Category Archives: Nature

Winter spell

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Jamie Jauncey

The last four days have felt like real winter. The thermometer has hardly risen above zero since I arrived here. The cold bites my cheeks as soon as I step outside and the snow crunches underfoot. Through the picture windows … Continue reading →

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Three tales

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Jamie Jauncey

Here are three tales. The first: I’m currently reading Robert Macfarlane’s best-seller, The Old Ways. It’s a hard book to describe but essentially it sets out his thoughts on how we shape landscape and it shapes us, as he follows … Continue reading →

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Wayfaring strangers

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Jamie Jauncey

When I got home at lunchtime today there was a large and magnificent-looking book sitting on my kitchen table. It was warmly inscribed to me by its author, my close neighbour, Fiona Ritchie. Fiona is the presenter of The Thistle … Continue reading →

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Wild geese

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Jamie Jauncey

On Monday I returned from a week’s holiday in Mallorca to a different season. The trees are turning, the first dusting of snow has been sighted on the tops of the Munros, and the greylag are on the move. It’s … Continue reading →

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Deep water

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Jamie Jauncey

After the debate that last week’s post provoked (and thanks to everyone who commented, online and offline), I thought I would write about something slightly less contentious this week – sheep, for example. But the first thing that came to … Continue reading →

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Nature deficit disorder

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Jamie Jauncey

Whenever I have a day at home I take exercise, usually in the late afternoon. For many years it was a walk. Then I began to feel that was not enough, so I took up running. Almost immediately I misjudged … Continue reading →

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