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Showing posts with label Fishermen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fishermen. Show all posts

Friday, 6 April 2012

After the snow

Happy Easter Everyone

6th 0f April 2012
I'll begin this post by thanking everyone for their 'Get Well Soon' messages, and to my subscribers, I will be catching up with your blogs in the near future.

I'm still awaiting a scan and treatment, but it'll be after Easter now I should think.
The painkillers are working, and I'm still able to do non strenuous walks.
I'll be back with the ramblers on their walk tomorrow.

We got the snow, there's still some atop the hills, but it soon cleared at lower level.


I took a walk up to the telephone mast yesterday.
A lamb from a Texel Cross and according to the farmer no more than a couple of hours old.


After the heatwave and the late winter storm, it looks like we are back to how early spring should be.


A split second in time, these blades were fairly spinning in the wind.


Newton Stewart
'Gateway to the Galloway Hills'


The meandering River Cree with Cairnsmore of Fleet beyond.


Riverside flowers


The river was busy with anglers


A glimpse of Machermore Castle
Machermore Castle Eventide Home was opened in 1954 as a care home for the elderly.
It was declared insolvent in 2010. I've no idea what, if anything, is happening to preserve it. It would be a shame to see it go to ruin.


Daffodil and Dave O'Dill (Lorry driver)


I started filming the local heron, but after seeing him/her tucking one leg up, i realized it was resting.



I thought I was seeing things when about a dozen birds started swooping over the river, but once a couple settled on the overhead wires I knew.............the swallows had arrived.
That's it for now.
Have a nice weekend. 

Wednesday, 28 September 2011

Robin's Song,Sooricks,Sheep,Fishermen and Waterfalls

Wednesday the 28th of September
Some stuff from this week so far.

We'll start with this lovely robin.

It's a pity I didn't have my zoom microphone with me.

As kids we'd often eat these.Wild Sorrel.
We always called  them Sooricks.The Scots language has them as Sourocks

I'm up at Barrhill Farm Woods Telephone mast again.
You can see the roof of my house above.

Even on a dull day the meandering River Cree looks beautiful.


This panorama is also full screen on Panogio here.

I'm not sure about this sheep with the small horns.
Could it be a Hebridean/Jacob cross.
Maybe 'The Weaver' will provide me with the answer.

I was intrigued by this sign on the riverside walking and cycling path.
Is it intended for drunks maybe ?

The last couple of weeks have been a hive of activity on the river with fishermen.
I haven't yet managed to be there when anything's been caught.

Water of Minnoch.
Talking of fish, I was up at Stroan Bridge to look at the waterfalls where I'm hoping to see salmon leaping next month.


I'll finish with this video clip
I live in beautiful surroundings.
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