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This is the story of my Border Collie
and some other dogs I've known
A Scottish Collie

Border Collie dog in watercolour
Patch




Out of Africa
I wrote this after following the progress of the marine
who walked to John O' Groats wearing nothing but
a smile. Like him, the story wanders a little but
finally arrives at it's destination.
Out of Africa

Pencil drawing of a lion
King of the plains




Do You Ken John Peel
Written after we moved twelve miles north, out of our
beloved Highlands and onto the Moray Firth coastal plain.
John Peel

Pen and wash drawing of a Highland farm
A stone barn in the Highlands



With Great Reverence
I wrote this recently , after leaving it too late to contact
an old musician friend from Glasgow.
Lindsay Cooper

Pen and wash drawing of cellos on a wall
Cellos in a music college


Influences
Early influences and favourite writers.
Influences

Computer drawing of books
Books and time


The Texas Trail
Dry-gulched by my website host.
The Texas Trail

Computer drawing of a cowboy hat
Mexican stand-off at Silicon Rock

Can you hear me, Superman?
Heroes all.
Can you hear me, Superman?

Computer drawing of 'heroes' logo
Trans-Atlantic heroes



A Great Loneliness
A plea for understanding and compassion
A Wolf

Wolf in watercolour
'The gaze of the wolf reaches into our soul'
Of Wolves and Men by Barry Holstun Lopez


'Look Papa, Bulls!'
Some favourite animal paintings - ancient and modern
Animal artists

Eagles in watercolour
Eagles in watercolour



Bad Day at Grovers Mill
The power of science fiction.
Sci-fi

Computer drawing of a radio
Tune in tonight, Folks



The Greatest Man Afloat
The real Horatio Hornblower.
The Story of Thomas Cochrane R.N.

Pen and ink drawing of two cutters
Two naval cutters


And Yet It Moves
Can we trust it?
The developement of science.

Computer drawing of the sun and earth by James Collins
Orbits and equations