Tag: borders

“Where are you from?”

“Where are you from?”

Our landscape doesn't owe us humans anything. It has no obligations to us. Beneath our feet it's heart beats as surely as ours. It is free. And we have, until our recent creation of climate change, lived in relative harmony. It didn't feel like harmony as the snow blew at me from every direction, in … Continue reading “Where are you from?”

Dooking in the Cold(ingham Bay) Drink.

Dooking in the Cold(ingham Bay) Drink.

Our outdoor swimming itch took us to Coldingham Bay in the Borders for a bit of a dook. A slow walk to the North Sea. Getting our skins on. Top towel girl. Acclimatisation. Ignoring acclimatisation! Waiting for the waves. Hitting the waves. Being hit by the waves 1. Being hit by the waves 2. Me … Continue reading Dooking in the Cold(ingham Bay) Drink.