Wicken Fen, the most magical place to be still. I sat in one of the hides for a very long time listening to the wind stir the reeds and watching the dragonflies.

Lovely visit to the East Anglian Folklore Centre @shuckhappens.bsky.social yesterday! Enjoyed the corn dolly exhibition, faerie furniture, & beautiful art & crafts. As well as so many books! I could read away days here! It's so special to have a home for local lore to be shared & protected.

Evening sunlight shining on Dunnottar Castle. Such an incredible place, perched on the rocks in the North Sea. It feels like it belongs more to the elements than to people.

Faerie bridge, Isle of Skye. It is said visiting this bridge at night will take you into Faerieland. Also where the faerie wife of a MacLeod Clan chief left him, & gifted him the faerie flag which is now displayed in Dunvegan Castle. A quiet, soothing place of crossings, meetings and partings.

View of the Pap of Glencoe from Eilean Munde, the burial island. Very poignant visit. My guide called it a 'sleeping place' because of how undisturbed it is, but the wild berries, flowers and trees are not sleeping at all. They are quietly thriving, blanketing those resting beneath them.

Gearr Aonach and Aonach Dubh, Glencoe. 10:45pm, when it was just me, wild deer and owl calls. When the night creatures get their lands back. When rainclouds whispered over the mountains.

Ring of Brodgar, Orkney. A truly enchanted place. The stones felt warm and quietly alive, like they were glad to be visited. I loved standing beside them with my eyes closed and feeling the wind. A small moment to pause and be part of earth, lichen, and sea air. #StandingStoneSunday

Amazing illustrations, too! Love the happy neepie lantern in this one!

Great car boot sale book find today! Great addition to my shelf. I love stories from the Northern Isles.

I visited Neist Point on the Isle of Skye last year and there were hundreds of them, covering the entirety of the land from the lighthouse down to the sea. It felt very eerie & hollow. The landscape was completely changed.

In Japanese folklore, the okuri inu (sending off dog) is a spirit which follows lone travellers at night. If they trip, it will attack them. To survive, you must make the trip look deliberate and sit down to take a rest. The okuri inu will wait… #FolkloreThursday

Image: Okuri-Inu by Ryūkansai

Old mill pool at the meeting of 2 burns, a favourite haunt for kelpies & water horses.

‘I’m feared o’ the road ayont the glen,
I’m sweir to pass the place
Whaur the water’s rinnin’, for a’ fowk ken
There’s a kelpie sits at the fit o’ the den,
And there’s them that’s seen his face.'
- Violet Jacob.

Dog tax! They were just puppies then. Double the trouble, licks, tail wags, and jumping on my bed at 4am <3

Thrilled to be running a creative writing workshop at the Mill of Benholm next month! Join us for woodland walks, folklore, and countryside history. And delicious cake from the Mill Cafe! Saturday 12 July, 3:30pm - 5pm. More info & booking: millofbenholm.scot/events/creat...