Twin russet streaks raced up the oak’s trunk. They paused for a moment overhead then careered down in controlled free fall. In a moment, one swung from the bird feeder. Its long red tail swept beneath, as its busy little arms grabbed at the peanuts. A second later, it pivoted …
I have received numerous enquires about the Observatory’s piano, an attractive, if clapped-out model that did several decades service in Pitlochry’s town hall. Alas, it is beyond repair. Recently, however, I have made good a long-held resolution to purchase a piano that works properly and can serve the needs of …
A literary and historical overview of Perthshire, based on a 1959 article by Maurice Lindsay – there is a note about the origins of this piece at its conclusion. “Amid all the provinces of Scotland, if an intelligent stranger were asked to describe the most varied and the most beautiful, …
What follows is George Forbes’ own account of his time as a war correspondent. He was with the Russian troops in the Caucasus in 1877 and reported from there for The Times. (Forbes built The Observatory, Pitlochry in 1906). As well as reporting, he briefly fought with the Russians, for …
From The Scots Magazine, 1 June 1899 “April brings the primrose sweet, Scatters daisies our feet.” SO sings the poet, but in the Vale of Atholl winter still lingers, though the month of April is already a week old. The trees are stretching their gaunt, naked arms towards the clear, …
