Scotland – Hit The North

Bluebell Season

Where I live in Scotland, there’s an area nearby with a bluebell wood. This time, thanks to climate change, they’re blooming two weeks earlier. Forget daffodils, bluebells are my spring flower of choice. Look at these absolute beauties.

Plants and Fading Flowers

Maybe it’s because I’m an old goth at heart, but I like the romance of fading flowers and plants during autumn and winter. It’s as close to nostalgia as I dare to go. The colours are more subtle and make me wish I was blessed with green fingers. Sadly, lazy as I am, I leaveContinue reading “Plants and Fading Flowers”

Uncertain Choreography

Tentatively, I dim the cheerful banality of morning radio, dialling down the forced fun and drinking industrial strength coffee, trying to shake myself awake. It feels like new terrain, despite the fact that I grew up here. It’s both origin story and Version 2.0 : director’s cut. I’m the main character in a remake fewContinue reading “Uncertain Choreography”