{"id":188,"date":"2016-06-10T22:02:37","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T22:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/natureclan.net\/?p=188"},"modified":"2016-06-22T22:59:59","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T22:59:59","slug":"a-journey-to-the-heart-of-the-hebrides-meet-the-photos-of-ian-lawson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/?p=188","title":{"rendered":"A Journey to the Heart of The Hebrides ~ Meet the Photos of Ian Lawson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Isle of Harris has a fan,\u00a0&amp; I have never been there,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-198\" src=\"http:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1623-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1623\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1623-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1623-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1623-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 85vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>but I have seen it through the lens and gifted eye of Ian Lawson: Photographer, Path Illuminator, Genius. Here, you get a tantalizing peek at his vision, dedication &amp; connection to The Isle of Harris and their tweeds and tartans woven with island Magic. It is way up North and to the left, OK, that&#8217;s west.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The morning began. June 10th, 2016. More sun, always sun, ever since I arrived in Scotland. Funny.<\/p>\n<p>First, we got lost in the country, on the quiet, sheep-farming backroads. Next, we got found, &amp; shared tea with Hilary&#8217;s artistic friend, Fiona McDonald. I was brought to meet Hilary&#8217;s friend, Fiona, at her farm house, because artists like meeting other artists. She showed us her beautiful succulent designs in wall hangings and terrariums:(<a href=\"https:\/\/dycenews.com\/2016\/06\/16\/plants-for-free-the-potting-shed\/\">https:\/\/dycenews.com\/2016\/06\/16\/plants-for-free-the-potting-shed\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Fiona understood me right away. Out came the sweets, &amp; a big pot of hot tea, followed by an\u00a0elegant tome: the book, below, by photographer, Ian Lawson.<\/p>\n<p>And, then, I thought about how much I wish you were all sitting here with us, dining on biscuits &amp; caramel bars so good I ate mine and then had to sniff the wrapper, extensively.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-189 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_2715-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-190 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1615-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1615\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1615-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1615-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1615-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Poem within:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Silent Loom<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-191 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1616-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1616\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1616-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1616-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1616-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This is Bella. She died in 2010, but could she ever, really?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-192\" src=\"http:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1617-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1617\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1617-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1617-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1617-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Each page of the massive book has Ian&#8217;s impressions of The Isle of Harris next to &#8230; just look; I am speechless:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-193 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1618-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1618\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1618-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1618-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1618-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1618-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Are you with me?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Stag&#8230;Woven colors that make me weak with delight.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-194 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1619.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1619\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1619.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1619-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1619-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1619-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1619-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A ewe, and her other offspring: wool woven with love.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-195 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1620-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1620\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1620-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1620-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1620-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1620-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My laundry would be just as colorful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">May The Isle of Harris dry my laundry someday, soon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-196 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1621-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1621\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1621-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1621-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1621-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Just a taste&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-197 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1622-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1622\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1622-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1622-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1622-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 85vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">THE END<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-199 size-thumbnail aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/natureclan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1624-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1624\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Isle of Harris has a fan,\u00a0&amp; I have never been there, but I have seen it through the lens and gifted eye of Ian Lawson: Photographer, Path Illuminator, Genius. Here, you get a tantalizing peek at his vision, dedication &amp; connection to The Isle of Harris and their tweeds and tartans woven with island &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/?p=188\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A Journey to the Heart of The Hebrides ~ Meet the Photos of Ian Lawson&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=188"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":201,"href":"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188\/revisions\/201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natureclan.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}