In Part 2 of this Edinburgh instalment of ‘HPH visits…‘ we are going to be heading slightly North of the city for a walk around Stockbridge. Stockbridge is the area I always choose to stay when I visit this part of Scotland + I stumbled upon it completely by coincidence around 5 years ago after…
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Today’s post is the fourth in the ‘HPH visits…‘ series + we are jumping on that lovely train route I mentioned in my previous instalment (The Barbican Conservatory) + we are visiting Scotland! Virtually of course — we are still a way off any sort of travel here in the UK. If this is the…
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Wild weather fluctuations but a change is in the air. Hopefully the last of the snow in the coldest Winter for a decade. The Sun has some warmth to it at last + the light is stretching into corners of the cottage that have been consistently gloomy. Clouds like paintings reflected in puddles + more…
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Still more snow flurries this month but lots of clear + bright days too —the kind of sunlight that calls for the enjoyable coupling of sunglasses + beret. The fields look entirely different when covered by a blanket of white, but it doesn’t last longer than a day or two before it dissipates. Muddy boots…
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Having lived in a city near the seaside before I moved last year, I did not experience many snowy days. The salty air is generally not conducive to bouts of heavy snowfall. One day last week, I went to make a morning cup of tea + to my surprise, found big flakes of snow settling…
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Today’s post is the second in a new series here on HPH! As I’ve said previously, this seasonal shift means that houseplant repotting will pause for a few months as many plants get ready for their winter rest. So in lieu of my regular ‘repotting diaries’ blogposts (+ as we are spending more time indoors)…
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On a weekend walk, as I approached the field it appeared as though it was moving + all of a sudden, a swarm emerged from the ground as speckles of ink against the blue Sunday sky. The swarm swirled upwards + flew right over my head, before twisting + shimmering in the sunlight — then…
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With the clocks going back + having succumbed to the urge to turn the heating on, it’s feeling properly like Autumn in the North East. The leaves are lining the roadside + the birds are on the move. November’s signature flat light has made me less inclined to photograph indoors but there have been some…
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Today’s post is part of a new series here on HPH! As I’ve said previously, this seasonal shift means that houseplant repotting will pause for a few months as many plants get ready for their winter rest. So in lieu of my regular ‘repotting diaries’ blogposts (+ as we are spending more time indoors) I…
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The first signs of Autumn are starting to creep into my photos — fields being ploughed, golden hues emerging from the still dense foliage. Lots of rustling trees. There is a cooler light indoors on my houseplants + the drop in temperatures has slowed growth down. Time to move things that need it to a…
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