CAPTURED THROUGH TIME

Did you use to hear more lapwings than you do today? Where were they? lapwing_high

Sudforth Lane – New Cumnock Burton Salmon, 13 February 2008, Copyright Dave and John Skipsey Things have changed a lot around New Cumnock…. Freight trains are now common, the sound of the train passing can bring back many memories… are the trains a good thing? How has coal transport changed? Are the trains better for [...]

Robert Burns talked of the River Afton… his words have been repeated through time… he describes beautifully the sounds of the Afton… Do you share his views? Are those sounds he mentions and recreates with poetry still there today? Sweet Afton – Nickel Creek Sweet Afton  – Poem by Robert Burns – 1791 Flow gently, [...]