Category Archives: North Queensferry 2019

Early December

Posted on December 3, 2019 by gaelharrison

I have had a plague of bugs recently, and it has been so debilitating. When one enjoys rude health as a rule, it is an affront to be stricken with a persistent cough that goes on and on and on. … Continue reading →

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Precious Days

Posted on October 25, 2019 by gaelharrison

Carnage again on the sea – three dead seagulls floating in the water and being pecked and devoured by their relatives. The seal is bobbing about and more birds are swarming above. Otherwise everything is still, grey and very cold. … Continue reading →

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Mount Toubkal – Morocco

Posted on June 25, 2019 by gaelharrison

Mount Toubkal, the High Atlas Mountains, Morocco, Marrakech … wide blue skies, pink chunks of rock and suddenly the pages of a geography book have sprung into life. I am home and safe, and I cannot believe so much happened … Continue reading →

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The Sea

Posted on April 7, 2019 by gaelharrison

I have been thinking a lot about the sea lately for one reason or another. For the last half an  hour a little guillemot bird has been causing us concern. It is bobbing on the waves, and the sea is wild … Continue reading →

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New Boots!

Posted on February 14, 2019 by gaelharrison

It is mid-February, Valentine’s Day, and the day is calm and quiet – the sea like silk. Red roses are in a vase in the kitchen, and I feel piano, and a little lacklustre. My bones ache a little from … Continue reading →

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My life runneth over!

Posted on January 21, 2019 by gaelharrison

Well, a new year, and I am sitting here in a new pair of hiking boots that I bought so that I could march about at home and wear them in. The ankle part feels like a vice and I … Continue reading →

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