Sunday morning and a beautiful flat calm in Eyemouth bay. In salt water the swans forage for weed and algae. The edge of Fort Point can be seen in the distance. The profile resembles a dog with its paws stretched out to sea. A real dog appears. It is ready for action and has the same dog face as […]
Category Archives: The Sea
A dramatic white cross on a blue ground flies over the remains of Fast Castle on the Berwickshire coast like a metaphor for the times. Little remains of the castle which fell in and out of English and Scottish hands before falling into disrepair and ruin. It was one of the many castles in which Mary […]
With under a week to go before Scotland decides its future, views are being made public in formal and informal ways. The swans swim in oily waters, oblivious to great changes in the air.
The brigantine, Tres Hombres, was brought into Eyemouth harbour this weekend en route from Copenhagen under tow from lifeboats from Eyemouth and Dunbar . Visitors were given the chance to climb aboard the Engineless Sailing Cargo Ship, owned by “emission free” shipping company Fairtransport, based in the Netherlands. http:/fairtransport.eu The European sailing leg of Tres Hombres will follow […]
Not many miles to the south of Eyemouth lies the Holy Island of Lindisfarne. It became a centre of christianity after the founding of the monastery by St Aiden and by its association with St Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne and worker of miracles. Way marker poles define the route of the Pilgrims Way across the island. Twice daily, the island is cut […]
On the Eyemouth factory of D. R.Collin, a major exporter of sea food products worldwide, a small word proclaims a large notion. Independence for Scotland. The Yes Campaign font is a tightly kerned version of Helvetica Neue, the letters squeezed together in symbolic, typographical solidarity. Designed as a sans serif typeface in 1957 in the Swiss town of Munchenstein, Helvetica became […]
In Eyemouth boatyard, boats are stripped to the bare metal and painted. The bright colours make them visible to shipping and perhaps chase away the blues. Then after many hours at sea, the scouring of salt and weather strips the paint to reveal subtle hues of complementary colours. The letters denote the place of registration. LH 109 is the port […]
In Scotland’s Year of Homecoming, former Herring Queens returned to Eyemouth from around the globe to mark the seventieth anniversary of the festival of the Herring Queen ehq.org.uk. Started as a ‘peace picnic’ to mark the end of the first world war, the festival continues today as a symbolic celebration of the ideals of a fishing […]
A seal pup, washed up on the beach, finds itself the centre of attention at the height of the tourist season. Local people, sensitive to the dangers of dogs and the curiosity of strangers, form a protective cordon until the animal welfare service arrives.
It is high summer and the mackerel are coming in abundance. Fishermen become generous with their catch, but this seal must work hard for his supper. To catch a glimpse of an animal in the wild can send a shiver down the spine, but in Eyemouth harbour there are seals a-plenty. Pragmatic creatures, they will entertain for a sliver of fish….and have […]
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