The Capon Tree
Last month we visited the Capon Tree, near Jedburgh, Scottish Borders. To learn more about the survivors of the ancient Jed Forest please click here.
Tag: trees
Survivors of the ancient Jed Forest
Next week, when I am in the Scottish Borders with family, I hope to visit these ancient trees: 1859, Ordnance Survey map: Ordnance Survey Book: King of the Woods [as … Continue reading Survivors of the ancient Jed Forest
“a new lease of life”
This was ‘Picture of the Day‘ in yesterday’s Scotsman.
The constant tug
One of the few remaining Lime trees in Bridge of Allan had to be felled. It was badly diseased and more than half of the tree had died back. The … Continue reading The constant tug
Windblown
On Monday evening we were fortunate to be in the audience for Windblown by Karine Polwart at The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh. What a wonderful, beautiful, deeply moving performance by Karine … Continue reading Windblown
A kind of poetic essay with songs
We are fortunate to have tickets to see Windblown by Karine Polwart at Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh for Monday 11th August. These are some extracts from yesterday’s Scotsman:
CHAMPION TREES
Yesterday, with the quick steps of our next hope we returned to Tillybin, where the present was vulnerable to the past. The day before yesterday, we returned to Crathes castle, … Continue reading CHAMPION TREES
The SIXPENNY tree
The Sixpenny Tree, Colinton: 1893, Ordnance Survey Map: 9 July 1926, Edinburgh Evening News: 4 November 1932, Edinburgh Evening News: 14 April 1936, Edinburgh Evening News: 15 July 1938, Edinburgh … Continue reading The SIXPENNY tree