Challoch View

Nearing the end of a recce for a walk with the Wigtownshire Ramblers,I took four pictures of the countryside back towards Larg Hill,Cairnsmore of Fleet and Challoch Church.
This clip is the result of stitching them together,and using Photo Story 3 to add music and zoom.

There's a blip of half a picture near the end.I've no idea how that came about.

A cold day on the River Cree at Challoch

After doing my little bit of shopping at Sainsbury,I took a short walk along a section of the river near Challoch Church.
Here's a selection of the pictures I took.Look out for the upside down snap.

I guess these guys were heading for one of the windfarms.

A frozen inlet gets my plug.


It's quite a meandering river along this stretch.It also varies in width and depth.

Very reflective in the deep.

The ice makes a variety of patterns.

Strange !

A muddy frozen inlet where the cattle have walked has produced these frozen structures.

The Cree will freeze over in places.I think I've posted frozen pictures before.



Here's a bit of life.The picture I didn't get was the big pike nearly lifting itself clean out of the water.


The Cree is never boring.

I finished my wee walk at the Challoch stepping stones.I bet it's a while since anyone crossed here.

Here's a little video clip.

Water Water Everywhere (The River Cree in Spate)

After a prolonged cold snowy spell in South West Scotland in the winter of 2009/2010 the thaw came.The result was a rise in river levels.This was the River Cree in that thaw.Apologies for the up and down sound quality.