cybercrofter

I am back onshore for a while, having spent a lot of the summer so far on board Each Mara, our trusty boat, exploring the shores, anc...

The pontoons at the harbour are being extended so the big boat, Vigilance, which normally spends the whole winter safely tied up, has spent ...

So-called because of their spines where most fungi have gills or sponge. White, firm, chewy flesh, and after a boil-up to remove initial bit...

It's been a bright, blustery day with pelting showers. The sky is a pageant of clouds and when they part enough for the sun it sets the ...

I spent the morning in bed writing a poem that was commissioned ages ago, has been stewing for months and is due this week. I have finally e...

It's awkward, being off grid sometimes. I've just got a new laptop (to replace the one nicked at Faslane, same day as the welly went...

Wild, windy and sunny. White tops on the waves on the loch, trees bucking and rearing. It's a fairground. Far too nice to be indoors, th...

The first of August and it feels like autumn has come already. The terns are up and away, winging from here in northwest Scotland all the wa...