Tag Archives: river

Caught by a (wild storm) river

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

I came to the far north to live amongst its heady mix of mountain wilderness and wild seas, and for a different kind of life, to be closer to the elementals and more intimate with nature. But when a recent … Continue reading →

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Otter Kingdom

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

June is upon us, and the radio has reminded me that summer is ‘officially’ here. We divide the year up into practical, bite-sized wedges yet in this wild country life is governed by weather and light in a topsy-turvy maelstrom … Continue reading →

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Washing and drying along the river bank

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

As it trickled through the recent days of heat our ‘Red River’ reddened, becoming shallower, its music softer. The Abhain Dearg took on the colour of old blood and its stones and pebbles shone in rust and bronze. Some of the … Continue reading →

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Interlude: A wooden seat at the edge of the world

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

I am sitting on a wooden plank. My seat is perched at the edge of a small cliff which overlooks croft fields. The steep, wooded cliff is an ancient river terrace, so I am sitting among the tree tops and … Continue reading →

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