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This is my countryside diary which appears each Saturday in the Dundee Courier newspaper.
Archive for May, 2011
I do like to be beside the seaside
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
AFTER MONDAY'S gales Tuesday seemed the ideal day for a trip to the seaside I bundled the dogs into the car and drove to Lunan Bay It was the sort of May afternoon that the east coast of Scotland does so well – strong sun in a blue sky and a stiff westerly breeze blowing great banks of cumulus clouds off the land. (more…)
Regeneration and stuff
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
TOO BUSY looking, to see There's so much wildlife activity at this time of year I should be better focussed and avoid getting sidetracked. (more…)
Wrong side of the blanket
Saturday, May 14th, 2011
€œUP THE Noran Water / In by Inglismaddy € – are the opening lines of a poem entitled €œShy Geordie €, written by Montrose-born (well, Hillside to be strictly accurate) poet Helen Cruickshank, whose work I particularly enjoy It's a geographical conundrum that's troubled me for ages. (more…)
In the midst of life and all that
Saturday, May 7th, 2011
TWO DEATHS – it's the nesting season and the consequences could affect more than just the two birds that didn't see the end coming, or weren't quick enough to take evasive action. (more…)