A Midsummer Lament - Remembering the sun, the sea and the surf of good times shared in days gone past.

There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour - Dickens, Christmas Carol

Remembering Angus whose joy and laughter at our Christmas feast was the stuff of legends.

Remembering Angus and his family at Christmastime.

In the depths of the winter wood, The friendly tree stood, kind and good, And breathed a word that caught the mood: A pledge, a promise, a plea for good. By Jackie Kay

So I'll walk where I will over mountain and hill And I'll lie where the bracken is deep I belong to the mountains, the clear running fountains Where the grey rocks lie ragged and steep (The Manchester Rambler, Ewan MacColl)

"Trees where you sit shall fan into a shade." from Where ere you walk.

But I would walk 500 miles And I would walk 500 more Just to be the man who walked 1000 miles To fall down at your door

But I would walk 500 miles And I would walk 500 more Just to be the man who walked 1000 miles To fall down at your door

For Angus - A grand place indeed.

For Angus- a grand place indeed.

Remembering a very special human, often in my thoughts. X

Remembering Angus on this his birthday with love and gratitude.

"I think that there will never be a poem lovely as a tree" .
Remembering you, especially at Christmas time.

"Traveller repose and dream among my leaves" (William Blake)

Good friends we have, oh good friends we have lost, along the way.
In this bright future you can't forget your past, So dry your tears I say (Bob Marley).
Here's £5 I found today, perfect for a tree x

For Angus - Spring 2018
Always in our thoughts
Lone and tall, with silver stem,
A birch-tree stands apart;
The passionate wind of spring-time
Stirs in its leafy heart.

Amy Levy 1861-1869

For Angus on his birthday.
"The oak and the ash and the bonny ivy tree/Flourish and bloom and the North country"

"The woods are lovely , dark and deep....". .Robert Frost.
Remembering you this Christmas time and always.

Green follicles remembered in the growing treeline, and you're always in our hearts, Punkle Angus! xxx

I enjoyed the company of Angus and Sian at the Welsh Open Snooker,
Tolpuddle Festival etc.
He was a dedicated revolutionary socialist who campaigned against injustice and to transform society.

In memory of Angus, inspired by the lovely, committed Sian, and for all who wish to change the world for the better xx

Can't buy you a beer Angus, but can buy you a tree. Miss you buddy!

Rise, like lions after slumber In unvanquishable number!
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you:
Ye are many - they are few!
(from Masque of Anarchy by Shelley)

As I was walking I saw a sign there,
And on the sign it said "No Trespassing".
But on the other side it didn't say nothing,
That side was made for you and me
(Woody Guthrie: This Land is Your Land)

Late as usual. Sorry Ang. Miss you so much. xxx

"The green trees when I saw them first transported and ravished me. . ."
Thomas Traherne and Gerald Finzi ( from Dies natalis)

Forever true - forever Angus!

A place to camp in The Highlands.

"Sing out for the earth, its health and renewal,
Its wealth universal equally shared".- Roger McGough.
For Angus, beloved partner, beloved father, beloved friend.

In loving memory of a fine brother, true friend and confidant.

Our beloved friend, whose kindness and loyalty we will remember forever.

Loving brother, remembered everyday and missed much more than words can say.
Taken too soon. Love you Angus x x

For the way sunlight laces with shadows, through each branch and leaf of tree
For these paths that take me in, for these paths that lead me out
(from 'A Blessing for the Woods' by M. S. Glaser)

There's some corner of a Scottish mountain that is forever yours Angus