “rock that is older than thought”
extraordinarily delicate
There is something extraordinarily delicate about Japanese anemones, yet they are as tough as ‘weeds’!
a gardening hand
Five short films on Mossgrove garden, Bridge of Allan: I would like to dedicate this series of films to my cousin Adrian.
Everything is growing in our garden
The fifth film in a series on our garden. Music credit: Garden Song – a cover of this Phoebe Bridgers song by Anton TL
Pereunt et Imputantur
The fourth film in a series on our garden Music Credit: The Garden (acoustic cover)
so alive
This is the third film based on our garden. Music credit: ‘Garden’ by C. Duncan