The loch shows an infinite variety of faces as the light hits it on different days.
Lucky used to be a stray girl but has now found her new identity as a Donich Lodge boy (the vet discovered he was male when we took “her” to be spayed). He would ask you to respect his new pronouns.
The high mountain pass over the Rest and be Thankful is the main route out of the village. Here it is in winter.
Spring sky over the mountain tops.
Sunset from our front door step.
A misty moon over the mountains as darkness falls.
View over towards the loch from near the summit of Cnoc Coinnich.
A rainbow appears in a clear interval between showers.
Lochgoilhead in the distance on a clear spring morning.
As the year turns, the mountains are white on most days.
Looking across the loch from the village, clouds form a band across the hills.
Tora and Schrodi our snow Bengal brothers used to live here. RIP both of you
A dragonfly pauses for a rest by the side of our pond.
The weather here can be appalling. Here gales and torrential rain have blocked one of the village’s few roads.
The colours on the mountains fade to muted browns as autumn approaches.
The Donich Water in one of its kinder moods as it runs through our garden.
One of a myriad insects pollinating our heather.
A group of wild haggis have made a den down by the river.
Our new Highland Tiger Saphy prowling her territory. She is a demon for the wildlife with her specialized prey item being shrews. She is not adverse to mice, voles or birds however.
This is Amber aka as Bramble. She is big, black, rather podgy and a bit of a scaredy cat. We had her cloned shortly after she arrived.
Although we don’t get much snow at loch level, the higher mountains are covered for five months or so of the year
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R had to go away for a conference overnight last night. The dates have really worked out very badly with my operation because he had all this booked in advance. But because we were just presented with a fait accompli for the operation dates, not only did I have to cope with the pre-op and […]
There is what is rather euphemistically called a “waste water substation” about 200m away from the end of our drive. This is what we used to call a small sewage works. On a side topic, when I was a child at secondary school we were given the option of going on two educational visits to […]
I’m off to the hospital on Thursday and should be able to switch to partially weight bearing on crutches. I’ll be honest and say that for the last couple of days I have slightly cheated in that although I have not practiced putting any weight on my foot through the crutches, I have stood up […]
Here are some pictures of the (now full) moon from in bed. They have not turned out that well but you get the idea… I am reminded of a poem which goes When I am sad and weary, When I think all hope has gone, When I walk along High Holborn, I think of you […]
My bed is currently positioned right in front of the french windows in my office. I really like this (to the extent that I am considering switching my office and bedroom over permanently), as with the curtains open I can see right out over the mountains. I often wake up quite early and can actually […]
There was an article in the Telegraph yesterday discussing the use of technology in the classroom – specifically they were (probably quite predictably) denouncing the use of “screens” (i.e. ipads and laptops), and the fact that children are no longer taught handwriting. I went to school for the first time in 1970. For my first […]
We now have four sheep. I wonder how long this can go on for before someone notices? I also discovered some gaps in R’s education. He is kindly bringing me my food to my desk as I can’t easily transport it myself at the moment. Today my pepper pot was decidedly lukewarm, and I also […]
Feeling a bit sad today as the weather is lovely and I can see the snow covered mountains out of the window of my office but can’t go outside as it is a choice of steps with crutches which I am not prepared to undertake until I can put some weight on my foot, or […]
Got out of hospital yesterday as per schedule. I’m feeling pretty tired and washed out, plus in a bit of pain from my foot. I don’t feel dreadful, but I do feel quite a lot worse than after the shoulder operation. I’m using the wheelchair rather than crutches and it is proving quite satisfactory. I’m […]
So I have had my foot operation and am back in my nice private room. This is my bedroom. This is my bathroom – a wetroom no less. I’m definitely going to get one for my ensuite at home. My leg is encased to the knee in an enormous space boot. I had a nerve […]
