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Spare a thought for farmers in white highlands

A lonely cattle dip in the white highlands.[XN Iraki]

There is something therapeutic about visiting the countryside. It reminds us of our roots.

The shaggs, with no parks in the city, can be our park, you can breathe, avoid the choking exhaust, noise and meet innocent people; often familiar from relatives to neighbours you have known all your life. 

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