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went to Banbury ... which was just gearing up for the Michaelmas
Fair ...
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Ian
gets to grips with a Death Cap! |
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| October
- Winter arrived early |
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First dusting on Oct
2nd (left )
Good ski-able
cover on 30th (right)
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| End
of September - we had a super visit to Howard's on Skye |
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although
cloudy the visibility was good through the west coast mountains |
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Arriving
at the Sound of Sleat |
Mallaig
from Skye at sunset |
The
old bridge at Sligachan |
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Party
at the Three Chimneys |
The
Cuillins from The Three Chimneys |
Food
on a slate |
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Superb
walk at Moonen Bay
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Orca
in the bay! |
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and
Golden Eagle overhead! |
EH
& Bess in the high moors |
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all to see McLeod's Maidens (& the distant Cuillins) |
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A superb walk the second day too ... |
under
the brooding Cuillins |
and
out via the Faerie Pools |
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extraordinary
rock formations |
the
burn flowing under a rock arch |
home
via Plockton |
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| September
- we visited the sculpture park in Glen Feshie |
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| September
- we caught the Strathspey Steam train to Aviemore and walked
back along the Speyside Way |
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Aviemore
Station |
The
insensitively named
Spey Valley golf course |
Janet,
Ian Wallace & Bess striding out through the flowering heather |
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| Another
visit to the Edinburgh Festival ... |
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Fireworks
above Edinburgh Castle
at end of Tattoo from street |
The
last post on the Castle ramparts |
Performers
relax as they leave |
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We
were lucky to find St Bernards Well, Water of Leith open for
the day |
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| Autumn
2008: We enjoyed a wonderful fungi season ....
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| August
2009: The Abernethy Games were a great joy |
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Stuart
Black, Chieftain for the day opens the games with members of
Clan Grant here from all parts of the globe |
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spectacle of the massed bands and all manner of fun & competitions:
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trip to the top of Cairngorm gave us wonderful views - including
back to Auchendean |
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Auchendean
at bottom left and the
Moray Firth in the background |
the
passing loop |
Ben
Nevis on the west coast |
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The
twinflower put on another good floral display this year |
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| 27
July: The Great Garage Sale |
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| We
attended our first "Scots Nights" in Nethy Bridge
for 20 years.... |
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| July:
Eric went with his brother Roy to the Boat of Garten Steam
Fair
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68030
making steam at Broomhill Station |
little
& large |
LMS
5025 |
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friendly red squirrel started calling at our bird table |
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July: We started
to walk the entire Speyside Way - in stages - with friend
Janet from Ewe and Me
in Grantown.
Here walking
The Wildcat Trail around Newtonmore
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above
Newtonmore |
Stone
age hut circles |
river
cascading over rocks |
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fragrant
orchid |
debris
from winter floods |
butterfly
orchid |
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July:
To prove he's retired, Ian went off to hill-walk in Torridon:
Day 1 - a wet day of dramatic waterfalls which culminated in
a concert in the village hall
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Day
2 - a better day ending at the top of Liathach
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June - Mid Summer golf at Auchers
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Suppers
at top, then playing (in the dark!) and finally Ian announces
the Booby Prize winner - Sally and Overall winner - Paul |
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Interesting
new website for walkers and hillwalkers, including "3D"
views
of hills on each described walk - www.walkhighlands.co.uk
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| June 15th -The
Third Abernethy Garden Party ... this year for "Explore Abernethy" |
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Re-cycled
plastic drinks bottles
made into a greenhouse |
Asparagus
growing in polytunnels |
Plant
sales and Garage sales -
this is Thomas's stall |
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The lunch option
at Auchers |
Neil,
the chair of Explore Abernethy
looks at the blooming twinflower |
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| June
2008 - The Strathspey Steam Railway are making progress
this year on re-laying the line to Grantown on Spey
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Auchers
at right - from the river |
Broomhill
station in the background |
Sunset
view of the work from Auchers |
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May 2008:
Remember the old kitchen? .... |
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How
it was
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the same view now ....
(see Aga on right) |
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and the new utility room -
both 95% finished |
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April 2008: A new venture
.... Eric opened for B&B in April 2008
(L)
Breakfasts are being served in the window looking
to the river...
NB - The Coach House self catering flat is still
in operation as before
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