John turfing the peat bank, getting ready for cutting.
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.
tiny peatland frog
tiny peatland frog.
Dumfries peatland
Dumfries peatland.
Caithness peatland
Caithness peatland.
boalliatmik inkialtr kaerpi “Pall had me (made), Ingjaldur made (me).” Wooden peat spade with runic inscription found in an Icelandic bog dates from the 12th C. Nat.Mus. Reykjavik
boalliatmik inkialtr kaerpi
“Pall had me (made), Ingjaldur made (me).”
Wooden peat spade with runic inscription found in an Icelandic bog dates from the 12th C. Nat.Mus. Reykjavik.
volcanic/peat ashes
Emptying the peat ashes from the fire, thinking wistfully of the volcanoes of Iceland a year ago.
The sun is setting on a favourite heavily peated malt @TheBenRiach
The sun is setting on a favourite heavily peated malt.
Enjoying some peaty stories in @TheIleach
Enjoying some peaty stories in @TheIleach
Gifts from the Islay peatlands
Gifts from the Islay peatlands.
In the half land/half water of the peatlands this week’s winter/spring weather can be fatal to the amphibians who inhabit both worlds
In the half land/half water of the peatlands this week’s winter/spring weather can be fatal to the amphibians who inhabit both worlds.
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