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Welcome 💚

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It has been a while... where to begin, so much has happened and I seen new places of my beautiful home. Living in a country with such dynamic landscapes feels like a privilege... so much to share so I will be doing this over a number of posts. In August I travelled to the North West Highlands and learned a lot. I witnessed what I am studying first hand. The world has so much beauty and so many sites of interest so what better way to appreciate it then learning about it. From glacial sedimentology to coastal geomorphology the North West Highlands of Scotland has so much to offer... one must only visit to see the true majesty this wonderfully unique landscape offers.

Here is a trio of photos from the beautiful but midge ridden Knockan Crag, unfortunately was a very wet August

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Aviemore is an amazing place, despite being somewhat of a honeypot site it is a wonderful gateway to nature. Due to travelling alone I didn't go up the Cairngorms for my own safety but it is a beautiful nature wonder, however just along a path from my hostel was this beautiful nature reserve, I sat for a while watching a beautiful damselfly, they are wonderful to watch. Taking your time so sit, breathe and take in the world around you allows you to observe so much. It is a wonderful way to educate yourself.

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Since it is my first post let's start small... Geography is more than just maps, ignore what your history teachers and modern studies teachers would say to you. Geography is natural history and it is more than what we can see. You can tell a lot about how our landscapes were by looking under a microscope. Micro-fossils (such as pollen) help us put together a picture of what the world was like before humans were around along with how the world changed, micro-fossils of pollen help us piece together a picture of what flora was found and varying plant types found can help us figure out what kind of biome there was, what natural events took place and even help show the impacts of early farming when humans came into the picture. Isn't it amazing how something so small can create such a BIG picture. This is just a small late night post on holiday, as my studies go on I will be sure to provide in depth posts both for my own revision and to share my passions with as many people as I can. The photo taken here is on the bus to Aviemore, this trip was a spontaneous late night decision 💚