Tag Archives: waves

Swallows, ghosts and purple rain

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

Our run of sassy, warm and sunny May weather ended in a flurry of sharp showers and midge mists. With the addition of moisture after weeks of dryness everywhere is sappy, buzzing and busy, especially in the croft fields. Even the … Continue reading →

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The vernal equinox and a spring clean

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

A young blogger (https://youngfermanaghnaturalist.com/) asked whether spring had arrived on the croft. I wanted to answer yes, but in truth, though there are patches of spring here and there and although it is the spring equinox, we are mostly still … Continue reading →

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Midwinter, Christmas and a new neighbour

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

I am restored. Normal winter weather has returned. From outside howlings and groanings interfere with any thoughts of planning for the day. The noise is relentless. I can’t see properly through any of my windows though I peer out of … Continue reading →

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Winter’s arrival and otters by the shore

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

I woke this morning after a dream about a Tru(i)mphant bloke with blond fly away hair. Actually there were hundreds of them, rather like the dream sequence in Disney’s Dumbo, where elephants dance and morph into strange shapes and then … Continue reading →

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Along a singing shore

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

There’s a keen wind singing along the shore this morning; it is not cold, just brisk and southerly. The waves are small but very noisy and their tops light up in glowing verdigris as the sun swims behind scudding clouds. … Continue reading →

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Wild storm bounty, sea birds and blooming heather

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

A short, blast of extreme weather in the Highlands recently brought flooding and a heat wave; and lots of midges. These wildly fluctuating conditions light up the landscape with flashing colour and humming vibrancy, as if the end-of-summer days must … Continue reading →

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Bright light, white light and pre-Solstice glowing

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

June: summer Solstice is almost upon us and all the land is glowing. Warmth and light, at last, have bathed us all in magic, and while cool winds still catch the unwary, in sheltered places the joyous, delicious scent of … Continue reading →

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