The Online Gallery of my work
This blog is about my getting together of my pictures ,films ,stories and poems as i travel the highlands of Scotland in my old bus , i live a simple nomadic hermit life trying to connect to all the wonderful nature around us hope you will pop over to see some of my work and leave a wee comment happy travels the dafthermit
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
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Here at Scratchy studio we offer you the chance to make a wee film about your business be it a B&B,Hotel ,Craft studio etc
This the gives you the ability to place a film about your business on your website
I can arrange to visit you and we cover all the Highlands
The Cost per film:
Films are from £80 ( but i like to work along the bartering system and payment will not be until you are happy with the film)
Tel: 07908135860
or
Email: dafthermit@gmail.com
Andy owner of the Scratchy Heed film studio ( the wee green studio)
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Wednesday, 8 February 2012
AIRLOCK ( A WARNING )
AIRLOCK
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As the sun rose over the wee hovel ,Mel came through the door clutching a huge parcel a smile beaming as she sat on her bed .
Slowly the packaging was ripped apart to reveal 2 pairs of leggings , a wee fashion parade followed with WHAT DO YOU THINK ? always a tricky question ..
Then back to the parcel and socks ,tops and a wee jacket followed
all shown on the cat walk up and doon the hovel.
Smiling like i hadn’t seen for a wee while, the look on her face changed a look of confusion filled the room ..
with her muttering , What are they ????
she pulled from the very bottom of the parcel a huge piece of material , I think it is a survival tent of some sort was my response , what with pink flowers in it , Well i don’t know dear ,get them oot and lets see.
Laying them on the bed it dawned on us what they were
PANTS ,PANTS the like we had never seen , huge like they could easily house all the hovel family with room for the neighbours .. just sat a stared back at us
Through tears of laughter i said trying to keep a straight face
Go on dear try them on the look warm and cosy …
Grudgingly a pair were peeled from the pack of SIX ( added value don’t you know)
As she stood there a look of stunned shock i watched as all that was overhanging disappeared inside these floral pants .
After much laughter she decided to keep them on as indeed they were warm on this wee frosty morn
So with thoughts of the earlier shock drifting, breakfast was readied and the days plans discussed .
….LITTLE DID WE KNOW THE DANGER MEL WAS IN …..
After a day spent on the many jobs aroon the hovel . The call from the truck that dinner was ready
My favourite
a huge bowl of Italian stew was waiting with 2 slices of homemade bread
We sat and chatted aboot the days events a wee giggle at the morning parcel and so we settled doon for a night in front of the box .
During the night the effects of the stew surfaced and the front door was opened to enable us to breathe.
Mel got up and stood at he sink a cup of coffee brewing .
when she said “you know what since i put those pants on and you might laugh but i feel lighter such a strange feeling..”
We watched a wee film and as it came to an end Mel said she would take the dogs out , climbing oot of bed she said again “ wow i feel so light footed , will have to ask your mum where she bought those pants i feel amazing “
As she opened the door the dogs leapt oot closely followed by a SCREAM …
I shot oot of bed only to see Mel hovering 3 feet from the ground still clinging to the dogs leads ..
ANDY , ANDY help, help
i stared unsure what to do
then i shouted let go of the leads your upsetting the dogs DEAR.
over the next few minutes she began to climb climb
then i noticed that the after effects of the stew had resulted in her creating a wee balloon what with the extra strong elastic on all holes ..
She drifted higher and higher till all i could see was a Huge flowery balloon with two wee pink polka dot wellies dangling and wiggling frantically aboot
Screaming she drifted towards the summit of Ben Wyvis
quickly i grabbed the phone and called the police and coastguard , within ten minutes police and the other emergency services were at the scene
Then in the distance the coast guard helicopter appeared and began to circle Mel who had now summited Ben wyvis and was heading to Inverness ..
Binoculars were all trained on the fast disappearing wee hermit when i heard the winchman from the helicopter shout
DROP YOUR PANTS MRS LOWE , DROP YOUR PANTS BUT SLOWLY AND GRAB THIS ROD AND I WILL PULL YOU IN .
EH ,EH ,EH WAS ALL THE RESPONSE I HEARD .
So the moral behind the story never have Italian stew while wearing COSY pants …
Some work from the tin can in the highlands
- 360 (1)
- AIRLOCK ( A WARNING ) (1)
- but apart from that not a lot goin (1)
- Dylan the Pathfinder (1)
- films (1)
- Flickr Pictures and comments (1)
- Frogs and films (1)
- Highland Abstracts my gallery / shop (1)
- HIGHLAND BLOOM (1)
- Mel to have a wee poem published (1)
- My latest wee film from the highlands of Scotland (1)
- My mind my heart (1)
- Next Track and film completed (1)
- On The Ground (1)
- Second film ready for Loch Ness Film festival (1)
- Some Comments about my work (1)
- Some more of my films from the highlands (1)
- Sunshine in the Highlands (1)
- The Blackbus (1)
- The simplicity of flowers (1)
- Two more films accepted at the loch ness film festival (1)
- Water run in the highlands with the faeries (1)




