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The dark mill of Coilebar
A centuries-old mill in the heart of Knapdale Forest... and a refuge for a woman fleeing for her life
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The Hazel Tree – now on the west coast!
A new home for us, and for The Hazel Tree, on the coast of Argyll
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Early summer gold
Walking around Taynish woods in the early summer sunshine, I was reminded of these words by the American poet Robert Frost. The newly-emerged leaves of the oak trees were making the hillside glow with a rich gold. It won’t last long – every day will see them turn a slightly deeper green, as summer gathers pace – but while it lasts, it is pure magic. “Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.” Robert Frost