Lovely drystone walls
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Drystone wall enthusiast, nature lover and amateur gardener. Here for nature, beauty and inspiration.
Decided to build a water feature instead. All stone hand collected in the neighborhood. 🌱
July 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Decided to build a water feature instead. All stone hand collected in the neighborhood. 🌱
Just in time for the summer holidays. I am looking forward to reading this book.
Today I held the finished copy of my book for the first time. Three years (or a lifetime?) in the making, and in just a month, it’ll be in readers’ hands.
'Drystone – A Life Rebuilt' is out 7 August.
#Books #Writing #WritingCommunity #Scotland
'Drystone – A Life Rebuilt' is out 7 August.
#Books #Writing #WritingCommunity #Scotland
July 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Just in time for the summer holidays. I am looking forward to reading this book.
No beauty, but it will do the job.
July 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
No beauty, but it will do the job.
Forgot to post the end result, but here we go. 40+ craftsmen, five days.
July 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Forgot to post the end result, but here we go. 40+ craftsmen, five days.
Dramatic morning. Blackbirds all agitated, but no cat nearby. When I opened the door, the male bird made distress sounds and started flying up and down. This is unusual, because so far, he‘s always come very close, occasionally even ”parking“ a chick nearby.
July 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Dramatic morning. Blackbirds all agitated, but no cat nearby. When I opened the door, the male bird made distress sounds and started flying up and down. This is unusual, because so far, he‘s always come very close, occasionally even ”parking“ a chick nearby.
Told them they got zero engagements here. Their reply: we don't care. Life's good. Stop wasting your time on social media.
The kids grow up so fast. These barn swallow chicks left their nest today.
June 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Told them they got zero engagements here. Their reply: we don't care. Life's good. Stop wasting your time on social media.
The kids grow up so fast. These barn swallow chicks left their nest today.
June 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The kids grow up so fast. These barn swallow chicks left their nest today.
🎉🎉🎉🎉BREAKING: Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniques declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity🌱 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
December 5, 2024 at 5:49 PM
🎉🎉🎉🎉BREAKING: Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniques declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity🌱 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Garden hose befriended a melanistic grass snake.
May 29, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Garden hose befriended a melanistic grass snake.
New project has started.
May 27, 2024 at 6:49 PM
New project has started.
I haven’t taken a walk for weeks now because I used all my free time to build walls. Took a break from walling today and. discovered that the wild roses are in full bloom 😍
May 14, 2024 at 5:57 PM
I haven’t taken a walk for weeks now because I used all my free time to build walls. Took a break from walling today and. discovered that the wild roses are in full bloom 😍
🌱 I've tried cultivating poppies for years without much luck. This year, they appeared in one of the ancient walls (where I didn’t plant them) and seem to like it there. 🌱 (My garden does what it wants, anyway, it is cultivating me, not the other way around.)
May 14, 2024 at 4:20 PM
🌱 I've tried cultivating poppies for years without much luck. This year, they appeared in one of the ancient walls (where I didn’t plant them) and seem to like it there. 🌱 (My garden does what it wants, anyway, it is cultivating me, not the other way around.)
The construction of the #tomatoterrace is nearly completed. This has been a very ecological project. All stones are local and were transported to the building site by hand, no fuel (except beer) or electricity was used in the construction of this wall. 🌱🌱🌱
May 13, 2024 at 7:07 PM
The construction of the #tomatoterrace is nearly completed. This has been a very ecological project. All stones are local and were transported to the building site by hand, no fuel (except beer) or electricity was used in the construction of this wall. 🌱🌱🌱
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April 24, 2024 at 9:26 PM
The painted stone in the niche is from a house that was torn down. Stones can be recycled often- even if they are weathered or broken, they find good use in the interior of a wall, where they add to its strength.
April 22, 2024 at 7:50 PM
The painted stone in the niche is from a house that was torn down. Stones can be recycled often- even if they are weathered or broken, they find good use in the interior of a wall, where they add to its strength.
🌱 Level two of the #tomatoterrace completed. Built almost completely from stones collected from <= 500m of my property. You can see where I ran out of good stones (and patience), might redo that part after I’ve wheelbarrowed in another ton or two for level 3.
April 22, 2024 at 7:18 PM
🌱 Level two of the #tomatoterrace completed. Built almost completely from stones collected from <= 500m of my property. You can see where I ran out of good stones (and patience), might redo that part after I’ve wheelbarrowed in another ton or two for level 3.
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Prospective writing retreat, anyone?
April 6, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Prospective writing retreat, anyone?
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Tree versus wall! Tree wins!
#thicktrunktuesday
#thicktrunktuesday
April 16, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Tree versus wall! Tree wins!
#thicktrunktuesday
#thicktrunktuesday
I keep holding back the stones because they’re so versatile. The piles left and right work as corners or wall tops, some even as stairs. Those in the middle are tie-stones/through-stones, which extend through the entire thickness of the wall for added stability.
April 20, 2024 at 12:29 PM
I keep holding back the stones because they’re so versatile. The piles left and right work as corners or wall tops, some even as stairs. Those in the middle are tie-stones/through-stones, which extend through the entire thickness of the wall for added stability.
Wall built by a group of very motivated first-timers in just two days - in difficult terrain and with intermittent rain showers. 40 more cm below ground…
April 20, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Wall built by a group of very motivated first-timers in just two days - in difficult terrain and with intermittent rain showers. 40 more cm below ground…
Lilac in full bloom, attic swarming with wild bees. 🌱
April 13, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Lilac in full bloom, attic swarming with wild bees. 🌱
Lucky I had my camera with me. Male European green lizard sunbathing in one of my drystone walls.
April 13, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Lucky I had my camera with me. Male European green lizard sunbathing in one of my drystone walls.
Another fan of dry stone walls.
April 6, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Another fan of dry stone walls.
Beautiful.
Alongside writing and photography, I'm one of a small group of female drystone wallers in the UK (and world). For those who don't know, drystone is a traditional craft where stone structures are built entirely without mortar.
Here's a 'niche' that we built recently from York stone.
Here's a 'niche' that we built recently from York stone.
March 17, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Beautiful.