Colin Morrison
@colinmull.bsky.social
Isle of Mull - skipper/ owner - boat trips to Staffa and the Treshnish Isles.
Ive been walking 100 miles in october in aid of Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance.
October 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Ive been walking 100 miles in october in aid of Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance.
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I wad ha’e gi’en him my lips tae kiss,
Had I been his, had I been his…
—“Mary’s Song”, by Marion Angus (1865–1946) – born #OTD, 27 March
THE TINKER’S ROAD & Other Verses (1924)
“She has an authentic voice straight out of the ballad tradition, an eerie shimmer to her best poems”
—Kathleen Jamie
Had I been his, had I been his…
—“Mary’s Song”, by Marion Angus (1865–1946) – born #OTD, 27 March
THE TINKER’S ROAD & Other Verses (1924)
“She has an authentic voice straight out of the ballad tradition, an eerie shimmer to her best poems”
—Kathleen Jamie
March 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I wad ha’e gi’en him my lips tae kiss,
Had I been his, had I been his…
—“Mary’s Song”, by Marion Angus (1865–1946) – born #OTD, 27 March
THE TINKER’S ROAD & Other Verses (1924)
“She has an authentic voice straight out of the ballad tradition, an eerie shimmer to her best poems”
—Kathleen Jamie
Had I been his, had I been his…
—“Mary’s Song”, by Marion Angus (1865–1946) – born #OTD, 27 March
THE TINKER’S ROAD & Other Verses (1924)
“She has an authentic voice straight out of the ballad tradition, an eerie shimmer to her best poems”
—Kathleen Jamie
My letter to Argyll and Bute Councillors
February 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
My letter to Argyll and Bute Councillors
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On the night of 20-21 February 1437, James I was murdered by a group of disaffected nobles led by Sir Robert Graham of Kinpont at the Blackfriars monastery in Perth during a failed coup by James's uncle Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl.
February 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
On the night of 20-21 February 1437, James I was murdered by a group of disaffected nobles led by Sir Robert Graham of Kinpont at the Blackfriars monastery in Perth during a failed coup by James's uncle Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl.
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A landmark in Scottish broadcasting - the first ever high-end Gaelic drama series: check out An t-Eilean (The Island) on BBC Alba, BBC4 and BBCiPlayer.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Gaelic drama goes international with The Island TV series
A landmark in Scottish broadcasting has been passed with the screening of the first ever high-end Gaelic drama series.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com
January 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
A landmark in Scottish broadcasting - the first ever high-end Gaelic drama series: check out An t-Eilean (The Island) on BBC Alba, BBC4 and BBCiPlayer.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Breezy Calgary Bay winter solstice dog walk
December 21, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Breezy Calgary Bay winter solstice dog walk
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We come. We stand.
Brodgar.
Orkney
Scotland
Brodgar.
Orkney
Scotland
December 6, 2024 at 7:37 PM
We come. We stand.
Brodgar.
Orkney
Scotland
Brodgar.
Orkney
Scotland
A favourite!
The Little White Rose
(To John Gawsworth)
The rose of all the world is not for me.
I want for my part
Only the little white rose of Scotland
That smells sharp and sweet—and breaks the heart.
—Hugh MacDiarmid, “The Little White Rose”
A #StAndrewsDay poem
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46800/...
(To John Gawsworth)
The rose of all the world is not for me.
I want for my part
Only the little white rose of Scotland
That smells sharp and sweet—and breaks the heart.
—Hugh MacDiarmid, “The Little White Rose”
A #StAndrewsDay poem
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46800/...
November 30, 2024 at 5:11 PM
A favourite!
South ends of North facing coos
November 29, 2024 at 10:33 PM
South ends of North facing coos
Clansman, Craignure
November 27, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Clansman, Craignure
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I miss Valentina & her kiosk. I miss her positivity & warm-heartedness. Valentina has been undergoing cancer treatment. To cheer her up I turned the Valentina’s Kiosk theme into a song & the legendary BBC Singers
have recorded it for her. Here is Valentina’s Song. Conducted by David Hill.
have recorded it for her. Here is Valentina’s Song. Conducted by David Hill.
Valentina's Song (Tomorrow Will Be Better Than Today).
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
November 26, 2024 at 11:59 AM
I miss Valentina & her kiosk. I miss her positivity & warm-heartedness. Valentina has been undergoing cancer treatment. To cheer her up I turned the Valentina’s Kiosk theme into a song & the legendary BBC Singers
have recorded it for her. Here is Valentina’s Song. Conducted by David Hill.
have recorded it for her. Here is Valentina’s Song. Conducted by David Hill.
Reposted by Colin Morrison
On Raasay, the streetlights turn off at 11. If you find yourself walking home late, you’ve only got the northern lights to guide you! ✨
November 27, 2024 at 1:36 AM
On Raasay, the streetlights turn off at 11. If you find yourself walking home late, you’ve only got the northern lights to guide you! ✨
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Word of the day is ‘sequaciousness’ (16th century): the slavish and reckless following of another person in matters of thought or opinion.
November 26, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Word of the day is ‘sequaciousness’ (16th century): the slavish and reckless following of another person in matters of thought or opinion.
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This week's newsletter has landed! The Glen Sannox, a grand lady, and Peppa Pig.
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Scottish island news round up #148
The Glen Sannox, a grand lady, and Peppa Pig
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November 24, 2024 at 10:39 AM
This week's newsletter has landed! The Glen Sannox, a grand lady, and Peppa Pig.
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Another story that started on The Other Place. This is, once again, about the value of talking. Everyone has a story they can tell, and some might need to tell. We just need to learn how to properly listen. But I guess most of all it's about hope. 1/21
November 21, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Another story that started on The Other Place. This is, once again, about the value of talking. Everyone has a story they can tell, and some might need to tell. We just need to learn how to properly listen. But I guess most of all it's about hope. 1/21
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Island Lass at Staffa
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Island Lass at Staffa
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It's a long time since I last saw I Know Where I'm Going! and back then I wouldn't have known that Ho Ro My Nut-Brown Maiden was the first Gaelic song ever recorded on a gramophone record (by The Queen of Scottish Song, Jessie MacLachlan. who is buried in Cathcart Cemetery in Glasgow).
November 17, 2024 at 11:17 AM
It's a long time since I last saw I Know Where I'm Going! and back then I wouldn't have known that Ho Ro My Nut-Brown Maiden was the first Gaelic song ever recorded on a gramophone record (by The Queen of Scottish Song, Jessie MacLachlan. who is buried in Cathcart Cemetery in Glasgow).
Im Colin. I live in Penmore, Mull with Partner & two boys 15 & 11. There are 2 dogs, 3 cats, about a dozen chickens & 2 geese. Cattle & sheep on the croft.
I (and others) run www.turusmara.com boat trips to the Treshnish Isles and Staffa.
Founder member NW Mull Community Woodland Co. 20 yrs ago.
I (and others) run www.turusmara.com boat trips to the Treshnish Isles and Staffa.
Founder member NW Mull Community Woodland Co. 20 yrs ago.
Colin.live
November 16, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Im Colin. I live in Penmore, Mull with Partner & two boys 15 & 11. There are 2 dogs, 3 cats, about a dozen chickens & 2 geese. Cattle & sheep on the croft.
I (and others) run www.turusmara.com boat trips to the Treshnish Isles and Staffa.
Founder member NW Mull Community Woodland Co. 20 yrs ago.
I (and others) run www.turusmara.com boat trips to the Treshnish Isles and Staffa.
Founder member NW Mull Community Woodland Co. 20 yrs ago.