Even on the arid desert of the commercial peat bog, amid the bleached remains of ancient birch trees, the cottongrass sedges are re-colonising.
Author: robinacrawford
Robin Crawford is an author and illustrator, with a particular interest in the culture and natural heritage of Scotland. His first book, ‘Into the Peatlands: A Journey Through the Moorland Year’, was published in 2018 and longlisted for the Highland Book Prize. ‘Cauld Blasts and Clishmaclavers’ (2020) is a treasury of Scottish Words. His third book ‘The Sound of Many Waters, A Jjourney along the River Tay’ is published in June 2023 by Birlinn. He lives in Auchtermuchty, in Fife.
Rain at last
Rain at last. The sphagnum mosses are doing whatever mosses do when they dance and sing with joy. 
Bleached bones of a 1500 year old birch tree on the arid desert of a commercial peat bog
Bleached bones of a 1500 year old birch tree on the arid desert of a commercial peat bog.
Lovely drying weather out on the #peatlands #SouthUist
Lovely drying weather out on the #peatlands #SouthUist
Phew, heatwave continues. Peat stack/camel stacks (drawing by Joe).
Phew, heatwave continues. Peat stacks/camel stacks (drawing by Joe). 
Bogged down van, Tomintoul
Bogged down van, Tomintoul. 
peat stack illustrations
been framing up some of my peat stack illustrations. 
Happy #BogDay 2 IntoThePeatlands
Happy #BogDay 2 IntoThePeatlands 
Happy #BogDay #IntoThePeatlands
Happy #BogDay #IntoThePeatlands
Gold diggers. Decorative spades used to cut the first turfs for Victorian railways, West Highland Museum, Fort William.
Gold diggers. Decorative spades used to cut the first turfs for Victorian railways, West Highland Museum, Fort William. 
Robin A Crawford 