being and becoming in the world
14 June 1924, Press & Journal: William Jackson (1849-1915), Engineer, Inventor and philanthropist: Ordnance Survey Map, 1905: Ordnance Survey Map, 1905:: 16 June 1915, Press & Journal: Inscription on the … Continue reading Aberdeen’s First Motor Car
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
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
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
The Dirlot Angel I travelled far North to finally meet you. Quietly to share my beautiful misunderstood sister. She once dazzled as did you. Today, lichen of Caithness, light-radiant lichen, … Continue reading A sculpture on the theme of loss
Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer, 12 July1946:
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
I was determined to visit Dundonnell, Ross-shire, to pay respect to Robert Savage Reid, who died aged 16 as a result of “spasm of the heart“. His absent father, Francis … Continue reading Spasm of the heart