tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49458414932082142952023-11-16T11:32:10.418+00:00GennasusGennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.comBlogger254125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-22918385663511553932010-02-18T09:29:00.003+00:002010-02-18T10:15:24.924+00:00Total wipeoutYes, I'm still in the land of the living, although recent events almost had me doubting that fact.<br /><br />Whilst I was having computer hassles, it seems my human system was also not performing to its full capacity. Things came to a head after two weeks of vomiting and diarrhoea, resulting in me being admitted to hospital and put onto a drip. For someone who has always taken good health for granted, it came as quite a shock to find myself in such a poor state. I got home after a week and was glad of the chance to catch up on some sleep - how does anyone ever get any rest in hospital?!<br /><br />I'm working at getting my energy level back up, I hate feeling so feeble, dog walks are gradually getting longer and hopefully it won't be too long before I'm back to normal. I am very lucky to have kind friends and family who helped out by looking after some of the dogs for me, thanks to all of you.<br /><br />Weight loss was quite dramatic, I lost 10kg (22lbs) in 10 days but, for those of you interested in dropping a couple of dress sizes, I wouldn't recommend this method!Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-14861390952444168222009-12-05T00:23:00.006+00:002009-12-05T09:57:17.355+00:00Lumps, bumps and a new additionAs promised, here's lumpy Jana and some puppy news. It's taken quite some time getting this post up due to computer and photo problems, hopefully these will soon be ironed out. Computers are wonderful...but only when they do what you want them to!<br /><br />Jana-the-accident-prone-vizsla must have felt it was quite long enough since her last mishap <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrKcJRUgwmGB1tOYegfu-85MbHPVRZzH5Sx8WUziEd7HLw6k89RCp-XWiOs0qarlVajK_Zvt1g1rvZnMCmVUSq42WK-uWHVv8tImeAewEoiOkvyAOh_mBCz2PbNDQn266hnlu6todgIE/s1600-h/IMG_0180.JPG">(the wound which required stapling</a>) and came out in quite spectacular hives last weekend. It started with a small lump above one eye and a slightly fatter lip and soon developed into more widespread bumps and a distinctly wrinkly-stocking look to the legs! Since she also brought up her last meal, I suspect it was an allergic reaction to something she ate, the most likely thing being a 'smoked barbecue flavour ' rawhide chip dog treat that she'd had for the first time. She won't be getting any more of those...just to be on the safe side.<br /><br />Thankfully, the reaction soon subsided and she was back to her normal smooth-skinned self by the end of the next day.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-style: italic;">EDIT</span></span> I should add that Jana was promptly given a steroid injection by the vet and, although she got worse before she got better, she didn't suffer a prolonged itchy spell and has made a complete recovery. I suspect some form of added colouring in the treat was to blame but it's difficult to know for sure. The paps ate the same thing but none of them reacted.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTd6VrhtK_12lO3TApAPiuSYYjWERGiC6VF2XX2YF979YnzPgJHEWHrNIKpR9Y5m3JgsRAlVVt5P_WuZ8YVA2nWLZf4aZhTSG1o3cpDF33JTlfHtKVFuvAknbZAFhGTXr_5DMM2bAVXF8/s1600-h/IMG_0753.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTd6VrhtK_12lO3TApAPiuSYYjWERGiC6VF2XX2YF979YnzPgJHEWHrNIKpR9Y5m3JgsRAlVVt5P_WuZ8YVA2nWLZf4aZhTSG1o3cpDF33JTlfHtKVFuvAknbZAFhGTXr_5DMM2bAVXF8/s400/IMG_0753.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411544902029117650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Poor Jana<br /></span></div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyh69N0aOIVAwjI4o3qEb4yDkLwvoCGd4qnxve4dY6FwTHcBmH5Lta4_VZYtYb6wh9z6EwLpcdhNXcFHO2w2XspAAy6VEk8N75UEJB7yVGQeKiyQIUw50hZXaZrhYPbs7Xno5SwHnDMYI/s1600-h/IMG_0752.