Wednesday, 30 July 2014

A few pictures from around Newton Stewart

Pictures from a couple of walks around the town's periphery.

A colourful welcome


Towards Barrhill Farm


Small Toirtoiseshell


Dragonfly 


Same dragonfly different angle


The best picture
(I can't find what name it goes by)
Bob from Blue Sky Scotland tells me it's a Ruddy Darter. Having done a Google image search I must concur.


The same tortoiseshell


Newton Stewart view


Cree estuary view


A little way behind sat his harem


Ducks on Blairmout


Of the remaining six cygnets, five seem to be doing well. I fear for the wee fella !


Field bindweed




Interesting wall plaque


I wonder who PM was ?


View to Drigmorn and Millfore


The Penkiln Burn


Bower Drive bird feeders


A popular dining area


View towards Wigtown Bay from Newton Stewart old golf fairways


an inland Oystercatcher


A drystone wall mystery


Zoom in to Wigtown Bay




Last picture of the day

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14 comments:

  1. Linda31 July 2014 at 01:25

    So much beauty and wonder here, I really appreciate you sharing these lovely photos.

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  2. blueskyscotland31 July 2014 at 02:07

    Nice photos Jim. That looks like a Ruddy Darter Dragonfly. I noticed you had a lot of them down your way the last time I was in that vicinity. You also seem to have more butterflies in Dumfries and Galloway, probably because they thin out the further north they have to fly.

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    1. The Glebe Blog31 July 2014 at 09:34

      Cheers Bob, the picture in my book wasn't positive enough. Looking on the net, I see it clearly now. We do have a lot of butterflies this year. Ringlet and Meadow Brown seem to be in abundance. Haven't managed a picture yet, but I've come across a couple of blue butterflies which are quite rare in this part of the world.

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  3. Rose ~ from Oz31 July 2014 at 06:23

    It's lovely to get a personal tour of your lovely area Jim, albeit via pictures :(
    It's a stunning area with a lot of history and beauty. No wonder you enjoy living there.
    The smallest cygnet is rather small but let's hope the little fellow comes through triumphant. Your "best pic" is a gem, such detail! I see you got some power poles in for me, love the second image looking toward Barrhill Farm.
    The old house in the final photo begs exploration!
    And I'm very sorry to hear you are still feeling a little under the weather - perhaps a good shot of vitamin B complex would help you over the hill from this nasty virus.
    You have to be full of beans for next year yes?

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    1. The Glebe Blog31 July 2014 at 09:40

      Thanks Rose, I am lucky to live in such a diverse area. Glad to be of service re the power poles.
      Kirroughtree House is very historic. A regular visitor back in the days was our very own bard, Robert Burns.
      Yes, I must get fit if I'm to travel, now we're into July I must get booking tickets soon.

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  4. Tammie Lee31 July 2014 at 21:37

    so many gorgeous images
    and wonderful close ups!

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    1. The Glebe Blog3 August 2014 at 12:24

      Thank's Tammie, if I could get close to emulating your incredible close ups I'd be happy.

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  5. That Cat1 August 2014 at 18:13

    Love the photos, especially the dragonfly. We get the ruddy darters down here too but I can never get close enough or still enough to snap them. Think they're amazing looking creatures. After we cleared my Granpa's house we found a roll of undeveloped film in his camera and when developed it was full of dragonfly shots so I have a particular affection for these creatures.

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    1. The Glebe Blog3 August 2014 at 12:46

      As kids we used to go minnow fishing and guddling (tickling) trout and dragonflies were always around. We used to try and catch them but not harm them. It was only when I got to Hong Kong that I discovered there was a whole world of them. I had a copy of Philip Corbet's Dragonflies but it went missing in the late 60's.

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  6. Elephant's Child31 December 2014 at 18:30

    Rose sent me. Thank you so much for capturing and sharing this incredible beauty.

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    1. The Glebe Blog1 January 2015 at 09:02

      Thanks for visiting EC, I do love where I live, it's home.
      Happy New Year to you.

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  7. Rose L1 January 2015 at 00:12

    Wow! Such a lovely area! I could take thousands of photographs there!

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    1. The Glebe Blog1 January 2015 at 09:10

      Hi Rose L, lovely to see you all the way from beautiful Oregon. I've always wanted to explore the west coast of America, Maybe Rose and myself might get there someday. Happy New Year to you and yours.

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Thanks for all your comments. I may not get to reply to them all, but you may be sure they'll be appreciated.