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Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

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Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

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Postby PinkDalek » October 7th, 2019, 7:07 pm

Here's a live version of a No Fishing Kingfisher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKmNZFdrTFs

Not my video.

Another which ignores Fischen Verboten:

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-kingf ... 11855.html

Not my image.

They're everywhere.

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Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

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Postby Clitheroekid » October 8th, 2019, 12:01 am

Snorvey wrote:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49875756

I thought this was just a reposting of the same picture so wasn't going to bother clicking on the link, but it's worth doing so, as there are some excellent pictures there.

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Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

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Postby scotia » October 8th, 2019, 8:45 am

Clitheroekid wrote:
Snorvey wrote:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49875756

I thought this was just a reposting of the same picture so wasn't going to bother clicking on the link, but it's worth doing so, as there are some excellent pictures there.

I particularly like the cockapoo at Linlithgow Loch.

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Re: The Lemonfool my pic of the day thread

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Postby scotia » October 8th, 2019, 12:27 pm

At Dunnet Head on Sunday - the most northerly point on Mainland UK. The Sun was shining behind us - but the showers were about to arrive!

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Over fifty years ago we were at Dunnet Head in late spring when the sea birds were arriving to nest - after 8 months at sea. They were having to re-learn forgotten skills - on how to land on the cliffs. The puffins were particularly comic - as they scrabbled to get a grip with their feet and beak, then would fall off, and come round for another try.

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Postby scotia » October 12th, 2019, 8:07 pm

Snorvey wrote:Hurricane Haggis hits Japan..... :shock:

In a similar vein - I decided not to try out the Wick Outdoor Swimming Pool last weekend :)

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Postby kiloran » October 13th, 2019, 9:48 pm

Snorvey wrote:Tea break spot at the bothy (bottom left of the picture)

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Ryvoan bothy, I guess. I spent a few nights there in Dec 1974, on a week's walk around the Cairngorms. Friggin' cold, my socks froze solid every night and needed a good bashing before I could put them on in the morning!

--kiloran

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Postby scotia » October 13th, 2019, 10:20 pm

For those seeking a less energetic ramble, a shorter version consists of the section up past Lochan Uaine (the green lochan) to the Ryvoan Bothy (and return).
https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/cairngorms/ryvoan.shtml
Its very pleasant, and it reminds me that it has been some years since I trod that way. Thanks for the photos to jog my memory - its time for a return..

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Postby scotia » October 27th, 2019, 12:13 am

We travelled up to Grantown on Spey on Friday, and as we passed Pitlochry, the hills had a light covering of snow, with a bit more on the Cairngorms. Autumn Watch will be starting soon (Tuesday) on TV - just down the road from Grantown, and it looks like they will also see a touch of winter.
Earlier today we were exercising my son's dog in the nearby Anagach Woods

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Which has an attractively wood-carved notice

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But our chief reason for travelling to Grantown was to celebrate our younger granddaughter's Birthday. One of the more unusual presents is displayed below.

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I'm not sure if "This Farming Life" is displayed south of the Border on BBC TV, however it features Lynn Cassells and Sandra Baer who have taken over an old croft (LynBreck) on the road between Grantown and Tomintoul. Our Granddaughters are keen viewers - so were delighted to have Lynn delivering the eggs.
And this afternoon there was a party - with a bouncy castle, which I refrained from trying out, since I need to be capable of driving south tomorrow.

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Postby AleisterCrowley » October 27th, 2019, 12:53 pm

Interesting (?) trivia: Aung San Suu Kyi , Prime Minister of Burma, used to live in Grantown

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Postby scotia » October 27th, 2019, 7:32 pm

AleisterCrowley wrote:Interesting (?) trivia: Aung San Suu Kyi , Prime Minister of Burma, used to live in Grantown

And further trivia - there is a café in Grantown called Chaplin's Coffee House and Ice Cream Parlour - because Charlie Chaplin used to bring his wife and children to it in the 1970s during holidays in Nairn and Grantown

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Postby Itsallaguess » November 3rd, 2019, 5:48 am

Windsor (California) -

High winds fuel hot embers from a burning oak tree near Windsor.

The Kincade fire has burned more than 75,000 acres, an area twice the size of San Francisco.


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Image source - https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2019/nov/02/20-photographs-of-the-week

Cheers,

Itsallaguess

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Postby scotia » November 4th, 2019, 11:42 am

We had a pleasant walk along the Aberfoyle forest trails yesterday, enjoying the Autumn colours

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We watched a red squirrel - who in return, watched us. But every time I raised my camera, it dodged back behind the tree - maybe he only poses for a reward. But there were other, rather unlikely, inhabitants of the woods who were happy to pose.

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Postby UncleEbenezer » November 4th, 2019, 1:24 pm

Your lady friend looks uncomfortably posed, unless perhaps she's just squatting for a wee?

Reminds me of Kafka onna bike:
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Postby scotia » November 9th, 2019, 11:35 pm

The River Braan beside the Hermitage, near Dunkeld today

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It was a pleasant dawdle up through the trees beside the Braan to the Hermitage this afternoon.
But the other part of the plan didn't work out so smoothly. In the (Glasgow) Herald today there was an article on a bakery in Dunkeld, run by a former contestant in the Great British Bake Off - so we felt a visit was required. Much to our surprise it was closed - apparently it only stays open until all of their fresh bakery items have sold out, and this usually occurs in early afternoon at the weekends. Looking at the web I see that it has been known for a queue to form before it opens. Clearly I'll need to get on the road to Dunkeld a bit sooner in the morning.

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Postby panamagold » December 1st, 2019, 4:55 pm

Ooooer. Noooo!

Assuming the human subject is ‘wifey’you must convince her n’er to place those firm tender rounded cheeks on snow covered freezing rocks else you’ll be putting thru’ a call to Dr. Pile to administer soothing ointment to those nasty hemorrhoids .

Nice photo by the way.

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Postby panamagold » December 1st, 2019, 6:23 pm

Snorvey wrote:The photo is of me.

And she's on her way round to kick your ass.


[titter] So it was you. [/titter]

To save a wasted journey tell her to leave it until after New Year when I’ll be back there. Oh, and can she also wear slippers instead of boots as my ‘farmers’ are giving me a little gip of late.

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Postby scotia » December 2nd, 2019, 11:30 am

Snorvey wrote:For being almost quarter of a century older than me, he was only about 5 or 10 minutes behind us at the top. A remarkable chap.

And I hope in quarter of a century's time you'll still be strolling up Ben Rinnes, and wondering why anyone should think it unusual at 75 years old. :)

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Postby UncleEbenezer » December 2nd, 2019, 1:04 pm

scotia wrote:
Snorvey wrote:For being almost quarter of a century older than me, he was only about 5 or 10 minutes behind us at the top. A remarkable chap.

And I hope in quarter of a century's time you'll still be strolling up Ben Rinnes, and wondering why anyone should think it unusual at 75 years old. :)

But in quarter of a century the other chap will be heading towards genuinely remarkable for doing it.

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Postby servodude » December 17th, 2019, 2:37 am

Meant to post this a while ago

- it cropped up on my google "remember this day" thing and I've only got round to it (hopefully it works)
- hopefully it counts as appropriate to this thread

This was door no 1 in our Aldi advent calendar a couple of years ago

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- sd


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