I am back again! Here are a few quiet moments from my world on the mountainside and elsewhere as time propels us forward into the unknown. This last year has been very hard. My partner was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma on top of everything else he has endured over the last two years (knee surgeries…
Tag: travel
Scandinavian Scotland…..
Viking Roots Around the 9th Century AD, Norse seafarers found their way to Scotland before continuing further south to what is presently Dublin, Ireland. On the Isle of Skye, names such as Skeabost and Carbost refer to the Viking farms that were once there. The Skeabost Hotel has great meals and accommodation for travelers. There…
Back again with Monochrome Madness
I’ve had a disastrous week!! My companion eye who presents me with the inspiration to develop my visions has up and died. That lovely day I spent out in the snow apparently was the cause, as moisture somehow got inside the camera while I was shooting (though the camera was in the pack otherwise). After…
walking in the footsteps of mother
a rather longer post for me but I think you might find some of it interesting!!! While out walking, like many of us, I tend to ponder and reflect. Below is the path I sent into Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness (3-37). I think about all the other dendrophiles who travel or have walked on some of these same…
Monochrome Madness and Mahatma Ghandi
I’m reeling after all the hype of the American Elections and I wish our American neighbours well. We all live in challenging times for sure. “In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long…
Monochrome Madness (3-12) and other views
The next two months will be busy ones as I at last am moving! I’ll be out further into the suburbs- off a country road, on a hillside! So as I am not posting as frequently I will combine my post again with Leanne’s theme and my own theme of views from different places. For…
Monochrome Madness 3-8 and London
Please visit Leanne Coles Monochrome Gallery! The theme this week is “closed.“ I only recently was able to watch the full series of The Tudors( gorgeously filmed) on Shomi and resurrected an image I took on a tour of London with my daughter. I can only imagine what it must have felt like to hear…
Monochrome Madness 3-4
“The City” is the theme for Leanne’ Cole’s Monochrome Madness and La Belle Paris was my submission But I also must include some recent impressions of two of my favourite cities. Making our way down the Royal Mile in old Edinburgh ( home of the world renowned Military Tattoo ) –hot on the trail of two suspicious looking characters in…
the runes of the gatekeeper's daughter- dedicated to Nick 