My writing room is a lovely airy space. It’s also north facing, which is great, except it gets essentially no direct sunlight. Which is why I’m sitting here at 11am shivering in the dark. Okay, that’s entirely self-inflicted: my lights work fine and I both have, and can afford to use, central heating. I’m farContinue reading “Pretty Poisons”
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Sanctuary
Apparently I took this photo last year in February at Glenfinnan. I remember wondering about the bell in its own little house out on the grounds. As these things often work out with me, I never got around to looking it up until today. Whether the builders ran out of money before constructing the belfry,Continue reading “Sanctuary”
Flamelily
An entirely non-earthshattering image for this #StoryPromptOfTheWeek, simply because it’s sunny outside and I happy to have a photo of a very summery flower from my garden. This year’s crop are not quite out yet but it certainly doesn’t feel like it will be long. By the way, I have no idea what plant itContinue reading “Flamelily”
Broken Circle
Today’s story prompt features the Council Island at Finlaggan on Islay. Finlaggan is a small island in loch Finlaggan (unsurprisingly). The site was once a seat of power of the Lord of the Isles, though it’s now in ruins. Before that there’s archaeological evidence of an iron age broch (a kind of fortress). You canContinue reading “Broken Circle”
Trapped
Today’s #StoryPromptOfTheWeek image I think was taken while at the Scottish Wild Foods Festival some years ago. For some reason my previous post from that event is recorded as being in 2016, which I know isn’t true. Anyway, while on a walk there we came upon a collection of objects strung up in a tree.Continue reading “Trapped”
Guardian of the woods
This week’s #StoryPromptOfTheWeek was taken way back in 2016 at Cragside. At least, I think that’s where I took it. It was a while ago. I don’t think this statue (which on reflection may have been made of a very grey wood rather than stone) was the inspiration for Malachite. Certainly in my mind MalachiteContinue reading “Guardian of the woods”
Half-power
Today’s #StoryPromptOfTheWeek photo was taken back in 2021. We were relaxing in the evening at one of my favourite campsites. The moon rose, perfectly framed by a notch in the branches of a tree. Needless to say, the only camera I had available was my phone, so the image doesn’t really reflect what I saw,Continue reading “Half-power”
They’re here!
A few days later than I’d planned — that’s what happens when you don’t check if you’ve actually pressed the ‘submit order’ button on a web-page. Surprisingly, receiving actual copies of book 2 was even more exciting than the last one. I’d figured last time that it felt special because it was the first. TurnsContinue reading “They’re here!”
Sneak
This week’s image brings us back to the wolf pack of the Highland Wildlife Park and was taken… well in the past. It’s been shamefully long since I last visited, so I’m looking forward to seeing what’s changed. Clearly, something caught this guy’s attention. Possibly the herd of reindeer in the next enclosure. Apparently keepingContinue reading “Sneak”
Hive
I took this week’s photo while I was on Bute a while back. At least, I think so. It was earlier this year at some point. To be honest, this year has been… interesting. Plenty of ups to balance out the few sizable downs and even those seem to have come out okay, so itContinue reading “Hive”
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