Thought we would get back to a routine of sorting the garden out after our holiday, usual shopping, coffees in The Mill, but then I forgot I had a birthday and somewhere around that time we get together with my British son. So the routine was gladly interrupted with a weekend away in Ayrshire and a celebration time. So not much time for Cairngorms news just Ayrshire.
24th.
My son timed it right, for on this weekend was his village Gala, enabling me to take loads of photos. To start the day off right we went for a pleasant circular walk to an adorable loch and in sunshine .
My wife on the right and my sons partner on the left, so peaceful.
As you may have seen in previous posts I cannot resist taking shots of unusual fence posts, above were a couple from that walk.
After a quick lunch off to the Gala.
The barn Owl was meant to do a performance for the crowd but simple refused to budge off it’s perch even when offered food, so out came the Harris Hawk who did all that was asked of it. some lovely owls though that were a pleasure to see.
Next came the stunt riders, and you could see every child (and adult) saying “I want to do that” me included.
Next came the Classic cars, all parked to close together for us photographers to get any individual shots, but good to see. Included in the collection (which was to close to the others to take a shot of, was a 1965 Austin A40, now both my wife and myself passed our driving test in one of those in 1964. Me on the second attempt her on her first (of course), so a very nostalgic moment for us both.
On returning back to their house I couldn’t resist taking a shot of the House Martin building it’s nest, they have four nests on their house which I am very envious of, as we only had them for one year before the House Sparrows took over their artificial nest. Here it has a mouthful of mud for the construction.
Another thing that has taken me out of my usual routine is the camera club that I belong to has set it’s members four, weekly assignments all related to “Reflections”. The first was of reflections through shop windows and the second was through vehicles, with two to go in the next two weeks. So included here are a few that I have taken early one morning in Pitlochry, before the tourist woke up.
Shop windows.
On Cars.
So you can see this last part of the month has been far from routine, even getting this out to you two days late.