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Welcome to my wee blog.My name is Andy ( The Dafthermit ) . For the last 20 odd years i have ben trying to get back to a simpler way of life and finally in my old bus up here in the Scottish mountains i am finally getting there. My time now is spent taking pictures of the highlands ,making films to show the world the beauty all around and writing something that has surprised me having had a few of my stories published , Having picked up a camera and laptop in 2008 i have really enjoyeed the journey the camera has taken me on again having had a couple of pictures in national magazines, last year three of ,my films where shown at the Loch Ness film festival. anyway i hope you enjoy your visit to my wee blog

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Monday, 1 November 2010

The Last Tiger

The thought that somewhere on the planet a human child is being born that will in their life witness the death of the final tiger haunts me daily.
As we expand our presence on the earth and the eternal drive towards ever increasing production off both food and products to make all comfortable all over the world
animals of all sizes and species are forced into ever  smaller habitat
The nay sayers ,sceptics and people who simply don’t care two shits about the planet or life outside their bubble sit on their arses and attack people that do care and that try to help in anyway they can
Even today people still laugh at the idea that humans can have an affect on the environment yet all you have to do is look at the temp inside a city compared to the surrounding countryside to see the effect of our cities which on average are 10 degress higher are having .
From all around the cities both the surrounding countryside and beyond
the daily struggle to feed the beast and at any cost
as long as the city dwellers are able to buy their wee plastic toys or some obscure fruit or food flown in at any cost. as lond as it is cheap. as long as the endless aisles are filled and clean free from any germs ,who cares.
People all over the world are struggling to help
they can see the wave of extinctions that are coming and all try in any way to help wether it is the rejection of the huge power companies a complete change in our modern lifestyles . or simply doing with less in daily life .

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peace and light to all thta are fighting to help the PLANET








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Andy the Daft Hermit lives 45 minutes outside Inverness with his wife Mel in an old bus parked in a layby. This current home of theirs is the longest they have ever stayed in one spot. “I’ve been travelling now 25 years,” said Andy Lowe. “Mel’s been travelling 15. One of the reasons we’ve come and stayed up here is because of Mel’s health. I wanted to bring her to the mountains for fresh air and clean water and just a slower pace of life.” Mel has had breast cancer twice, skin cancer once, and for three years believed she had bone cancer after being wrongly diagnosed. Andy’s belief in the restorative powers of the north made them pack up ‘The Black Bus’ that they live in and cross the border into Scotland. New Highland home for hermit couple Andy and Mel “I think we both believe in trying to get to a more simple way of life,” said Andy, “but it’s strange for us because we are sort of hermits, or we like to live separate, but it’s not being anti-social… it’s just the way we are that allows us to be creative.” Andy first began travelling when he left the army. Fed up with bureaucracy he packed a rucksack and left for France and has been travelling ever since. By investing any money the couple have earned into solar panels and wind generators they now live a self-sustaining existence, without electric bills, and collect rain water “straight from Heaven”. “It’s not easy,” said Mel. “There might be time when there might not be enough facilities around, but you always find a way, you know?” Rather than rejecting technology, Andy blogs about his travels online and collaborates with artists from around the world via his ‘Scratchy Heid Film Studio’, which he runs from a static trailer next to the couple’s bus. He explained his philosophy: “My belief is that if you can go through life and you drop dead and you’ve got a balance there that slightly outweighs the good than the bad, you’ve done alright. “Yesterday, with what Mel’s been through with the cancer and all that, I had a woman on one of my sites there that thanked me for the writing, for the positive things, and to me that’s worth everything. You can keep your millions, we’re not interested. That is what we do.” To check out Andy’s artwork and video projects check out his website. MORE FROM THE NORTH

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