Stevie, the Jack Russell, came to Eyemouth for New Year. Sea smells and bird calls filled her dog brain. She walks with her nose and ears as much as her eyes and covers more ground than a long-distance runner.
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Autumn sees the welcome return of a true sea duck, the Eider, to Eyemouth harbour. According to the RSPB it is the UK’s heaviest duck and the fastest flying. It’s portliness is rather endearing. Like the puffin, it’s a real entertainer, decked in harlequin with a peachy blush to the chest and rakish black cap with a swathe of green. On […]
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 […]
A bold Yes stands on the site of D R Collins fish processing factory in Eyemouth. Further down the road, a modification to the Better Together hoarding expresses simple gratitude for the result of a referendum which saw Scotland voting to remain part of the United Kingdom in one of the most stimulating political debates of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Swans are fiercely territorial. The young herring gull, caught between the river and the harbour mouth, is shown little mercy by the parent swans. The cygnets, mimicking parental behaviour, join in the one-sided skirmish. The gull finds sanctuary on the river bank, but with a damaged wing, its chances of survival are poor.
The wind farm on Coldingham Moor. All the senses come into play as the reason for the choice of location of these windturbines is made clear. There are more and more wind farms in Scotland. Harnessing the power of solar, wind and wave has to be part of the way forward and some of the […]
My soul is an enchanted boat, Which, like a sleeping swan, doth float Upon the silver waves of thy sweet singing. Prometheus Unbound. Shelley Swans often feature in words about love. Perhaps it’s because they mate for life. It looks like mutual understanding as they warm their backs in the sun.
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