I’ve been going through the photos I took while researching my book, Ashes & Stones. This is one of the first—it is the intertidal grave of Lilias Adie. She was not executed but died while being held for interrogation. Her grave was later robbed by phrenologist Joseph Neil Paton, father of the #Scottish painter of fairies, Joseph Noel Paton. Wood from her coffin was used to make a walking stick for Andrew Carnegie. The people of Fife have called for a return of her missing remains. I have written about her incredible story in my book. #histodons #Scotland #Witches #ScottishHistory #Fife

Photos of the Janet Horne Memorial Stone through the ages, from the History Links Dornoch archive. I have written about this stone--nothing is known of Janet Horne's life. Even her name is an invention, but a woman was executed in a extrajudicial trial here in the early 18th century.

This is a digital collage I created for my recent blog post.
For the last three years I’ve followed an alternative to new year’s resolutions. I have named the coming year with a power phrase. This is an invention of poet Lauren Brazzle Zuniga. You can read more about my take on it here.
https://allysonshaw.substack.com/p/shimmering-tenacious-receptivity

The Aviemore Stone Circle in a suburban enclave in the village of Aviemore in the Cairngorms- this is from a free years ago. If my memory is correct the tree is a rowan. #StandingStoneSunday #Scotland #Cairngorms #Aviemore #Neolithic #StoneCircle

Ulven wishes you a happy #caturday #BlackCatsOfMastodon #BlackCat

Apples from the old tree where I used to live. I miss that tree! #apples #StillLife #SilentSunday #nostalgia #harvest

Beach in Banff, Aberdeenshire. From a few years ago. Edited with #mextures #beach #Scotland #seaside #summer #GoldenHour