The Puzzle Wall at Knockan Crag shows traces of tropical marine creatures in the bottom layers below a layer of lime-rich mud. Above rests an even older layer, nearly half a billion years old. Scotland was part of the same continent as North America back then. The closing of a huge ocean led to a collision of two continents and the force of this collision thrust up these older rocks to make them top of the pile. This at least, is the theory. Touching part of the puzzle with my hands brings up a tingling sensation.
layer upon layer
how the earth moves
truth’s her art
© Xenia Tran
The clouds bring light relief from the blazing Summer sun. Along the trail we’re invited to take one hundred million year steps and follow Scotland as it drifts across the planet. Six hundred million years ago, Scotland is near the South Pole. Five hundred million years ago, Scotland is part of North America. Three hundred million years ago, Scotland is near the equator. We’ve seen the evidence of this in the beautiful rocks at Cove Bay, the sandstone reminding us the area was once a hot and arid desert.
rolling ball
a sculpture on the hill
mirrors our world
© Xenia Tran
Moss is growing between the slate on Joe Smith’s beautiful Globe. Ferns and heather release delicate scents in the breeze. The lochs are glittering below when we look back and see how far we’ve already traveled on this journey. Before we leave, my hand hovers above the Pipe Rock in the Puzzle and its gentle pulse. It makes me wonder what landscape we’ve come from, what landscape we’ll return to.
one by one
stags run down the mountain
into cooler seas
© Xenia Tran
You can see more photographs and another haibun from Knockan Crag in Deep Time on our sister blog Whippet Wisdom.
Wishing you all a beautiful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
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What a place! And that globe is fantastic.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Laurie, it’s a fabulous place to explore 🤗💖 xxx
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Such amazing scenery! What an incredible place! Wonderful 💖 🤗xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Cathy, it’s an amazing place and quite an experience to see the different layers 🙂💜 Hope you’re having a great day and much love to you and Finn from all of us here 🤗💖🐕 xxx
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Thank you 🤗 Yes, the layers are incredible, we saw them on the Jurassic coast.
We’re melting 😉 It has gone a little cooler now though. Much love from our house to yours 💖🐾xxx
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Thank you Cathy, it’s gone a bit cooler here too after this morning’s thunderstorms 😁 The Jurassic coast sounds wonderful, it’s on our list of places we’d love to see 🙂💗 xxx
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What a wonderful experience! A mystical walking journey through time and space.
Thank you so much for sharing, Xenia. 💞
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Betty, it was an amazing experience 🤗💖 xxx
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Love your photos, and your halibuts, too!
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Misky and for hosting this lovely twiglet 🙂💖 xxx
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A beautiful post! Love the ancient stones and stories!
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Dwight 🙂🙋♀️
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What a beautiful place to hike! Love your photos, haiku, and that globe sculpture, Xenia 🙂
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Lynn, it’s a wonderful place to visit 🙂💖 xxx
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What an interesting place. Great pictures. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Anita, it’s a pleasure to share 🤗💖 xxx
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Three absolutely engrossing Xenia, marvelous— thank you for sharing!
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Rob, it’s a pleasure to share 🙂🙋♀️
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Even the landmasses move all over the place. Beautiful photos. I like that globe against the natural background.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Frank, it’s a wonderful setting for the sculpture 🙂
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Really wonderful.
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Thank you kindly Nico 🙂
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We forget that our modern days are just a speck in the history of the Earth. Loved the story of how Scotland has moved in geological time. Wonderful photos, Xenia. ❤
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Olga 🙂💜 It’s amazing how the land masses have moved and how our small country has experienced so many different climates over time. Touching the different layers in the rock really brings this home 🙂💖 xxx
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You share such pieces of beauty through your photos. That slabbed mosaic is surreal, as is the globe. The timeframes show that patience is a virtue for aesthetics. Your poetry is a complement to the photos. Movement over millions of years, as captured by these objects, is magic.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Jade 🙂💜 It’s truly magic and touching the different layers so full of history is an amazing experience 🙂💖 xxx
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🙂 ❤
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Such beauties from the photos and poems. I appreciate a bit of history of nature’s wonders. Thanks for the amazing share.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Grace, it’s a pleasure to share 🤗💖 xxx
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It looks fascinating. The globe looks amazing in the beautiful Scottish landscape.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Karina 🤗 It’s a very interesting place to visit and the sculptures blend in beautifully with their surroundings 🙂💖 xxx
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Must have been an incredible place. I am awed by that puzzle wall. Beautiful haibun, and photos. Thanks, Xenia!
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Sara, it was an amazing experience and a wonderful place to visit 🙂💖 xxx
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Oh my what a glorious place! I felt the “tingling sensation” that you did while touching earth’s art.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Amaya, it was an experience that ran very deep 🙂💖 xxx
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This looks like a beautiful and intriguing place to hike, with your words as a tantalizing glimpse.
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Thank you Ken, it’s an amazing place to explore with an unusual geology and water flowing at every level of the hills 🙂
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