Eilean Chalbha
Just off the north end of Iona lies a forbidding looking skerry of black rock; Eilean Chalbha, or Calf Island … Continue reading Eilean Chalbha
Author: ericwark
Benchmark
All of a sudden, April has gone and May is upon us. The equinox is already a month passed and … Continue reading Benchmark
Cow Parsley Bank
Spring builds like a wave, slowly at first, gathering pace. Shivering snowdrops raise their heads, followed by crocuses and swathes … Continue reading Cow Parsley Bank
Siren Song: Coda
Some years ago, I was being shown around the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. A colleague, and my guide for … Continue reading Siren Song: Coda
Whistling in the Dark
Under a dun November sky I park up beneath some trees and walk the hundred or so yards to the … Continue reading Whistling in the Dark
The Clayway
A sleepless night and the annual confusion that follows the end of British Summer Time has left me roaming around … Continue reading The Clayway
Lunatic
The moon is waxing gibbous in the bluest of blue skies on this, the hottest day of the year, and … Continue reading Lunatic
Lifecycle
We’re into June and the first real heat of the year. After the rains of May, and now this sudden … Continue reading Lifecycle
Lady Wood
There is a book, which I find myself returning to again and again, that luxuriates in having a wonderfully digressive … Continue reading Lady Wood
Beating the Bounds
“Today was a whole season away from yesterday, warmed by a strong west wind and mellow sunlight, hazing down to … Continue reading Beating the Bounds
Behind the Sky 