Cliffs of Moher

Took some pictures at the Cliffs of Moher while on a visit in 2006.Here's a collage.

The following text is from their own site at
http://www.cliffsofmoher.ie/
The Cliffs of Moher are one of Ireland's top Visitor attractions. The Cliffs are 214m high at the highest point and range for 8 kilometres over the Atlantic Ocean on the western seaboard of County Clare. O'Brien's Tower stands proudly on a headland of the majestic Cliffs. From the Cliffs one can see the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, as well as The Twelve Pins, the Maum Turk Mountains in Connemara and Loop Head to the South.

The Cliffs of Moher are home to one of the major colonies of cliff nesting seabirds in Ireland. The area was designated as a Refuge for Fauna in 1988 and as a Special Protection Area for Birds (SPA) under the EU Birds Directive in 1989. Included within the designated site are the cliffs, the cliff-top maritime grassland and heath, and a 200 metre zone of open water, directly in front of the cliffs to protect part of the birds' feeding area. The designation covers 200 hectares and highlights the area's importance for wildlife.

Canadian Rockies

Back in 2003 on my world trip,i got to visit Banff in the Canadian Rockies.The scenery is stunning,nearly as pretty as Scotland ha ha.
I took this picture from The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel.
Definitely worth a visit.

The Galloway Hills

Came back over the moors from Stranraer today via New Luce and Loch Ronald.Lovely views of the Galloway hills on this route.
Here's a couple i took.

Copyright Infringement.(Not this picture,it's mine)

I had a feeling after Prince told YouTube to get his music off their site,that others would follow.My Bladnoch Bottled video has been referred.I honestly thought my pictures and clips complimented the song 'The Celtic new year.I'll admit i used the song without their permission,but i believe the images i put to the music constitutes the lions share of the presentation.I like to put music to my pictures and clips,so it looks like in future(thats if there's a mad rush of artistes claiming copyright infringements)i shall have to use non copyright material and music thats in the public domain.
I've just looked on YouTube under Van Morrison,and theclips are coming off in their droves.
Well thats no more free publicity for Van Morrison from me.
I will upload Bladnoch Bottled again,but they wont be able to take it off this time.

Hope you like todays picture.Just as the sun was setting on a very cold South West Scotland winters day,i walked through the woods at the back of my house.Climbed up the wee brae to look at the views and this one caught my eye.

Galloway Forest Park via Wood of Cree

Today was a nicer day to take pictures.
In the Wood of Cree there is a fairly high waterfall.Pictures never seem to do it justice,and in dry periods it looks rather anaemic.The other pictures in the collage were taken at the western fringes of the Gallway Forest Park.The river is the Water of Minnoch before it joins the Cree.

Kirkmabreck

Kirkmabreck is a great place for taking pictures.
The following passage is copied from Gen Uki's pages.
The quarry is now disused.

"The parish of Kirkmabreck is formed of the old parish of this name, and the largest portion of the old parish of Kirkdale...
The general aspect of the parish is mountainous, and may be said to be formed of a succession of hills and valleys; and the ridges of mountains, which rise rapidly from the shore and intersect the parish, have a very picturesque effect, particularly from Wigtownshire....
There are several fisheries in this parish upon the Cree, and in the bay, principally for Salmon, spirlings, founders, herring, &c.; and the nets employed for taking them are stake-nets, bag-nets, draught-nets...
The situation of Creetown is very picturesque. It is built between two rivulets or burns and four bridges. The gardens are so abundantly stocked with fruit trees, that in spring, when the blossoms are exuberant, the village appears as if it had been built in an orchard...
It was erected into a burgh of barony through the influence of John M'Culloch, Esq. of Barholm, on the 13 December 1791...
The nearest market town is Newton Stewart, and is only six miles distant from Creetown.
The population has increased considerably since 1831, in consequence of the Liverpool Dock Company having opened a very large granite quarry in this parish, at which they have from 60 to 450 men occasionally employed...
The united parish of Kirkmabreck and Kirkdale is of an irregular shape, and is about 9 miles long, and 5 miles broad. It is bounded on the north by Minnigaff; on the east by Girthon; on the south, by Anworth; and on the west, by the Cree and Wigton Bay. "(Rev. John Muir, Minister) New Statistical Account, Blackwood

Happy New Year

I'm now back in the Glebe after spending a lovely Christmas and New Year break with my YouTube collaborator Celticsam3.
Enjoyed catching up with mine and Celticsam3 families-and a good time was had by all.
Great to be back though and this picture is for shed lovers everywhere.