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Another year older
My birthday this week gave N and me an excuse to take a week off from work and head up to the Cairngorms for a few days of bird watching. At least, that was the plan. Tuesday began with a flurry … Continue reading
Posted in Photos, Scotland
Tagged Cairngorm, Knockando, lochindorb, Scotland, snow buntings
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Blah
It’s been a fairly awful week. It should have been a restful week’s holiday around the house forgetting about work, but instead it was a stressful period that’s still not over. So Kim’s weekly challenge this week is particularly apt: Fighting the … Continue reading
Last day on Mull
Friday was our last full day on Mull and it rained ALL DAY! At first, having a quiet day to do some PhD stuff was appealing, but neither of us really settled to it, and by late afternoon we both … Continue reading
Birds on Mull
Yesterday was forecast to be a beautiful day, and I woke up to find the sun burning its way through the blinds. So I put up a packed lunch and we headed out nice and early. We’d decided to head … Continue reading
Grasspoint, Mull
Another lazy morning at the cottage yesterday, then out for a walk after lunch to Grasspoint, about 3 miles away from here. With binoculars around our necks and cameras at the ready (Niall took six – yes, six! with him) … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Photos, Scotland
Tagged cattle, deer, foxgloves, Grasspoint, Mull, Scotland, Stag beetle, vole
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Leading Lines
Uncertain days following the Brexit fiasco, but as ever my surroundings soothe me and I am happy to be up here. Selfish worries about the possibility of rising mortgage payments, losses to my future pension and all of that mean … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Garden, Photos
Tagged #clmooc, #leadinglines, flowers, garden, Lines, Scotland
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Between the lines
So grab your camera and start reading between the lines! What will you find when you are thinking through your lens? Kim’s weekly photo challenge I’ve been away up in the Cairngorms this week birding, or something like that. We … Continue reading
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Tagged Abernethy, Findhorn, Frames, Lines, Loch Garten, pine trees, Scotland
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Snow
Yesterday it snowed. By lunchtime the view from my bedroom window was this: snow houses flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license One thing that surprised me was how the houses, which usually look white, look … Continue reading