My good friend is in Pakistan and is kindly letting me share his photos. It's amazing and emotional to see images and videos from Rawalpindi where my grandfather was from. I really hope to travel here one day.

#Pakistan #Rawalpindi #Travel #Scotland #Heritage

I'm one of very few female drystone wallers in the world.

Drystone isn't just for old, white men muttering something about how things were better when they were a boy.

It is also for forward-thinking babes who can't tolerate the sensation of wearing a bra.

Read my drystone guide & join me! (bra optional)

https://www.thedrystonecompany.com/drystone-diary/how-to-build-a-drystone-wall-part-two

#Women #Drystone #Scotland #DIY #HowTo #BeginnerGuide

I don't believe in gatekeeping knowledge, especially not knowledge that forms part of our intangible cultural heritage.

Drystone built some of the very first structures on our planet. As useful now as it was then.

So, here's a beginner's guide.

https://www.thedrystonecompany.com/drystone-diary/how-to-build-a-drystone-wall-part-one

#UNESCO #Drystone #Knowledge #Skills #TraditionalCrafts #Perthshire #Scotland

I've been meaning to do this for a long time but here it is...finally!

How to build a drystone wall - For beginners.

Basic terminology, rules and styles (with photos!)

In Part Two I'll discuss Copes, cheekends and throughs. Coming soon!

https://www.thedrystonecompany.com/drystone-diary/how-to-build-a-drystone-wall-part-one

#Drystone #DrystoneWalling #HowTo #TraditionalCraft #DIY #Scotland #Perthshire

From the Garden 2023
35mm Film

#FilmIsNotDead #35mmFilm #FilmPhotography

Very few things are more beautiful than a planted up drystone wall.

#drystone #TraditionalCraft #Sustainable #Stone #Garden

Wild
Medium Format Film

#MediumFormat #Kodak #photography #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead

Internet palate cleanser

#Flowers #BloomScrolling #photography

Some recent drystone work. A complete strip out and rebuild of this garden retaining wall which failed after only 30 years due to traced stone. All stone reused and we brought in some local fieldstone too.

Super sustainable, beautiful, lasts for generations. What's not to like?

#DrystoneWaller #Sustainable #DeepAdaptation

Trying not to engage with the world too much (I'm sure I don't have to explain why). The weather has shifted here in Scotland, and I felt my mood shift with it. Looking forward to warmer days and drystone and continuing to lead a carefully curated life.

Here's some beautiful dappled light in an ancient Pine forest.

#Photography #Forest #Scotland

Last Of The Summer Film I

I waited a few months to have these images developed and now I feel so wistful for summer.

#35mmFilm #FilmIsNotDead #BloomScrolling #Flowers #FilmPhotography

Thank you so much for all of your advice. I now have a running station, I set all my running clothes out last night, put them on first thing, and went for a run as soon as I could. Still struggling but very much operating on the words of MUNA

'I could get up tomorrow,
Talk to myself real gentle.
Work in the garden.'

https://open.spotify.com/track/2kNnSv2CB0MO3O5WMspcSC?si=178192dbe09048a3

Image is Medium Format
Portra 400

#BelieveInFilm #MediumFormat #FilmIsNotDead

A Single Rose

#FilmIsNotDead #BloomScrolling #Garden #Roses #MediumFormat #FilmPhotography

As a woman within the incredibly male dominated world of drystone walling, I have unfortunately experienced a lot of negative things that have really affected my mental health.

After taking a lot of time out, this week was a turning point. Working in beautiful rural Scotland & building this garden feature, I've been so enjoying drystone again. Working away happily in the sun, I realised that I can love and be involved in the craft without loving and being involved in the community.

Bees (that are not our bees) took over the shed. My daughter (a beekeeper) had to remove them. As she was working, a small child passing on a trike looked terrified and shouted 'Bee Men!'.

Bee women too, my little Dude. Bee women too.

#BeeKeeping #Bees #Women #Portrait