geology
The Rhinns Complex
Everything on Islay seems flighty - from nervous sheep, scattering brown hares, endlessly lifting geese and a very anxious wind blowing from all directions - as if everything has a need for counselling. The only things that seem stable are the rocks where they connect with the earths crust. This geographical area hosts a geological phenomena known as the Rhinns Complex. The only part of Islay that doesn't seem to have a complex.
Orkney Stories 4 Loch of Skaill
This is the fourth of my Orkney Stories video. Looking at the soft green landscape its hard to believe millions of years ago it was a sandstone desert and was located near the equator. I'm also delighted to announce that the first three Orkney Story videos have been accepted for Earth lines
Geopoetry 2020
I am so pleased to be invited to speak at this years Geopoetry 2020 event which will take place on line. The free registration website is now open: https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/geopoetry20 if you want to join us. Here are my submissions based on human connection with landscape.