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyh69N0aOIVAwjI4o3qEb4yDkLwvoCGd4qnxve4dY6FwTHcBmH5Lta4_VZYtYb6wh9z6EwLpcdhNXcFHO2w2XspAAy6VEk8N75UEJB7yVGQeKiyQIUw50hZXaZrhYPbs7Xno5SwHnDMYI/s400/IMG_0752.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411544891685773938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EQXxNatvPWQL07CoPM3GIJEdkCwNFUnJWqKqS5Vh2jj-fPxly8VB6hOAHFAm9p0gXnOvJKpDXeo5K_7XrFB2SugCHRsbhLe9DnGCczhuO52S3O8sMA3q_c26aepMy-rmmONOt2okb-E/s1600-h/IMG_0750.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EQXxNatvPWQL07CoPM3GIJEdkCwNFUnJWqKqS5Vh2jj-fPxly8VB6hOAHFAm9p0gXnOvJKpDXeo5K_7XrFB2SugCHRsbhLe9DnGCczhuO52S3O8sMA3q_c26aepMy-rmmONOt2okb-E/s400/IMG_0750.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411544882654425282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Now for the good news.<br /><br />Pansy had a single dog puppy three weeks ago. It wasn't to be the conventional way of entering the world, Pansy did not get down to the serious business of pushing and so a caesarian was required. However, the pup was strong and soon sussed out where the milk bar was. His mother, still a little woozy during the first night, was quite horrified by this strange puppy which was being thrust upon her and had to be encouraged to stay still in order for him to suckle. She would run away from him to start with! That all changed the next day, she gave him a lick or two and then decided that of course he was hers and woe betide any of the other dogs who dared come anywhere near him!<br /><br />She has proved to be a dedicated mother and, unlike her mother and grandmother, she <span style="font-style: italic;">does </span>do bottoms.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYqOMM-S26SYoVnXdLHxZeZULCxm_dODu2T-Yb0jyFlYKoURStKGYahYcDlVQZmC3Pm3niK9pmDi0XlcBooU6SgiDIbMZMQaZIzMbrUXyPQmJ80SJxtFRWwFtiMwtM834bnsE4e7uzlU/s1600-h/IMG_0833.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYqOMM-S26SYoVnXdLHxZeZULCxm_dODu2T-Yb0jyFlYKoURStKGYahYcDlVQZmC3Pm3niK9pmDi0XlcBooU6SgiDIbMZMQaZIzMbrUXyPQmJ80SJxtFRWwFtiMwtM834bnsE4e7uzlU/s400/IMG_0833.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411543487186433426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Pansy and son<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHystFMWCEFkwZyRuIm4FxUXVcbCyAZQ4Aw7gp_JT9Ox3EV8zcpQSDsZvgVBIlKtAVUxdAMCCyaWOAzkeyhwTAB7xpKLVcNWb_NjWLri5DMjzDSppI55oF2IDnGw5LED896u19s5n5N4/s1600-h/IMG_0859.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHystFMWCEFkwZyRuIm4FxUXVcbCyAZQ4Aw7gp_JT9Ox3EV8zcpQSDsZvgVBIlKtAVUxdAMCCyaWOAzkeyhwTAB7xpKLVcNWb_NjWLri5DMjzDSppI55oF2IDnGw5LED896u19s5n5N4/s400/IMG_0859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411543479790996514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Three weeks old</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiha5kZ2TcETfopfxogK722Utvp4LU3LYW59FpZ3Il9vvH_qHr7_khAmjL7TRsUNTKOVRuwvTDDckttd8tLSpFy7GjAZFDhFde02x0OIRBpvtbwGYoDDGvXExtW-CW0fNYviMz5MynkMsQ/s1600-h/IMG_0839.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiha5kZ2TcETfopfxogK722Utvp4LU3LYW59FpZ3Il9vvH_qHr7_khAmjL7TRsUNTKOVRuwvTDDckttd8tLSpFy7GjAZFDhFde02x0OIRBpvtbwGYoDDGvXExtW-CW0fNYviMz5MynkMsQ/s400/IMG_0839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411543464258166722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">He is tri-coloured, you can just about make out his eyebrows</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSDFflh309pYCZYiAViMv3N4AxJSWDFUOApSpE9kot5cl5Z10r9glrZIWQB17lWccFL1eSylDzdOn7FRNAGCS6mrbCqntF-LY5guowz1q6HEytyTlNOoZDCtWPr21a8emlAI-Xf1m4dk/s1600-h/IMG_0857.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSDFflh309pYCZYiAViMv3N4AxJSWDFUOApSpE9kot5cl5Z10r9glrZIWQB17lWccFL1eSylDzdOn7FRNAGCS6mrbCqntF-LY5guowz1q6HEytyTlNOoZDCtWPr21a8emlAI-Xf1m4dk/s400/IMG_0857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411543476173923058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKRsQWEtnVzakN1K3zfRkGFMSlPKVcrIAiSw_BBgTRDCgKnENvngKGmlcsWfRHw_2oQHi7ISxSuEY80WGEGWItwquUqT4gwMMer60AIyTvXpPOg6pMSHFQ2poNQyrwsWZmDDcfyjDL2A/s1600-h/IMG_0844.