and trying not to fall
I added a few new poems in the poetry section of my site as well as in the downloadable file in the writing section. I’ll put a couple of them here in case you don’t feel like clicking.
Scottish winter -
the scent of coal burning
as the snow falls
Scottish summer -
the rays of sun outnumbered
by drops of rain
I know I haven’t updated in ages. I plan on trying to be better with that, but I know that I say that all of the time.
I just thought I’d write a quick update because we got back from camping on Sunday. We went down near Crieff to a campsite called Comrie Croft and stayed camped there with our friends Ryan, Theresa, and Chris. We had a lot of fun. One day we went for a circular hike to see Deil’s Cauldron, which is also called Devil’s Kettle. I read something online which said, “In Gaelic it is Slocha’n Donish and legend has it that it was the favourite haunt of a brownie or water elf called Uris-chidh who enticed victims down into the huge natural pothole.”
I thought that was pretty cool and it was a cool looking waterfall but unfortunately I forgot to bring my camera on the hike. I did take some pictures while we were at and around the campsite, though. I’ll put those below. The other day we took our friends to Loch Lomond and to eat at a pub near Callander. It was a fun time. Steph and I stayed in our 2 person tent, which is quite snug for both of us, but wasn’t too bad. It kept us warm and dry despite the rainy weather. I just wish we could have stayed around for longer, even though my neck was aching from the sudden change in sleeping environment.
Anyway, here are some of the photos I took. I can’t be bothered to post them all.
I’ve been told by a few people that I should sell prints of my photos, so I decided that I’ve give people the opportunity to buy some. I don’t really expect much from this, but I’ve made my own Etsy shop. I’m willing to do prints of many of the photos on my flickr account in a variety of sizes, but I’ve listed some of the photos I prefer on my Etsy shop. If you’re interested or know someone who might be, have a look. Steph and I may be doing prints of our HandRooster comics soon as well, if everything goes as expected. Anyway, I’ll put the some of the photos I’ve listed on Etsy below.
We went up to look at a house for someone and then since we were up North, we took the opportunity to go and see a bit of Inverness and the Loch Ness. The Loch Ness area was a bit tourist filled, but it was pretty anyway. I took some photos which I’ll post below, but the light was extremely harsh and taking photos was a bit hard. I tried to do a bit of software fixing on them, but some of them didn’t turn out as well as I’d like.
The photo at the bottom is actually from near our house. There are fields full of nice little lambs around here and I finally got a semi decent picture through one of the fences. I might post some more later, if I get a chance.
Things are finally growing here, so I recently took some pictures around our house. While most of the days continue to be rainy and grey, it is still nice to see flowers and all of the new lambs running in the fields. Hopefully warm weather is coming, bringing some sunshine and more green things with it. I’m looking forward to getting out and seeing more of the scenery around here. Anyway, I don’t have much time to write but I’ll be back soon with a better update on what I’m doing. Until then, I hope you’re all well. Enjoy!
