The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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  • Temple Wood stone circles, Kilmartin Glen

    April 25, 2016 /

    We might have forgotten what went on there, but we're still drawn to stone circles like moths to a flame - and this one in Kilmartin Glen is certainly alluring

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    Kilmorie Chapel by Loch Fyne

    October 17, 2016
  • Nacreous clouds

    February 2, 2016 /

    Over the last couple of days, towards sunrise and sunset, our skies have contained something that I never really hoped to see, because it was so rare:   a phenomenon known as nacreous clouds. This morning, from our front windows, we were gazing at a kaleidoscope of colour, obviously very high in the atmosphere, dazzlingly brilliant.  These clouds have been sighted all over Scotland, and social media are buzzing with them. What are they? Nacreous clouds form in the stratosphere, between nine and 16 miles above the Earth, at temperatures of around -85ºC.  They are composed of ice particles which are of a consistent size throughout, dispersing rays of sunlight into…

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  • Autumn colours in Killiecrankie

    October 18, 2015 /

    Lit by the slanting sun, the woods along the River Garry are burnished with bronze, yellow and gold

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    White frost and winter light

    December 16, 2022

    Lochbuie Stone Circle and Moy Castle, Isle of Mull

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    Plant-hunting in Sutherland

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    "To dwellers in a wood, almost every species of tree has its voice as well as its feature."

    Thomas Hardy, 'Under the Greenwood Tree'
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