highlands – Page 17 – John D Burns

Napalm, the gardener’s friend.

I’m going to be brave and step into the unknown. I’m about to attempt the impossible. I don’t know if it can be [...]

My universe turned white. There were no other colours visible. If I looked up I saw snow falling if I looked down I [...]

I’m driving along the shore of Loch Ness, my eight year old daughter in the back of the car, when she suddenly yells [...]

I have decided to become one with the rain. No one told us here in the UK summer had been cancelled; they just [...]

I took one look at myself in the photo and realised I’ve been eating my way to paradise, well an early grave at [...]

When I got off the ferry I thought there had been some mistake. The road simply ran into the sea and all I [...]

The atmosphere at the shop counter is becoming noticeably tense. I’ve been here too long, I can tell. “That’s £1.50,” the shop [...]

Drumnadrochit, around 13 miles from Inverness is a great place to take your granny. There’s a fine castle, even if it’s a bit [...]

One of the great things about hill walking is that it is the perfect excuse to eat all the unhealthy food you want [...]

I’m on the final summit push, legs aching and the scorching sun searing my flesh and you know the most amazing thing…I’m in [...]