I know Christine through climate activism and radical singing and in the run up to COP 26 when we worked together on the steering group of Stitches for Survival. She often talked about ‘her tree’ where she sat to soak up some nature up on Corstorphine Hill and today I was finally introduced! The tree […]
#11 Criffel Hill with Aniai
Sunday 25th February with Aniai, Chris, Bogdan and Guillaume. I met Aniai on a retreat on Holy Isle last October and she she invited us to walk up Criffel with her – a landmark hill near Dumfries where she lives. It was a misty day and we had feelting glimpses of the view from the […]
#10 Roslin Glen with Majk
Sat February 24th We set off on a path unfamiliar to both of us and then meandered about the glen, ducking and diving under and over fallen trees and stopping to pick wild garlic – unseaonably early. I particularly enjoyed our conversation about creativity, song writing and the challenges of the inner critic. I showed […]
#9 Holyrood Park with Jan
19th February 2024 When Jan suggested a walk in Holyrood Park I hadn’t realised she had volunteered there for a year with the ranger service and so had vast amounts of interesting information to share about the social history, natural history and geology of the Park. She also really knows her birds – I learnt […]
#8 Brunstane Burn with Rachel
18th February 2024 Rachel lives just round the corner from me and we originally got to know each other when our children were at Woodcraft Folk together – so we have been on plenty of walks together over the years, but never just the two of us. It was an unseasonably warm and sunny Sunday […]
#7 Botanics with Sally
Friday January 19th, Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh. I hadn’t been to the Botanics for ages, and it is always great to be shown around and taken to someone else’s favourite spots! Sally took me to the Sequoia cathedral, the Queen Mother shell grotto and I told her about the singing workshop I had led under […]
# 6 All around Marshfield at Christmas, with Megan, Elliot, Kate and Ian
25th December 2023. This was Megan’s ‘Nanny friendly’ walk! Marshfield has a wreath competition that is judged on Xmas eve with certificates placed on the winning wreaths on doors on the High Street. We enjoyed looking at the loo seat wreath and the tyre snowman. And an added photo of the Marshfield Mummers on Boxing […]
#5 Hidcote Boyce and Hidcote Bartrim with Jill (Mum)
24th December 2023. I have been to Hidcote Manor Gardens with Mum before but not done this walk, so was delighted when she suggested it. We started by walking through Hidcote Bartrim, a very quaint hamlet full of delightful old cottages in Cotswold stone, before heading across the muddy fields towards Hidcote Boyce and on […]
#4 Aberlady with Kim
December 22nd 2023 – a grey and windy midwinter day. The tide was really high when we arrived at Aberlady carpark and there was a sign saying that short eared owls had been spotted recently around the loch. We didn’t see any, but delighted in watching Sanderlings running along the beach ‘like a clockwork toy’ […]
#3 Union Canal from Sighthill to Ratho with Dawn
I’m not sure if this is my offical walk from Dawn or not – there are 2 others proposed, but seeing as I am making up the rules here I am including it! December 11th, still and grey with stunning reflections in the murky water. A really good reminder of how beautiful city walks can […]