> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # In Pursuit of Spring - Field Note - URL: https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/in-pursuit-of-spring-field-note/ - Published: 2026-02-20T10:53:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-03-02T11:04:33.000Z - Description: A journey (now complete) on my camper-van-camino from the Scottish Highlands to Cornwall. Each day, I’ll write a short post and produce a watercolour drawn from the day’s experiences. - Author: Andy Marshall - Tags: In Pursuit of Spring, stobo kirk, portmahomack, scotland, loch an eilein, hadrian's wall, sycamore gap, dunkeld, genius loci digest, in pursuit of spring post ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/2026/02/IMG_4656.JPG) ## Camper-van-camino Edition I'm an architectural photographer. I travel around Britain interacting with special places. I work from my camper van called Woody and I share my experiences via this digest. --- ****FIELD NOTE** ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/2026/02/F5935757-6ECF-48CC-A0CC-4F5A518B47BE_1_105_c.jpeg) **After spending the evening writing up my digest post and finishing the day’s watercolour, I have a fitful sleep. In the middle of the night I wake convinced that my winter duvet has slipped off me. It is excruciatingly cold. I look down into the darkness of the van - I am still covered.** I switch on the diesel heater. After a few minutes the screen flashes an error code. I look it up. The diesel has thickened in the cold and is blocking the fuel lines. It is one of the coldest mornings I have had in the van. It feels like an effort simply to get up and get moving - to wind in the electric hook-up, clear the windscreen, and negotiate the snow-covered roads. But gradually it gets done. The engine settles and the glass clears. Then, slowly, the day begins to show itself in the rising sun. I’m hoping upon hope to escape the jaws of winter and find something of spring as I travel towards Cornwall. 0:00 /1:07 1× --- See the other posts here: [In Pursuit of Spring - Andy Marshall’s Genius Loci Digest![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/icon/Andy-262.png)Andy Marshall's Genius Loci DigestAndy Marshall](https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/tag/in-pursuit-of-spring/) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2e/b6/2eb6d776-18dd-41f1-a2d1-b76fa2d605be/content/images/2026/02/dji_fly_20260215_103612_0140_1771188421008_photo-2-1.jpg) ## Memberships are a real lifeline - can you help keep me on the road? Thank You 🤗 Lots of Member Benefits [Support The Digest](https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/#/portal/) --- ## Sign up for Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest Andy Marshall is documenting his travels in his time-travelling camper van 🚐📸🏛 Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. --- --- ## Thank You! *Photographs and words by Andy Marshall (unless otherwise stated). Most photographs are taken with iPhone 17 Pro and DJI Mini 5 Pro.* --- 🔗 Connect with me on: [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/fotofacade.bsky.social?ref=digest.andymarshall.co) / [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/fotofacade/?ref=digest.andymarshall.co) / [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Fotofacade/) / [X](https://x.com/fotofacade?ref=digest.andymarshall.co) / [Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/blog/fotofacade?ref=digest.andymarshall.co) / [Flickr](https://www.flickr.com/photos/fotofacade/?ref=digest.andymarshall.co) / [Vimeo](https://vimeo.com/fotofacade?ref=digest.andymarshall.co) / [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.social/fotofacade?ref=digest.andymarshall.co) / [Pinterest](https://uk.pinterest.com/fotofacade/?ref=digest.andymarshall.co) / [Flipboard](https://flipboard.com/@fotofacade/genius-loci-digest-kmv1vao8y?ref=digest.andymarshall.co)/ Fediverse: @fotofacade@digest.andymarshall.co