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Author: ‘Into The Peatlands’ (2018), ‘Cauld Blasts and Clishmaclavers’ (2020), ‘The Sound of Many Waters’ (2025)

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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.

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February 25, 2018 robinacrawfordLeave a comment

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…it’s on her parent’s farm and was cut commercially until fairly recently…

February 24, 2018 robinacrawfordLeave a comment

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When I asked my colleague Caroline to look at something on my iPad at work today she asked, “Its not another picture of a bog, is it?” (It wasn’t but here’s one now).

February 23, 2018 robinacrawford2 Comments

When I asked my colleague Caroline to look at something on my iPad at work today she asked, “Its not another picture of a bog, is it?” (It wasn’t but here’s one now).56BF7D3E-8B7D-439A-8045-57A001EB4FFC

Creel, tweed, stack: echoes of the peatlands live on (doggedly) within our lives.

February 22, 2018 robinacrawfordLeave a comment

Creel, tweed, stack: echoes of the peatlands live on (doggedly) within our lives.

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Billy and stack of children

February 21, 2018 robinacrawfordLeave a comment

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Moor lines

February 20, 2018 robinacrawfordLeave a comment

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Stacks of shields on Trajan’s column. Joe has asked if he can have a tortoise.

February 19, 2018 robinacrawfordLeave a comment

Stacks of shields on Trajan’s column. Joe has asked if he can have a tortoise.562930C4-42F4-44C4-AF37-BEFD67D6B9D9

 

Book of matches. Naw… they are, matchboxes shaped like books

February 18, 2018 robinacrawfordLeave a comment

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Peaty window display, @WhiskyCastle whisky shop, Tomintoul

February 17, 2018 robinacrawfordLeave a comment

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The lichens have that #FridayFeeling

February 16, 2018 robinacrawfordLeave a comment

The lichens on the moss have that #FridayFeeling.50772F47-CCB4-4E0F-BA83-E5D9956395B7

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