Rebecca Smith
@rebeccasmithauthor.bsky.social
Writer, journalist.
Rural: The Lives of the Working-Class Countryside out now. Published by William Collins
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Rural: The Lives of the Working-Class Countryside out now. Published by William Collins
Beckcsmith.com
Driving north to meet a storm scientist in the woods. Driving north is surely one of the best things to do in autumn, it always makes me happy.
November 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Driving north to meet a storm scientist in the woods. Driving north is surely one of the best things to do in autumn, it always makes me happy.
There’s only so much crumble we can eat.
August 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
There’s only so much crumble we can eat.
The journey back to Scotland. First stop, Ribe, Denmark.
July 26, 2025 at 4:36 AM
The journey back to Scotland. First stop, Ribe, Denmark.
July 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This place is pretty glorious. #southsweden
July 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This place is pretty glorious. #southsweden
Picked and cooked chanterelles today. We checked and checked, naturally, and fried them in simple butter. Delicious.
July 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Picked and cooked chanterelles today. We checked and checked, naturally, and fried them in simple butter. Delicious.
Carrots and a short canal.
July 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Carrots and a short canal.
Cuddled a sausage dog. Surprisingly heavy.
June 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Cuddled a sausage dog. Surprisingly heavy.
A weekend on Raasay, the most stunning place.
May 6, 2025 at 5:57 AM
A weekend on Raasay, the most stunning place.
I wrote an essay about a good friend who went through postnatal psychosis. It’s something quite unbelievable, to watch someone you love go through that. She is amazing & now raises awareness about the condition. It’s in the latest edition of Gutter magazine (Guttermag.co.uk) ❤️
February 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I wrote an essay about a good friend who went through postnatal psychosis. It’s something quite unbelievable, to watch someone you love go through that. She is amazing & now raises awareness about the condition. It’s in the latest edition of Gutter magazine (Guttermag.co.uk) ❤️
Findlatter Castle and Sunnyside Beach. As dramatic as it looks. It was a three layer/two jumper kind of day.
Thank for recs @foresterwill.bsky.social
It’s gorgeous up here.
Thank for recs @foresterwill.bsky.social
It’s gorgeous up here.
February 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Findlatter Castle and Sunnyside Beach. As dramatic as it looks. It was a three layer/two jumper kind of day.
Thank for recs @foresterwill.bsky.social
It’s gorgeous up here.
Thank for recs @foresterwill.bsky.social
It’s gorgeous up here.
February 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Harbour at twilight, Portsoy
February 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Harbour at twilight, Portsoy
Storm Eowyn buggered up our first night away in London, at a black tie do no less, in well over a year. So the grandparents stayed an extra night and we went a little further north instead for a much needed escape. Thanks parents.
January 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Storm Eowyn buggered up our first night away in London, at a black tie do no less, in well over a year. So the grandparents stayed an extra night and we went a little further north instead for a much needed escape. Thanks parents.
My first PLR statement. 😍
Thank you to everyone who uses libraries & especially to those who have taken out Rural.
For those who don’t know PLR is Public Lending Right & each time you lend a book, it’s like putting a coin or two in a pot. So thank you.
Here’s Rural at my local library.
Thank you to everyone who uses libraries & especially to those who have taken out Rural.
For those who don’t know PLR is Public Lending Right & each time you lend a book, it’s like putting a coin or two in a pot. So thank you.
Here’s Rural at my local library.
January 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
My first PLR statement. 😍
Thank you to everyone who uses libraries & especially to those who have taken out Rural.
For those who don’t know PLR is Public Lending Right & each time you lend a book, it’s like putting a coin or two in a pot. So thank you.
Here’s Rural at my local library.
Thank you to everyone who uses libraries & especially to those who have taken out Rural.
For those who don’t know PLR is Public Lending Right & each time you lend a book, it’s like putting a coin or two in a pot. So thank you.
Here’s Rural at my local library.
Big bellied Hercules flying low in St John’s in the Vale near Keswick today. Gorgeous day to be near the fells.
January 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Big bellied Hercules flying low in St John’s in the Vale near Keswick today. Gorgeous day to be near the fells.
Fascinating morning at Napier Uni with @flyingquercus.bsky.social learning about timber properties. What a complex and fascinating science!
January 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Fascinating morning at Napier Uni with @flyingquercus.bsky.social learning about timber properties. What a complex and fascinating science!
Cool hair ice in the woods today at the Hermitage.
January 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Cool hair ice in the woods today at the Hermitage.
A walk up Latterbarrow. We used to do this on Christmas Day, a bunch of us from the village would go up to the top then back down to the pub. Love this view in winter.
December 29, 2024 at 8:08 PM
A walk up Latterbarrow. We used to do this on Christmas Day, a bunch of us from the village would go up to the top then back down to the pub. Love this view in winter.
Another weekend, another set of impressive trees! These gorgeous Redwoods are in Dunmore near Airth in central Scotland. Lots of see round here including a ruined Big House, a Pineapple Summerhouse & empty mausoleum.
December 26, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Another weekend, another set of impressive trees! These gorgeous Redwoods are in Dunmore near Airth in central Scotland. Lots of see round here including a ruined Big House, a Pineapple Summerhouse & empty mausoleum.
Dunkeld has some impressive trees. Some of the country’s tallest Douglas Firs grow here & I was v. interested to meet the ‘parent’ larch which was planted in the 1730s & has provided millions of seeds for larch trees ever since. Its seed will have been used for everything from pitprops to flooring.
December 14, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Dunkeld has some impressive trees. Some of the country’s tallest Douglas Firs grow here & I was v. interested to meet the ‘parent’ larch which was planted in the 1730s & has provided millions of seeds for larch trees ever since. Its seed will have been used for everything from pitprops to flooring.
Cockleroy, a short climb for a fab view. Blows the cobwebs away too. #linlithgow
November 24, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Cockleroy, a short climb for a fab view. Blows the cobwebs away too. #linlithgow
The foreshore at Boness looking bright today. Love the three cranes in the distance at Ironmill Bay.
November 16, 2024 at 5:01 PM
The foreshore at Boness looking bright today. Love the three cranes in the distance at Ironmill Bay.
The middle kid and I drop the youngest off at the childminder early so we can walk through the park and have some time together. This was our last day to do it today as he starts nursery next week at her school.
I’ll miss these uninterrupted conversations. I’ll make sure to find time for more.
I’ll miss these uninterrupted conversations. I’ll make sure to find time for more.
November 14, 2024 at 6:45 PM
The middle kid and I drop the youngest off at the childminder early so we can walk through the park and have some time together. This was our last day to do it today as he starts nursery next week at her school.
I’ll miss these uninterrupted conversations. I’ll make sure to find time for more.
I’ll miss these uninterrupted conversations. I’ll make sure to find time for more.
Spent the day with some passionate and knowledgeable young foresters yesterday. It’s a profession that isn’t all that well known but such a varied one. Great day.
November 10, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Spent the day with some passionate and knowledgeable young foresters yesterday. It’s a profession that isn’t all that well known but such a varied one. Great day.