“Golden Nap”
It is not recorded when sap stopped rising in this ‘Veteran Pear Tree’. It grew in the orchard of our family, in the charming village of Blairlogie. The above description … Continue reading “Golden Nap”
Tag: Stirlingshire
Baad
On my way to Green Routes, Gartmore Walled garden, to work as a volunteer for the charity, I pass by the ‘Trossachs Holiday Park’. Not so long ago this used … Continue reading Baad
That the poet’s first book should have been his last
Sited at the side of the Crow Road going over the Campsie Fells is this fine well dedicated to Jamie Wright, a Campsie burn fisherman and finder of the spring, … Continue reading That the poet’s first book should have been his last
Cambuskenneth Lullaby
Written by Clive Wright, Makar for Stirling: – for the people of Cambuskenneth
The Rock
Clive Wright, the Makar of Stirling, wrote this sonnet: Rachel Fiona Gordon receiving her Dux Medal at Wallace High: Andrew Robert Gordon catching a rugby ball:
View From The Bench
Last night we attended the book launch of a collection of poems by the Makar of Stirling. Clive Wright is a close friend of our family and very kindly he … Continue reading View From The Bench
Two shadows in conversation
This is a short film about my visit to meet with Henry Home (Lord Kames) on the 1st January 2019. Henry Home was a central figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. … Continue reading Two shadows in conversation
The progress of pisciculture
On Sunday, 21st October 2018, Peter and Sian visited Howietoun fishery: The progress of pisciculture: To play this short film please click here or on the image above Music credit: … Continue reading The progress of pisciculture