Wednesday Reflections

Wednesday Reflection:  Bats In his poem, Bat, David Herbert Lawrence, expressed his dislike for the nocturnal mammal.   However, the poem begins positively: At evening, sitting on this terrace, When the sun from the west, beyond Pisa, beyond the mountains of…

Sitting off the Ayrshire coast, 10 miles west of Girvan, the volcanic plug we know as Ailsa Craig strikes a familiar sight.   On the evening of this year’s summer solstice, the immensely vibrant vermilion sun was a breath-taking backdrop to…

Wednesday Reflection:  Mouse The manse garden is a true delight and blessing; it is thoroughly therapeutic.   In these days of extended lockdown, I am acutely aware of how fortunate I am to have access to a garden so beautiful and…