Landscape Memory 31

Jun 21, 2022

Landscape Memory 31 More blue skies to celebrate, in tune with the beautiful sunshine we’ve had today. After the Mediterranean feel of the previous 2 memory sketches, we’re back to my homeland, with my memories of climbing hills in my neighbourhood. Quite often I’ll...

Landscape Memory 32

Jun 21, 2022

Landscape Memory 32 Memories of the Orcadian landscape and its secrets. There are derelict stone cottages all over Orkney, with their layers of history and tantalising traces of past lives. I think of them as I walk in their footsteps. I wish I knew their stories....

Landscape Memory 33

Jun 21, 2022

Landscape Memory 33 The subtleties of colours in a misty grey landscape near my home. The coastal harr is blown inland, reducing visibility. The falling temperature chills you to the bone. Shapes shift and change, and time loses its meaning. You hurry home to put the...

Landscape Memory 34

Jun 21, 2022

Landscape Memory 34 Another Scottish coastal scene from memory. On our regular long drives up north to Orkney, normally in a hurry to get to our destination, we catch tantalising glimpses of beautiful coastlines and beaches along the east coast. Perhaps one day we...