I was away researching travel features in both December and January – more midwinter travel than I have done in previous years. Our Wildax Constellation, ‘Stella’ is a comfortable home …
March snow in Comrie
This has been a remarkably snowy winter with a late spring. I’ve become accustomed when the weather forecast says “snow on the hills” to expect a substantial fall in Comrie, …
Here comes the sun!
The weather turned fine and sunny this week, a welcome change after weeks of rain and successive storms. As well as feeling the warmth of the sun on my face, …
Cream o’ the Croft 2016
The inaugural ‘Funduro’ at Comrie Croft was a great success in 2015, with lots of fun for mountain bikers of all ages. It was a super family and community event, enlivened by music, …
Earn floods Comrie
Storm Frank gave us a wild night and this morning the River Earn rose rapidly, flooding parts of Comrie. It broke its banks in Strowan Road near the Fire Station, which …
The Ruchill – a roving river
What do Abigail, Barney, Clodagh and Desmond have in common? They all brought torrential rain that turned Strathearn rivers into surging masses of water. Unlike communities further south, these first …
Snow scenes
The sun came out today and lit up the snow on the hills around Comrie. Their brilliant white covering was only broken by the black shapes of rocks, crags and …
Another angle on dawn
The day after my previous post Glen Lednock dawn, I again took my camera out for a lovely morning dog walk. This time it was via my most frequent route, walking …
Glen Lednock dawn
It struck me, after Friday’s wintry showers deposited snow on the hills around Comrie, that Saturday’s clear weather forecast was too good to miss. So I headed up Glen Lednock, …
Kielder Water
A couple of months ago I travelled south in Stella to a place I hadn’t visited since living in Northumberland about 35 years ago. In those days it was simply Kielder Forest, …