Jun 1st, 2021
Read MorePirate Day
I put together a little “Pirate Day” just for fun. The image above is the skull and bones tablecloth. This was the treasure chest cake.
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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I put together a little “Pirate Day” just for fun. The image above is the skull and bones tablecloth. This was the treasure chest cake.
We have had lots of wildlife in the garden. Just last night there was a pine marten, two badgers and a fox. Also we have two bullfinches back – although all the siskins have vanished.
Trying to eat the nuts out of the squirrel feeder. Much as I love wildlife, this stag and its harem have played havoc with our garden this year
Yesterday there was a single cherry left on my tree. Today it is gone.
I am not really sure that the two things are entirely compatible. It rather reminds me of the Saki story where a king had to choose between having pigs and flowers in his garden. The little girl was glad he had chosen pigs, but conceded that many people would have gone with the flowers option.
These were the Easter Eggs we painted this year. J was Captain Caveman (the best one in my opinion) R was the Minion N was Donald Trump My Mum’s I could never work out Mine was the Rabbit (which won)
This is the small loch at the top of the Rest and be Thankful. Luckily not any on the road itself.
Thick mist (or fog? I never know the difference) this morning. You can actually see the blue sky threatening to break through, and often on a day like this it does. And in fact it did!
A long walk ahead, but perfect weather for it.