365 Project – Day 75

Oh for goodness sake, when I left for Scotland I had a muddy lawn now I’m back I find that it has turned into an unruly field. I think that I need a couple of sheep to address this problem. 16 March 2014

Scotland 8

If you look at my 365 Project – Day 71 you will see a beautiful shot looking down Loch Leven on a sunny day. Compare and contrast with the same shot today. As it was such foul weather and also our last day three of our party decided to try some ice climbing at The…

Scotland 7

I have bashed about the Highlands of Scotland on many occasions over the last forty odd years. During those trips I have come across various stones, caves, statues etc. linked to Bonnie Prince Charlie. BPC raised his standard at Glenfinnan in 1745 where there is now this monument Eventually the Jacobites were crushed by the…

365 Project – Day 72

Today I visited Morar to take photographs on the beautiful silver sand beaches. Sadly these are best seen when the sun is shining, which today it wasn’t. 13 March 2014

Scotland 6

Today has been another simply wonderful day, if I’d packed them I would have worn shorts. In Scotland in March! I walked along the old Military Road from Kinlochleven towards Fort William. The military roads were built by the English at a time when our relationship with our Scottish neighbours was less cordial than now,…

365 Project – Day 71

I make no excuse for another landscape, when you have weather like this in Scotland in March you have to seize the moment. Loch Leven from the road to Kinlochleven. 12 March 2014

Scotland 5

Today we have had a simply beautiful day, wonderful scenery and brilliant light. We decided to go to the Ardnamurchan Peninsula to look for a very rare American Black Duck which had been sighted near Salen, but not by us. I’m not a birder myself but my friends are. Anyway the scenery was gorgeous and…