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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My Mum has done well on present choosing of late. As well as the brilliant rice/slow cooker she gave me for my birthday, she also gave R a great beanie for Christmas (note to the elderly this is an American term for a bobble hat). You may wonder why I am enthusiastic about the hat […]
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Lucky is distinctly overweight (R calls him Fatass). Unfortunately when we brought him in from his stray existence, we tempted him with food, and he was so ravenous that he was eating in excess of six pouches of cat food a day, plus copious amounts of milk. This has had a bad effect on his […]
It has been a while since we had sheep in our garden, but this small flock (three ewes and a ram) have been here a few days now. I wish they would stay as they help to keep the lawn under control. We are really going to have to decide what to do about the […]
We moved the camera to the floor of the shed to see if we could work out Ratty’s mode of ingress. Sure enough, he has gnawed his way through the door at the bottom, enabling him to get into the main shed from the space in the foundations where he clearly lives (click on the […]
Many years ago we had some plastic bins in our shed which we used to store seeds and nuts for the birds. Then we caught a field mouse in the seed bin and assumed that one of us had accidentally left the lid half off. A few days later, I opened the bin lid (which […]
Lucky is starting to be a nice (if rather odd) cat. He still occasionally vanishes for a day or two at a time, and we still have no idea of where he goes. But back in the house, he is now prepared to be stroked, tickled on his tummy and brushed. There are some tangles […]
Valentine’s Day today and the cats sent R their own take on a card. This was Saphy and Amber’s effort. Lucky’s showed a surprising insight into his own personality. R also got a box of very yummy chocolate brownies, and I got a large box of nuts.
I’ve always loved space exploration. My first memory is of the Apollo moon landing. I was 3 years old and I clearly remember Dad carrying me into the room with the black and white TV and him saying to my Mum “She will remember this all her life.”. I have (so far). When I was […]
There is a cracker joke which goes “What’s yellow and dangerous?” answer – “Shark infested custard”. Actually custard presented a real and present danger the other day. I went to see my mum in Rhu, and as usual I ordered her a nice lunch (to tempt her to eat as she doesn’t eat enough). For […]
