The hour and a half Brendan and I spent on the beach with the tide pushing us back towards the cliffs took me back to my work at Druidston in Pembrokeshire (more posts to follow).
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Glimpse, by Brendan Stuart Burns
I’ve always been an avid collector of books and despite now owning a Kindle (they do have some advantages), I’ll keep collecting. You commune with books, they become part of you and immersion within them is an experience that is at times intensely personal.
Calendar Walk – 1
A New Calendar – Flowers of Argoed
Firemore to Ardmair
We’d had one of those extreme moments within the landscape, when something transcendental occurs.
Firemore Sands
There’s always a highlight to a trip like this and we were about to experience it here. Very heavy pulsing showers had accompanied us up from Kinlochewe and continued into the late afternoon when we arrived at Firemore.
Kinlochewe to Firemore Sands – 2
….and so north again, past Slioch and Loch Maree and up toward Gairloch and Poolewe before heading out along the west side of Loch Ewe.
Forest Farm – 2 – Best of the Rest
In between the long spells when the Bitterns remained well hidden, there were other things going on.
Forest Farm – 1 – Bitterns
I spent a few hours in the ‘doorless’ hide at Forest Farm yesterday, being so close to the city has its problems but it’s a great little spot and always provides something of interest. There had been at least a couple of Bitterns there over the last weeks and quite possibly three!
Kinlochewe to Firemore Sands – Loch Ewe -1
The weather deteriorated today, if that was possible and the showers got heavier and the wind increased.
Kinlochewe… and a bit of a disaster!
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Kinlochewe -Torridon and Gairloch 2
The afternoon of our first day around Kinlochewe saw us move up to Gairloch and to Red Point overlooking the islands of Raasay and North Rona.
Kinlochewe -Torridon and Gairloch 1
We had three nights at Kinlochewe and this diary extract from our first day there gives some sense of our mounting frustration with the weather.
Scotland 2011 – Sheil Bridge to Kinlochewe
This set of images takes us from Sheil Bridge to Kinlochewe. We briefly touched Skye on this journey crossing on the Kylerhea ferry. Again we had some appalling weather but it cleared for an hour at the very end of the day and Beinn Eighe slowly showed itself.
Scotland 2011- Nevis to Sheil Bridge
The next series of posts will all be about time we spent in Scotland during may of last year (2011) We had chosen to visit the high North West in May for a number of reasons.It’s generally reckoned to be midgeless, quiet, good for birds and wildlife and the most favourable time for weather that gives a clarity of light with fine visibility. On all those counts it never delivered. Birds were few and far between, in two weeks we didn’t see a single deer let alone anything else in the mammal line, the midges showed up earlier than usual and visibility was, on the whole, very poor! The Met Office weather summary for the time we were up in Scotland says it all.
Calendar 2012 – New 2013 Calendar Planned
I’m back posting for a while! Still have a big op to come up in the early spring but will try and move things on a little by then.
The 2012 calendar has been out since January 1st and has been met with enthusiasm from all quarters. The quality of the images we had to choose from was very high and I’d like to thank all those involved and for sending their images on to me. It was a lovely project to have worked on and as a result of its success we’ve been asked to do another one for 2013!
A Quiet Time
I know the site has been inactive for a good few weeks over the summer and apologies for that. It will remain a little quiet for a while yet as I have to have a major operation coming VERY soon. Once in proper recovery I’ll begin again and things will start moving in a positive direction. So for now a bit of a signing off.
Final Calendar Walk
Nikon D300 v Nikon D3s – When To Use Which One
Tawny Owl by Torch Light – No.2
The owl was around again last night and with another fine evening the conditions were very good.