Having suffered weeks and weeks of unseasonably cold and wet weather, it was almost reassuring when this summer was branded “the worst summer in thirty years”, by those that know about these things. Fortunately nobody holidays in Scotland for the wall-to-wall sunshine and our guests have been very tolerant of the inclement conditions. We have …
There was great excitement at Torrisdale last month, prompted by the arrival on site of a gigantic digger. It’s presence heralded the start of the construction phase of the Torrisdale Hydro Electricity Scheme, which has been six years in the planning. To reach this stage, there have been numerous hydrology investigations, tedious planning applications, a …
I love being proved wrong (no, really) especially when it comes to hasty end-of-summer statements about the weather. I got it very, very wrong last month as I confidently proclaimed that autumn was here. The leaves are changing but the temperatures have stayed favorable and the sun has shone and shone. What a fabulous extended summer …
It’s that time of year again already. The temperatures are cooling, the wind is getting up and there is a distinct yellow tinge to some of the trees. You can almost smell autumn! “Summer’s lease hath all to short a date” so said Shakespeare (get me) and he wasn’t wrong. Especially here in Scotland. The …