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New Years Walks in Northumberland

A week on the Northumberland coast in winter. Frozen beaches, rock pools, birds working the waterline, and what becomes visible when everything strips away.

3 weeks ago

Walking by Loch Lomond in Midwinter

A midwinter walk by Loch Lomond where high water drowns the beaches, old oaks and holly hold industrial histories, and moss patterns tree trunks like heather patterns hills.

1 month ago

In the forest - Drymen winter walk

A winter solstice walk above Drymen where bracken glows rust-red, gorse blooms bright yellow, and lichen hangs like decorations in the soft December light.

1 month ago

Flooding in the fields, Callander, Scotland

When a weather system turns Scottish fields to lochs, what emerges in the flooded landscape - mist, catkins, and the patience of waiting trees.

1 month ago

A December Walk by Loch Lomond

A peaceful walk through the old oak forests on the banks of Loch Lomond

1 month ago

Bundle dyeing yarn: a November experiment

Yarn bundled with leaves, frost on the hedgerows, observing the small transformations of late autumn.

2 months ago

Mist, Fog, Rain - a Scottish November

November walks for bundle dyeing. Sheep in wet fields, the last leaves holding their shape, grey light pressed into cloth. What the season gives before it's gone.

2 months ago

Two rooms for winter

I've set up these rooms to be the bookends of my day.

2 months ago

A few days on the Moray coast when the only agenda was to slow down and look properly—at pebbles sorted by tide, lichen mapping stone, the way November light flattens the beach into bands of grey and silver.

2 months ago

A November walk home

Cotoneaster berries against grey stone, three types of lichen on a fallen branch, oak leaves laid out to really see their colours.

2 months ago

An Autumn walk

A quiet autumn photo walk noticing light, textures and small details – bare branches, acorns, and the particular quality of late October gold.

2 months ago

Autumn colours in Scotland

Autumn as it actually is - apples waiting to be gathered, seed heads holding on, berries ripening, leaves falling where they will. The real abundance that's here when we notice it.

3 months ago

Signs of Autumn

3 months ago

A Return to Galloway: Place, Self, and Creative Threads

A reflective journey through Galloway, Scotland—exploring creativity, place, and personal growth. From art archives to ancient landscapes, discover what it means to return and re-see.

8 months ago