I did warn you that Christmas was on it’s way in Blair Atholl. Saturday was the start with Father Christmas having a break from his busy schedule & seeing nearly 50 of the villages children. This was followed by the turning on of the village Christmas lights, which I am sorry to say I was a total failure at taking photos of. I blame it on the extremely strong mulled wine that was on offer, not to mention the delicious mince pies which did rather distract me from getting any decent shots. It is such a shame because our huge Christmas tree (supplied by Atholl Estates) had the near full moon right on the top of it & I really tried to get that shot as it looked like a very bright bauble sitting up there.
I was a bit more with it today at the Christmas Market. Many locals had stalls & also attended as you can see from my shots. I stayed for just over an hour & I think the attendance was up on last year, though it was very mild compared with it being cold last year. As usual the cake stalls & Rami’s bread were popular, along with local handmade jewelry, woolies & honey. The framed photos made me very envious as they were excellent scenes from our area, with a large number showing harsh winters of the past. All in all a good weekend in the village & I promise in the week I will go down to the village & capture the lights as best I can, hopefully.
