Photography Featured image: Before the storm November 08, 2011 462 Views 2 Comments Windswept isolation - a black and white image by Verity Woolf
Geology Staffa: Pillars of creation October 16, 2011 1295 Views 8 Comments This tiny island off the west coast of Mull looks like the setting for the latest Titan-themed Hollywood movie...
History , Scottish castles Linlithgow Palace October 14, 2011 4967 Views 6 Comments Birthplace of Scotland's monarchs, this imposing shell of a palace holds some joyful and tragic memories.
Wildlife & Nature Loch Leven – wildfowl spectacular October 14, 2011 532 Views 0 Comment Loch Leven is Scotland's biggest lowland loch, and every autumn it's the setting for one of nature's most wonderful sights …
History Easdale island: a story carved in slate September 20, 2011 883 Views 0 Comment This tiny island once helped to 'roof the world' with its quarried slate; now it's a unique blend of …
Colin's easel New: Black Grouse studies September 20, 2011 718 Views 2 Comments Two lovely small studies in watercolour and pencil, just released!
Geology Britain’s oldest rocks September 11, 2011 2178 Views 2 Comments Lewisian gneiss is the oldest type of rock found in Britain, but there's plenty of it, especially in the Western …
History , Scottish castles Duart Castle, Isle of Mull September 01, 2011 1972 Views 4 Comments I take a look at Duart Castle, an ancient Maclean stronghold overlooking the Sound of Mull.
Wildlife & Nature Grass of Parnassus August 12, 2011 1037 Views 0 Comment Also known as the ‘bog star’, the Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris) is the county flower of Cumbria and Sutherland. …
Wildlife & Nature 10 facts about… eiders August 10, 2011 2202 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 2389 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 2475 Views 31 Comments About me and The Hazel Tree
