The castle on the island at Loch an Eilein surrounded by moody winter light. The loch is like a millpond. Snow bones on the hills beyond.
In Pursuit of Spring - Day 2: "It was at that instant that the sharp easterly dropped and beyond the forest of Rothiemurchus, the snow bones of Creag Dhubh tousled the clouds into thin wisps of galloping guilloche." π www.digest.andymarsh...
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In Pursuit of Spring - Day 9 - βIf it had snowed all the way down from Scotland, I would still have found spring inside this church - for the bench ends are alive with the most delicious foliate carving - green men, mythical creatures, birds and other animals.β π www.digest.andymarsh...
26.02.2026 07:00 β
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Stobo Kirk in the Upper Tweed Valley rises above the ground incrementally. In the distance is the rectangular tower with a pitched roof and the bell turret projecting from it. The church yard lies in front full of grave stones and a celtic cross
My journey has started - in pursuit of Spring. Day 1 finds me in the Upper Tweed Valley at a remarkable church linked to St. Mungo. π www.digest.andymarsh...
16.02.2026 07:00 β
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In Pursuit of Spring - Day Eight: "It is almost as if the cathedral has been arranged as a stage set - from a single viewpoint - telling the story of Newport across sixteen centuries." www.digest.andymarsh...
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This coming week I'm driving out of the jaws of winter, travelling the length of Britain in pursuit of spring. Here's the first of two special edition digests with the trials and tribulations of the first week of my camper van camino: www.digest.andymarsh...
20.02.2026 07:30 β
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Had a drone since they were on a 'lastic band..
24.02.2026 19:13 β
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Thanks Deri - appreciate that
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Bet they were!
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Thanks π
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Thank you
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Thank you
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Delightful - thanks for sharing!
24.02.2026 19:11 β
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In Pursuit of Spring - Day 7 βAgainst all odds and against all expectations, the remains of Richard III were found in 2012 beneath a municipal car park on the site of the former Greyfriars friary.β www.digest.andymarsh...
24.02.2026 07:00 β
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In pursuit of spring - day six - I have a love hate relationship with Whitby. www.digest.andymarsh...
23.02.2026 07:00 β
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π¨ Atelier: St. Andrew's Bolam, Northumberland. Signed, Limited Edition Print of 25no. www.digest.andymarsh...
22.02.2026 19:00 β
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Thanks Laine. I always try and get there before shops open. Sit in a cafe and then walk around the outskirts. Some quirky buildings. I imagine itβs a different experience actually living there though.
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Whitby Abbey and the harbour
β¨ π π βοΈ π¨οΈ So far it's been a remarkable journey of discovery and surprise as I've travelled through Britain in pursuit of Spring this last week - catch up here on the amazing places I have come across: www.digest.andymarsh...
22.02.2026 08:30 β
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Thanks Caroline βΊοΈ
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This coming week I'm driving out of the jaws of winter, travelling the length of Britain in pursuit of spring. Here's the first of two special edition digests with the trials and tribulations of the first week of my camper van camino: www.digest.andymarsh...
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This coming week I'm driving out of the jaws of winter, travelling the length of Britain in pursuit of spring. Here's the first of two special edition digests with the trials and tribulations of the first week of my camper van camino: www.digest.andymarsh...
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In pursuit of spring www.digest.andymarsh...
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Aerial view of Dunkeld Cathedral taken from the east facing west. Snow intermittantly hugs the ground around the cathedral whilst the dark muscular river flows past to the west.
In Pursuit of Spring - Day Four: "Dunkeld Cathedral sits beside the River Tay in one of the most bucolic locations I have come across - even on a stark winterβs day." π www.digest.andymarsh...
19.02.2026 07:00 β
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Beautiful - thank you
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My sketch from yesterday from Portmahomack. #amsketching
18.02.2026 12:01 β
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In Pursuit of Spring - Day Three - βStanding there in Portmahomack with the wind scudding off the firth, I realised that this small peninsula generated so many parallel worlds.β www.digest.andymarsh...
18.02.2026 07:00 β
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Iβm really enjoying the challenge of painting every day.
18.02.2026 05:44 β
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My sketch from yesterday over at Loch an Eilein, Scotland
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