Latest blog posts
The blog is the heart of this website, with content on a wide range of topics which interest me. The archives contain entries going back to 2004.
Succulent miniature landscapes
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Succulents thrive on our balcony.
Trachsellauenen from Stechelberg
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A steady hike from Stechelberg to Trachsellauenen on a quiet afternoon, with waterfalls, mountain views and a reassuring test of improving fitness.
Bringing the joy back
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Reflecting on a year of learning woodworking, from building a bug hotel to planning practical home projects, finding satisfaction in hands-on making, problem-solving, and time away from screens.
Familiar Scottish territory and some new sights
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Visiting Angus and Falkirk on our autumn holiday in 2024.
Blog posts about hiking and walking
Trachsellauenen from Stechelberg
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A steady hike from Stechelberg to Trachsellauenen on a quiet afternoon, with waterfalls, mountain views and a reassuring test of improving fitness.
A wake-up call on the Niederhorn ridge
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Returning to the Gemmenalphorn for a timely reminder of the importance of staying fit.
Washing the stress away
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Letting the rain on a regular walk wash away the stresses of life.
Hard Knott from the pass road
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During our time in the Lake District in 2024, I did a lone hike to the top of the fell which I’ve been driving past ever since first visiting the region in the 1990s.
Videos
Years of photography and drone flying have filled my archives with memories. This short film combines some of my best 2019 clips from Switzerland, Wales, and England.
A picturesque dog walk to the tidal island of Oronsay, off the coast of the Isle of Skye.
Lots of work stopped me from going out so much, but we did get in a great trip to canton Wallis.
Making more of an effort to publish moving pictures, including one from Dartmoor in June.
Recent photography
Places
Alness, Invergordon and the Cromarty Firth
The Cromarty Firth is an arm of the Moray Firth in Scotland, to which I’ve been regularly returning to visit family since 2010.
Faulensee
Faulensee is a small village on the shores of Lake Thun in Switzerland, which I have called home since 2011.
Lake District
A beautiful and mountainous region of lakes, fells and valleys in north-west England.
Ballenberg
A Swiss site to which historic buildings from all over the country have been painstakingly relocated.
Cudrefin
A small town and nature reserve on the south-eastern shore of Lake Neuchâtel.
Weissenau-Neuhaus
A nature reserve near Interlaken, on the shores of Lake Thun, to which we return frequently.
