The Hill of Fare presses upward against the beauty of a
cloud-streaked sky, all blues and greys and whites. An autumn sun hangs
resolutely in the sky as the clouds dance and caper across its face.
Sheltering animal and bird habitats, providing recreational
paths for walkers, concealing historic relics from a past battle between Mary
Queen of Scots and the Duke of Huntly, the hill is rich in peat for the heather
growing there, and beneath the peat lies granite containing elevated concentrations
of uranium and thorium. A hill of
diverse abundance.
It is a beautiful feature of our local landscape, lying at
the gate to Royal Deeside and on to the Highlands. The boundaries of my life
have fallen in pleasant places.
The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it. May we preserve
and respect the gifts we have been given, and be willing to invest in
alternative alternatives as we seek a ‘greener’ way to live.
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