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Showing posts with label Machars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Machars. Show all posts

Thursday, 26 September 2013

Coastal Recces

This week I've been out recceing for a walk I'm leading soon.
I've had the company of the 'Musician' and the 'Sloane Ranger' whose nickname might turn to 'Hawkeye' as she misses nothing.

On Monday morning I spotted this perfect spiders web outside my back door.
There was excitement in Doonhill Woods too. A neighbours cat had been stuck 60 feet up a tree since Friday. Ben Lockwood the tree specialist had to be called out. 
On Youtube, Meeow - Three Days up a Tree is not the best video taking but you get a sense of the occasion.


Nature at its ripest


Here are the pictures from the recces  
Outcrop near the Isle of Whithorn


Heron at the Isle of Whithorn


Here's another interesting 'shroom. Is it also from the Shaggy Inkcap family ?


It's my intention to explore this chasm/cave sometime


WW2 Pillbox south-west of the Isle of Whithorn


I think this is Agaricus augustus - The Prince


Shags


Near Thief's Hole


This lovely lady is called Ebony.
The view looks north-west to Carleton Fell




The next seven pictures were taken on the inland return road to the Isle of Whithorn
Was I photographing the Flagpole anchor point or the Spaniel ? I think the nuts and bolts win even though I never even noticed them


Wall Brown front view


Wall Brown


The sign on the side of the house says 'Breathing Space'


Anyone know what this is ?..........


..................can't find it in my book
(I've been informed by my very knowledgeable fellow snapper, and excellent gardener Scoop that it's a variety of Hebe. If you want answers I'll always know someone who has them ! )
Another fellow walker has gone as far as identifying it as Hebe x Franciscana Blue Gem. Thank you for the detail fair lady.


Harvesting above the Isle of Whithorn


The last few pictures were taken between St Medans and St Ninians Cave on Wednesday
Shags just south of St Medans


A Rock Pipit


Hawkeye picked out these two odd stones in the walls of the ruins of Knockguisha. Is there a significance to their being there I wonder ?


I was going to make up a myth about this rock formation being a monument to a farmers dog, but I wont.
The Ranger said it looked like Greyfriar's Bobby


This Red Admiral could still fly but a close inspection shows that it's been in the wars.

That's my week up to now folks.
Missing from the photographs are the deer, the frogs,the birds of prey, the noisy typhoon and the six feet high brambles and sloe that turned out to be impenetrable. The former were too blurred while the latter was too precipitous and hazardous to even contemplate taking pictures.  
Have a great weekend.

Monday, 28 November 2011

A Windy Day on Luce Bay

High winds had stopped most of Scotland's ferry crossing on this day in late November 2011. I decided to take a run down to Luce Bay to take pictures and video. In no particular order the following are just some of the photographs I took.




















Here's an edited video clip. Music is Knocknagow by the Celtic Fiddle Festival.  

A bit cool,but a nice day for taking pictures and video.
I got my share of foam and sand.
I mostly use Youtube's own editor for my video's these days.They take my camera shake off nicely.

Friday, 20 May 2011

Road Trip in the Machars

Join me for a road trip.



This trip was from Glasserton Church Car Park to Newton Stewart,but the camcorder shifted in the back window,hence it being shortened to Sorbie.

I'll be using Audio swap to get some suitable background music.
Below are the music details.

It Was Tomorrow
artist: The Hacker
album: Art et Industries
length: 10:48
label: Different
genre: Dance & Electronic

Thursday, 31 March 2011

Machars Coastline

On the South West corner of Scotland we have miles and miles of explorable coastline.
A walk and recce with a fellow rambler took me once again down to Monreith and the coast between Point of Lag and Point of Cairndoon.

On the southern side of St Medans Golf course sit Back Bay.
Here on the northern side sits.....
...Front Bay


St Medans Golf Course

Rocky Inlet

Cave Exploration

Weird and Wonderful Rock Formations

Neptune's Seat

Centuries of being battered by the sea.

Noisy Nesting Fulmars...

...and in graceful flight.

Cliff Edge Flowers

Facial features on a protruding rock

A windy but nice day for a walk.
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