Tag Archives: weather

The opulence of confinement light and the determination of dandelions

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

Our dry weather continues. A few feeble showers have passed through occasionally overnight so the track to the sea remains dustily hard. The ground is unusually desiccated, the soil crumbly; it is the kind of dryness that would be found … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Highlands, light, Spring, sunsets, weather, Wester Ross | 7 Comments

Shielding and shelter

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

There are wriggling tadpoles in small pools across the bog next to our croft but in the last few dry days water levels have dropped and their living spaces have shrunk. A rescue attempt will be made shortly, buckets and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged coastal landscapes, cuckoos, Highlands, landscape, mountains, nature, North West Highlands, Spring, weather, west coast, wildlife | 4 Comments

Sinuosity

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

In April the land burned. Cold snow showers that had bundled together under cloud-bands of steel grey and ink in late March were swept aside by penetrating blue skies, fierce light and desiccating wind. The air was bright, dry and … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, encounters with wildlife, environment, experiencing nature, landscape, landscape photography, mountains, nature, nature writing, orchids, skylarks, swallows, wildflowers#cuckoos | Tagged fires, meadow flowers, meadows, mountains, nature, orchids, Spring, weather, wild flowers, wildlife | 7 Comments

Winter blues and the magic of light

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

So much happens in midwinter, not just the mayhem of a family Christmas but out there, beyond the walls and windows, down by the shore, in the fields and in the woods. Apart from the preternatural (and for me much … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, Christmas, clouds, coasts, encounters with wildlife, environment, experiencing nature, family, ice, landforms, landscape, landscape photography, midwinter, mountains, nature, nature writing, north winds, peatbogs, photography, Rainbows, Scotland, sea, Skye, snow, solstice, storm, Storms, thunder, Trotternish, weather, wilderness, wildlife | Tagged art of nature, birds, Christmas, coast, colours of nature, darkness, ice, Inner Sound, january, light, mountains, nature, North West Highlands, Scotland, Scottish Highlands, sea, snow, snow ice mountains storm waves birds, sunrise, sunset, weather, Wild weather, wildife, wildlife, winter solstice | 10 Comments

Limestone homecoming and olive trees

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

For a few years I took groups of university students to Mallorca. It was both a privilege and a pleasure; hard work but great fun. Through fieldwork we investigated the island’s mountain and coastal landscapes and tried to piece together … Continue reading →

Posted in archaeology, beaches, Formentor, karst, limestone, Lluc, Mallorca, Mediterranean, Mediterranean holidays, Mediterranean vegetation, olive groves, olive trees, rillenkaren, Serra de Tramuntana, terraces, university teaching | Tagged beach, coast, coasts, geology, karst, landscape, limestone, Mallorca, Mallorca mountains, Mediterranean, Mediterranean vegetation, mountains, nature, olive trees, sea, terraces, weather, wilderness, wildlife | 5 Comments

Dog biscuits, ravens and the end of summer

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

Over the last few days high tides and a scouring north westerly wind whipped up coffee coloured foam and piled it high. Gusts carried salt and globules of froth to stick on my cheeks and glasses. Gone are the sand … Continue reading →

Posted in beaches, birds, coasts, encounters with wildlife, environment, experiencing nature, holidays, landscape, nature, otters, photography, Scotland, sea, Skye, summer, wilderness, wildlife, wildlife encounters | Tagged beaches, coasts, family holidays, Highlands, nature, otters, sand, sea, sky, Skye, summer holidays, summer weather, weather, Wester Ross, wild, wildlife encounters | 4 Comments

Talks-walking, eye-blindings and wild spraintings

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

July is a month of flickering, in and out, up and down. Heat and searing light give way to cooler silvery days filled with midges and mists, the latter gently spreading diamonds on leaves and flowers, in and out, up … Continue reading →

Posted in art, artists, encounters with wildlife, environment, experiencing nature, landscape, nature, nature writing, otters, photography, river, Scotland, sea, walking, wilderness, wildlife | Tagged croft, meadows, otters, paths, Red River, summer, trails, walking, weather, wildlife, wildlife encounters | 4 Comments

Wild meetings and mirages

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

A heron-grey early dawn. Through my open window wet scented air slipped in. It smelled wonderful. After days of heat that has bleached bog mosses and sucked moisture from soil, the rain was very welcome. Scents slicked over my tongue … Continue reading →

Posted in beaches, birds, coasts, encounters with wildlife, environment, environment, experiencing nature, landscape, nature, wilderness, wildlife | Tagged beach, birds, coast, croft, landscape, meetings, nature, new friends, ringed plovers, stag, weather, Wester Ross, wild, wilderness, wildlife, wildlife encounters | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in beaches, birds, coasts, environment, experiencing nature, landscape, nature, nature writing, photography, Scotland, sea, Skye, weather, wilderness, wildlife | Tagged coast, coastal birds, coastal environments, sea, sea birds, Skye, waves, weather, Wester Ross, wildlife | 6 Comments

Cuckoo blues

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

Our high-sky, Mediterranean-bright spell of dry weather has ended in a shimmer of pearly light and cool lavender breezes. The last few days have blown change in at our windows and doors and brought silver mists and gentle dampness woven … Continue reading →

Posted in coasts, environment, environment, experiencing nature, landscape, nature, nature writing, photography, sea, Spring, Uncategorized, walking, wilderness, wildlife | Tagged coasts, cuckoo, experiencing nature, landscape, nature, painting, Scotland, sea birds, Spring, weather, Wester Ross, wildlife | 4 Comments