Fascicle One, Sheet 1i

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Emily Dickinson, photography, Poetry

Saint Cuthbert’s Way

 
All these my banners be.
I sow my–pageantry
In May–
It rises train by train–
Then sleeps in state again–
My chancel–all the plain
Today.
~~Emily Dickinson, c. late summer 1858

Hiking St. Cuthbert’s Way

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Hiking, photography

Some photos from our recent hike along Saint Cuthbert’s Way from Melrose, Scotland to Lindisfarne off the coast of England–about 75 miles, including side trails. See the rest of the pictures at Saint Cuthbert’s Way.

View from the trail of the Cheviot Hills.

Fields of Barley

A 1.2-mile side trail led us out into the Doddington Moors where Cuthbert worked as a shepherd when young, and to this Standing Stone from 12,000-3,000 BC.

St. Cuthbert’s Cave where the monks of Lindisfarne hid the saint’s body when Vikings attacked the island.

Macro Flowers of Scotland

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Flowers, macrophotography, photography

It is the height of summer in Scotland and the flowers are blooming profusely. Here are several macro shots taken while in Edinburgh and along Saint Cuthbert’s Way in Scotland. If you wish to see the other six, you can find them here at my website: Macro Moments.

Poppy in the Greyfriars graveyard, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Foxglove in the Greyfriars graveyard, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Little daisy in the Greyfriars graveyard, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Saint Cuthbert’s Way, Scotland

Saint Cuthbert’s Way

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Hiking

I’m currently in Edinburgh, Scotland, and on Tuesday we head to Melrose where we will begin our hike of Saint Cuthbert’s Way–walking 62.5 miles from Melrose in Scotland to Lindisfarne off the coast of England.

Can’t wait to be hiking here!