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Fyrish Monument and its colonial history

The weekend right before Summer Solstice was my first travel holiday this year. Having a privilege to live in the Scottish Highlands I didn't need to go very far. Evanton is 30 minutes bus ride fro...

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Roe Deer

It felt like a greeting from the forest spirits. I was lucky to have a camera with me when I saw this one. I was walking a short fragment of Great Glen Way next to water reservoir. The deer was gra...

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Bluebells

Perhaps it was the long, cold and wet Spring this year skewing my perspective but it seems to me that bluebells are exceptionally gorgeous this year. The sudden spell of warm, sunny weather at the ...

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Blooming Tree

This recording is from Krakow from 2014. It was a lovely spring day and when you strolled pass the blooming trees sound of bees and other insects filled the air. The recording captures the lazy and...

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Last Astronomical Twilight

Last weekend was the last Astronomical Twilight of this Spring for us living in Inverness, in the Scottish Highlands. To mark this transition I removed a comet suncatcher from my window and placed ...

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Beltane

This year Spring is really cold in Scotland. Weather was not good enough to have a Beltane bonfire so except for nice nature walk we celebrated indoors. Our altar focuses on the fairies. They used ...

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Imbolc Altar

A long overdue pics of my Imbolc  altar.  This time me and @ToniWidmo kept it simple. White pillar candle in front of Hestia and a  wolf and a salamander on each side.

This yea...

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Morning in Staffin, Isle of Skye

This recording is from February 2013. Now, that we are in a pandemic and a lockdown I especially enjoy listening to soundscapes. Deep listening to them transports me to a different time and place.&...

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Yule Tree

My Yule Tree is with me now for 10 years and to celebrate this I decided to share with you photos documenting its growth. I bought this tree in 2010 in Bristol and took it to Inverness in 2012 wher...

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Owl Painting

Owls have a special place in my heart. I grew up listening to their hoots through the window. They always hanged out in nearby orchard, graveyard and forest. I am really fond of them. Hearing an ow...

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Lintutorni

Here is a short video of Lintutorni and the woodpecker. It captures the beauty of Autumn forest. 

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Lynton and Lynmouth

Lynton is a small, picturesque town on the Exmoor coast in the North Devon, England. Toni and I spend our Halloween there in 2009. This is were I found the Cinderella doll  that inspired my View Post

Autumn Sunset

The view from the top of Craigh Phadrig forest is amazing, especially at sunset. This is one of my places of power. Coming here helps to clear the head and inspire a sense of awe. It provides the n...

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Salwator

Recently I shared with you a sound recording from my childhood home in Kraków, Poland from September 2014. To accompany it I decided to publish some photos taken during the same visit. They show v...

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Breathe Oil

Today is Breathe Day. George Floyd's dying word’s ‘I can’t breathe’ are the call for solidarity, justice and humanity. I see them as much as a literal and a symbolic phrase. Being able to t...

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August 2020

This is a short video capturing atmosphere and nature in August this year. It is composed of different shots collected over the month and edited into a single day. 

It's 2 min 56 sec lon...

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Seaside Cave

This is a soundscape of a seaside cave from August 2015. It was taken during holidays in Cornwall on a beach near Lizard. During the high tide this cave is flooded but at a low tide you can enter. ...

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Astronomical Night

Last week  Toni Widmo and I celebrated return of the Night adding it to our Wheel of the Year celebrations. Perh...

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Dunain Woods

Feeling connected to the land and its many inhabitants is an important part of self care. It reminds me of the beauty and goodness that surrounds us. It gives me the strength to face everyday stres...

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Small White Butterfly

Often when I wake up on a sunny day I take my coffee to the garden. Lavender is in full bloom and its sweet scent fills the air. Insects of all kinds are attracted by its flowers. This time a Small...

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Celebrating July harvest

As we approach the end of July time comes to celebrate the harvest season. Modern pagans celebrate it as Lughnasadh while Christians as Lammas. I began celebrating Wheel of the Year when I moved aw...

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Craig Phadric forest in late July

I had an evening stroll in Craig Phadric forest yesterday. It was raining heavily all day and I expected to walk in a drizzle. The weather had a nice surprise for me. It was gorgeous.

What I ...

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Astronomical Twilight

I celebrated return of Astronomical Twilight on the 21 of July this year by placing this lovely stained glass comet in my window. It will hang there until spring next year when Astronomical Twiligh...

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