Foos yer doos folks? Share and share alike, have a whinge, or spraf aboot summin guid fer a change!
Away to Arran for a week with lots of family. Thankfully the weather’s looking to be drier than when I checked the long-range forecast a week ago!
I don’t think my folks took me when I was a kid, but I’ve seen photos from when my grandparents took my aunt and I’m going to take the camera they used (an old folding medium format ensign from the '50s). Should be a good time, though the baby hasn’t been sleeping well! 😬
Old school camera will make for some good fun, trying to recreate some of those auld photaes :)
Love Arran, think you’ll make it up Goatfell? Or see the new dig? New distillery? All the cheese, oatcakes, and chutneys right too?
I always challenge folk to count how many of the big 5 they encounter when on Arran. Seals, red squirrels, golden eagles, red dear, and otters iirc and I did 4 in one day once the otter proving elusive
Definitely going to try to get up Goatfell! We’ll probably make sure to get some of the tasty grub as well.
My dad’s been talking about some old trees on the island so that’ll be a wee trip out. Going to get some kayaking and a boat trip in hopefully if the weather holds up!
Shame you never spotted an otter! What time it year was it you went?
About now. And seen otters in other parts of the country, but would have been great to hit all 5 in 1 day
Maybe they all feck off to somewhere nice for the tattie holidays.
Hiya!! Stopped work for the hols! Yay! Really wanted a wee break away but OH couldn’t get the time off. I’ll just be glad not to be working!! Weathers to be decent too!! Enjoy everyone x
Enjoy your week off anyway. I predict more walkies and some crocheting
Crochet?? Never tried! I have life admin to deal with and will do some visiting. I wanted a week in the sun but thats not happening!
The sun does still shine! The great outdoors isnae far away. How about knitting?
Yeah the weathers to be good here so it kinda softens it a bit but i wanted heat, a pool, sunbathing!! Not to be!! I’ll head down to portpatrick I think for a wee day.
I tried to knit but not very good at it!! I do a bit of cross stich in the winter but I’m not very art/crafty. I’d love to be and I can have ideas but the actual execution is usually shite!!!
Aff oan mah holibobs the morn: packing the nicht. Taking the A9 all the way north, onybidy wi a stop nae tae be missed like?
North all the way to Durness?
Caithness way. Ainly made it oot tae Durness aince afore. Weather luiks dry apart frae the day, so hupefu o sum sichts tae see!
On the way up, nae sure! Maybe Clava cairns, or Beauly Priory, or the falls of Bruar
Could check out Rogue Falls on the way up as well?
Enjoy!!