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKRsQWEtnVzakN1K3zfRkGFMSlPKVcrIAiSw_BBgTRDCgKnENvngKGmlcsWfRHw_2oQHi7ISxSuEY80WGEGWItwquUqT4gwMMer60AIyTvXpPOg6pMSHFQ2poNQyrwsWZmDDcfyjDL2A/s400/IMG_0844.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411543465179975762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">The (contented) End</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKRsQWEtnVzakN1K3zfRkGFMSlPKVcrIAiSw_BBgTRDCgKnENvngKGmlcsWfRHw_2oQHi7ISxSuEY80WGEGWItwquUqT4gwMMer60AIyTvXpPOg6pMSHFQ2poNQyrwsWZmDDcfyjDL2A/s1600-h/IMG_0844.JPG"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></a><br /></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-84514486199605571032009-11-27T10:48:00.022+00:002009-11-29T22:53:08.990+00:00Long time no blogWhere has the time gone? I can't believe that it's been almost a month since I last posted anything. I think my beach series left me all "blogged out", I've hardly even looked at my computer. At least LSH has seen more of me than just the back of my head in front of a screen for hours on end...we may have been married for years and years but he does still seem to want to spend some time in my company...hard to believe, I know, and I'm lucky to have him. He really does deserve a medal.<br /><br />Time for a bit of a catch up. Ian, Lynne and Euan came up for a visit earlier in the month. We went out for a celebratory lunch as it was Ian's birthday on the 5th and he has also just started a new job - his dream job - instructing parties of youngsters in outdoor pursuits. Imagine getting paid to go rock-climbing, kayaking and hill-walking!<br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnW4aML_4KLR6Avph47gUUL8kmI2467DU4XdsYOFP2bG0pQMkve8FK30SS7tqtX73sgriwWDlUXmJaHpFITwJAYeLw-biT6ikkaRxuztHNkLOJDYrWTnz82ETtQ0EQX_VZ_siD0rJpaWw/s1600/IMG_0303.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408771935726835010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnW4aML_4KLR6Avph47gUUL8kmI2467DU4XdsYOFP2bG0pQMkve8FK30SS7tqtX73sgriwWDlUXmJaHpFITwJAYeLw-biT6ikkaRxuztHNkLOJDYrWTnz82ETtQ0EQX_VZ_siD0rJpaWw/s400/IMG_0303.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Birthday lunch<br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91078uOHjVJDAAMB59ZnJvoCf8VVZ2CrgRQbayVCmxO8Qu1kWmlzsvAwuN0CB48Qs5JhDW63o3jlVP8bYf6fTBM20THYhBM7GcSR11J4sfeUzbEp_hYpF2CqLLcuKpzcCh0k9a3q_tzY/s1600/IMG_0315.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 361px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408771926776487426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91078uOHjVJDAAMB59ZnJvoCf8VVZ2CrgRQbayVCmxO8Qu1kWmlzsvAwuN0CB48Qs5JhDW63o3jlVP8bYf6fTBM20THYhBM7GcSR11J4sfeUzbEp_hYpF2CqLLcuKpzcCh0k9a3q_tzY/s400/IMG_0315.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Euan was amused</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-ctuh8Y2FkZ-zlkJmasiRrSmEEUwcDtLpZNkaHc9hfYRYDj0k6aztsQfXNAlU8KS50KxW1Mv7Cl1fO6zx8Nsgx5WMcZFUrpUD_Azog1V4561cN8pF9sZ4K7t-fogYGT4AYGnvPnymJY/s1600/IMG_0313.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408771926116803282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-ctuh8Y2FkZ-zlkJmasiRrSmEEUwcDtLpZNkaHc9hfYRYDj0k6aztsQfXNAlU8KS50KxW1Mv7Cl1fO6zx8Nsgx5WMcZFUrpUD_Azog1V4561cN8pF9sZ4K7t-fogYGT4AYGnvPnymJY/s400/IMG_0313.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Doing the actions for the <a href="http://www.singingkettle.com/">Singing Kettle</a></span><a href="http://www.singingkettle.com/"><br /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">(Euan has been to one of the stage shows and is now a big fan. The songs and actions are enjoyed by adults as well as children. I was quite taken with <a href="http://www.singingkettle.com/watch-videos/bunny-fou-fou-from-boogie-woogie-zoo">Little Bunny Fou Fou</a>)</span><br style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi899dhVNYWKJ3AxzV7PKYkbinaTWN7bnhlGvaOLp9zkJiJO10043vy6ZIirgqIFKYDC9_hp3YWbsF6IhUKLIMhI_Vi0xrog-qC9TtS8ILfPc3K5krT9XwrVeZbzuTLHMTEWC0XBrxDoXg/s1600/IMG_0319.