In The other World

21.0C with lots of sunny sunshine all day long. Light breeze.

Maeve the Deerhound was out in her garden this morning.

I took Maeve for a walk after lunch. We went up to the church then continued out along the country road to Scryne. We turned right at Craigmill farm and went down the track to the shore road. We came back along the cycle path then came round in a long loop heading into Carnoustie and up the main road before turning along for home. Maeve had some cold water to drink when we got in, then she went back outside to find a shady place.

Tomorrow Apothecary7, Maeve, and I will be travelling to Ullapool. From Monday to Friday Apothecary7 will be on a Summer School course at Bridge House Art. The house we have rented should have Wifi. There should be blips at some point.

To set the scene I decided to take a picture of a painting I made on the last day of our painting trip/course with Bridge House Art in 2010 when we went to Tanera Mor in the Summer Isles for five days. The idea of the picture was that it should represent the things we had experienced or seen (and perhaps painted) on the island and how we looked out to the mainland. My title "In The Other World" makes reference to the lyrics of "Day in a Boat" from the album "Mara" by Runrig. Mixed media and collage (oil pastel frottage, prints, small paintings, cutouts) on board. Approx. 82 cm by 15 cm. It is one of the very few works I have made that hangs in our house so I can see it every day.

Day in a Boat
On sun soaked seas, baiting the hand lines
Neoscan at the oars
Turning the bows into the Morea wake
For the thrill of it all
Across in the middle of the bay
A line of faces in the waiting hour
And I could see the other world was here
Can you hear it now
We're just on the brink
Returning homewards
Together on
Alone

O mollaidh sinn
An gaol 's an gras
A thug dhuinn bith
Cho umhail fo ghrein
'S i dealradh sios
Air reultan cein

And it was all there waiting
Just as we reached the door
Just as we reached the door

By C. and R. MacDonald

DMC-LX7 f/1.4 1/80 sec. ISO-80 5mm (35mm focal length 24mm)