Some of Susan Fraser King's favorite links
Books and Authors:
www.maryjoputney.com
www.jobeverley.com
www.patriciarice.com
www.lorettachase.com
www.edithlayton.com
www.susanhollowayscott.com
www.sarahgabriel.com
www.bookandauthornews.com
www.wordwenches.com -- Susan is part of a blog with six other authors -- they discuss everything and anything to do with historical fiction, historical research, books, writing, and then some. Look for some of her blogging efforts there, either on the main page or in the Archives.
www.amazon.com
www.barnesandnoble.com
www.booksamillion.com
Music:
Art and Antiquities:
Art Renewal: www.artrenewal.org
Art Magick: www.artmagick.com
National Gallery, London: www.nationalgallery.org.uk
National Gallery, Washington DC: www.nga.gov
British Museum, London: www.britishmuseum.org
National Trust for Scotland: www.nts.org.uk
Scottish Links:
Clan Fraser Society, UK: www.fraser-clan.org (you can find some of my own historical articles here)
Everything you ever wanted to know about Scotland (you can probably find linked here): www.rampantscotland.com
Cool shopping! www.scotland.co.uk
Favorite places in Scotland: www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk
Charities and relief effort organizations:
www.freerice.com Improve your vocabulary and help feed the hungry at the same time.
ONE -- The Campaign to Make Poverty History: www.one.org
Heifer International: Ending Hunger, Caring for the Earth
www.heifer.org
The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, Moray, Scotland
To find out more, or to adopt a Moray dolphin of your own, go to:
WDCS - Adopt a Dolphin - Choose a Moray Firth dolphin
When Lady Macbeth, Rue (Lady Gruadh) walks along an east coast beach in Moray, near Burghead Sands, she sees the dolphins far out in the water. Bottlenose dolphins have been sighted in the deep waters of the Moray Firth (which is not so far from Orkney and Norway) for a very long time.
Careening seagulls overhead showed us that we were within a league of the long eastern coastline where Moray met the North Sea. Angus and Séan, two of Macbeth’s retainers, had brought a pair of hawks to fly—the birds had suffered the winter as well—and so we released them, rode hard after them, whistled them back and went at it again. The birds followed the sweet spring winds, and so did we.
The seashore was four or five leagues from Dun Elgin, and as we rode, the moorland changed to water meadows leading to a march of sand hills. The gray sea moved like silk in the distance, and we glimpsed the dolphins that frequent Moray’s coastline. Séan said that to sight them so early in spring was a sign of good luck.
Curious and delighted, I dismounted and went toward the beach, while Angus came after me like a grumbling nursemaid. “Do you worry I will break my neck after so long away from riding?” I asked.
“I worry about pirates and raiders, and you the small queen of Moray,” he said.
“Look! The dolphins!” I pointed, then noticed that the dolphins were following a long, curving shape gliding over the waves. A Viking ship. Two.
Angus pulled me back to duck behind some rocks, then put his hand to his dagger, and motioned for me to keep quiet and still....
The WDCS Wildlife Center (Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society) is based in Scotland on the southern side of the Moray Firth, on Scotland's east coast not far from Inverness. Part of their aim is to educate the public and raise awareness regarding the Moray Firth dolphins and their habitat. Visitors to the center can see the dolphins along with other water wildlife in their natural environment. Visitors to the WDCS website can find out more information about the animals and adopt a dolphin. Donations help the efforts of the WDCS in protecting the beautiful animals that return to the Moray Firth year after year.
To find out more, or to adopt a Moray dolphin of your own, go to:
WDCS - Adopt a Dolphin - Choose a Moray Firth dolphin
ONE -- The Campaign to Make Poverty History:
www.one.org
Heifer International: Ending Hunger, Caring for the Earth
www.heifer.org