....... a Neil Gunn view.

I went to the vet's with Dimairt after school tonight, and he was impressed at how well he is looking; he is to have an x ray next week to get the full 'picture'. Exit one relieved owner.
On the way home from Dingwall, I passed the sign for the Neil Gunn Memorial. It was such a lovely evening, I thought I would revisit an old haunt. I used to make a point of going up the steep hill which sits between Dingwall and Strathpeffer to pay respect to one of my favourite authors. I haven't been there for years.
I forgot how beautiful the setting is; there is a beautiful tryst gate leading to a standing stone which is surrounded by Caithness stones carved with images from Gunn's books, including Pictish and Celtic symbols as well as characters from his books. My favourite - "The Green Isle of the Green Deep" - is heavily featured in the quotations which are carved on the natural stone -
"A wise man will give the best he can distil with the finest grace when he gives freely & without reward"
"For at the end of the day what's all the bother about? Simply, about how we are to live with one another, on the old earth"