Mark's Journal

 After spending the summer trying to get my head organised and get back into life again, I'm back. I hope to put a few photo blogs up with some of the things I saw this summer but, for now, here is a link to my Lomography album from this past weekend: Autumn in Dumfries and Galloway  And some Autumn photos:  

 I decided to take a short camping trip in Glentrool last week. It seemed like a good idea at the time as we'd had several weeks of unseasonally warm weather. Inevitably, the rain started in earnest as soon as I pitched my tent. However, that didn't spoil the fun as rain and the Scottish landscape can set each other off beautifully. I took a lot of images of rivers in full spate and probably have some of my best turbulent water shots from that trip.  

 We're just into February and the forest is deep in the slumber of winter, or is it? As I take my weekly walk, I can see little buds on the branches. These will be the new leaves of the spring, very slowly building their strength. There are little surprises too as snowdrops and what looks like out of season harebells blossom among the bare dark trees. I've no idea what these magenta berries are but they stand out glowing against the winter forest.