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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Jan 4th, 2024

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Toast

I have now had my right arm in a sling for three weeks, with two weeks to go before I see the consultant and hopefully get the ok to remove it (the sling that is!). Some things I can manage ok with one hand (dressing, most of showering, some of cleaning and cooking, and others […]

Dec 31st, 2023

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First Snow

The weather yesterday was snowy for the first time this winter – nice change after the rain and wind. The Rest was apparently passable, although I would not have liked to try it personally. We did not get any Amazon orders yesterday because of the snow so we had to wait till today for the […]

Dec 29th, 2023

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Twelfth Day of Mousemas – R’s Birthday

Today is R’s birthday. The exact number is a secret, but is one of the big ones. I bought him a bottle of whisky. Saphy bought him a book. Amber sponsored a cat pen at Cats’ Protection for him. R bought himself a red sports car and a holiday for two in Vegas. So that […]

Dec 28th, 2023

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Eleventh Day of Mousemas

R’s sister V gave me a “Woodland creature garland” for Christmas. Saphy liked this a lot. Lucky is starting his new year diet a bit early. He really is quite badly overweight – from behind his profile is almost square, and when rolling over, he can’t reach the middle of his tummy. He is getting […]

Dec 27th, 2023

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Tenth Day of Mousemas

Family went home today. I hope they don’t have the same A83 experience as Santa did trying to get home after finally finishing his deliveries rather late.

Dec 26th, 2023

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Nineth Day of Mousemas – Boxing Day

Table laid for Christmas dinner. Note the Mr Carson style tape measure – I don’t think J really measured the place settings though! This was our starter, a seafood platter from M&S. We also had their chocolate torte for pudding. With rasps and clotted cream.

Dec 25th, 2023

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Eighth Day of Mousemas – Christmas Day

Merry Christmas everyone! Amber and Saphy sang the “12 Days of Mousemas” for us (Lucky was outside greeting the mice, voles and birds with goodwill to all creatures). The Twelve Days of Mousemas *Verse 1:* 🎶 On the first day of Mousemas, my human gave to me A mouse in a tiny tree. 🎶 *Verse […]

Dec 24th, 2023

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Seventh Day of Mousemas – Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve on the Donich we visited Spain for Tapas Night. Apart from me nearly dying of chili poisoning the food was lovely. Then we played charades and “Animal, vegetable, mineral”. My mum managed an all time record by guessing the answer on her first “question”!

Dec 23rd, 2023

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Sixth Day of Mousemas

No snow today, just pouring rain and wind. The snowman was built in the garden here by R and I a few years ago. We have only had one white Christmas here in Lochgoilhead. The same year we saw heron prints in the drive.

Dec 22nd, 2023

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Fifth Day of Mousemas

Here is Heather the Heilan’ Coo. R bought me her from a local chainsaw craftsman a few years ago. R has a chainsaw which he uses to cut down small trees but the only sculpture he would be likely to create with it would be “Man with chainsaw clutching severed leg”. Here is Heather in […]