Catkins Effective office management September 01, 2011 547 Views 2 Comments Running a business at home is no easy task: good office management skills are essential for efficiency and productivity. Advances …
History , Scottish castles Duart Castle, Isle of Mull September 01, 2011 1248 Views 2 Comments I take a look at Duart Castle, an ancient Maclean stronghold overlooking the Sound of Mull.
History History by the roadside: Ffynnon Eidda August 18, 2011 923 Views 2 Comments A cattle drovers' well with much earlier origins, high on the windswept moors between Ysbyty Ifan and Dolgellau in North …
Wildlife & Nature Grass of Parnassus August 12, 2011 582 Views 0 Comment Photographed at Degnish, Argyll Also known as the ‘bog star’, the Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris) is the county flower …
Catkins Ponyo ponders… August 10, 2011 368 Views 0 Comment I wandered through the woodland shade Where dryads sing and windflowers bloom; At midnight, when the lyre-birds played, I danced …
Wildlife & Nature 10 facts about… eiders August 10, 2011 1508 Views 0 Comment With their superb plumage and distinctive, endearing calls, eiders are a much-loved sight around the coast of northern Britain. …
History St Fillan and Glen Dochart July 31, 2011 1198 Views 13 Comments In the quiet woodlands of Glen Dochart is a small burial ground of the Macnab clan, with clues to an …
Uncategorized About me and The Hazel Tree July 29, 2011 1704 Views 31 Comments About me and The Hazel Tree
Uncategorized The Belt of Venus July 27, 2011 691 Views 0 Comment On a clear evening the Belt of Venus can be seen opposite the sunset, as a band of dusky pink …
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History , Scottish castles Skipness Castle and Kilbrannan Chapel July 27, 2011 1244 Views 2 Comments In the first of my new series on Scottish Castles I'm taking a look at Skipness, a picturesque 13th century …
History Glen More and the headless horseman May 16, 2015 848 Views 0 Comment After nearly 500 years, is this phantom rider still trapped in the tragedy of a bitter family feud?
Geology Coastal relics from the last Ice Age April 14, 2014 1028 Views 0 Comment A natural arch and sea stack left high and dry after the ice retreated... with links to a warrior of …
History The Stone of Scone: a mystery in two parts July 12, 2012 792 Views 0 Comment I wondered how many of you would know the answer to my latest history quiz, which asked which Scottish monarch …
Photography Frost in Cwm Cynfal February 15, 2013 373 Views 0 Comment On a cold Welsh hillside, a ruined bothy is bathed in sunlight.
Colin's easel Sand martins – finished! June 02, 2013 347 Views 0 Comment The paint is drying on Colin's new painting of sand martins over the River Wharfe.