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408771077557720274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi899dhVNYWKJ3AxzV7PKYkbinaTWN7bnhlGvaOLp9zkJiJO10043vy6ZIirgqIFKYDC9_hp3YWbsF6IhUKLIMhI_Vi0xrog-qC9TtS8ILfPc3K5krT9XwrVeZbzuTLHMTEWC0XBrxDoXg/s400/IMG_0319.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"> A late afternoon walk along the coast path</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMG6K3FTzSbkR5jCFlB4GVhQBISPkqxJpzE2Fw13Of6Q3x6zPEYzivavdJSQR7fM-YrlLYOqn3ZznDecbI9OOEC9cF2CfAbePpbu_op6ieikxbroEFymvZ8OCNRvDiC5y1KOzaVscPFJo/s1600/IMG_0329.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408771072342353410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMG6K3FTzSbkR5jCFlB4GVhQBISPkqxJpzE2Fw13Of6Q3x6zPEYzivavdJSQR7fM-YrlLYOqn3ZznDecbI9OOEC9cF2CfAbePpbu_op6ieikxbroEFymvZ8OCNRvDiC5y1KOzaVscPFJo/s400/IMG_0329.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Jura stepping over some interesting rocks</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_-85-5nYwtcn7mNaGxuVUz_1MXsNyDsw3m6tLz5Rcsg0wJKSRHfMF4zlWr9-rV1zbcc626kPad4uvLI3Um-a_jbxR6h9fzS3ZX2EZSEeBEdcTUBbuuyVarwD9pY2Qfdfb5C96U3DvvY/s1600/IMG_0356.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 245px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408771067742437650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_-85-5nYwtcn7mNaGxuVUz_1MXsNyDsw3m6tLz5Rcsg0wJKSRHfMF4zlWr9-rV1zbcc626kPad4uvLI3Um-a_jbxR6h9fzS3ZX2EZSEeBEdcTUBbuuyVarwD9pY2Qfdfb5C96U3DvvY/s400/IMG_0356.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The sea had a lovely, silvery sheen</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjaiwXrXeBnN4RuhF3LhPaYekoBkCZc7K0BNAj8ngNNzf4CrOKjCKlx7CX9d_LLBA15jqlZZSqDOH_PwK-tf15NeDQOYHTFMlMnORxlrebZWsVWzkv89xstUjgqIaxCoWAe_bpIi8mKLk/s1600/DSCN0994.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 306px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408771088062303874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjaiwXrXeBnN4RuhF3LhPaYekoBkCZc7K0BNAj8ngNNzf4CrOKjCKlx7CX9d_LLBA15jqlZZSqDOH_PwK-tf15NeDQOYHTFMlMnORxlrebZWsVWzkv89xstUjgqIaxCoWAe_bpIi8mKLk/s400/DSCN0994.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Jana and Euan watch the world go by</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">We had some beautiful weather while they were here, really quite mild for the time of year. Roseisle beach was looking at its best.<br /><br /><br /></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_Bqms5EebrUzPwDW-s_aWr1ktJ6nFOUfMHNU0dRjyZa1oxLzJ3Y7jswBeIpuqO4LcYQs3MZJo2pkNkZeoKizuL78ufJMS9pY2fEb12cth7N1h9ZpJbyZrZE2eCj_MIX10rG9qXwjIdM/s1600/IMG_0530.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408769440918888850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_Bqms5EebrUzPwDW-s_aWr1ktJ6nFOUfMHNU0dRjyZa1oxLzJ3Y7jswBeIpuqO4LcYQs3MZJo2pkNkZeoKizuL78ufJMS9pY2fEb12cth7N1h9ZpJbyZrZE2eCj_MIX10rG9qXwjIdM/s400/IMG_0530.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Burghead promontory and the peak of Morven across the Fir</span>th<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLyJ3F8DTaR_0RKtR5WNnPjxBlYHvQWRJPsGY4D529H33lYxxUrwMptKvnNQ-0Vgba2Ofc_wogtGdarLQ6zCUXWaH_ftuK0IiIYfZLVAQvr9xR6tzOG8Z2tsMGwJzOH9EmpIcMxNyvgQ/s1600/IMG_0511.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408769438688389090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLyJ3F8DTaR_0RKtR5WNnPjxBlYHvQWRJPsGY4D529H33lYxxUrwMptKvnNQ-0Vgba2Ofc_wogtGdarLQ6zCUXWaH_ftuK0IiIYfZLVAQvr9xR6tzOG8Z2tsMGwJzOH9EmpIcMxNyvgQ/s400/IMG_0511.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Euan travels in style</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mXmy8uFTPtprYyibhI-M4daHn-RIo1RL-NjscT2k5viOdv-wHNNkv3W18hk7uAxOVdKuXQUyPg5YwSzgxIh0ZDlWdniy0sXhevhn4CjSotxO1mfWVKDcS_38rvxIBWQ34ifNNQFgSG8/s1600/IMG_0513.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408769429388469426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mXmy8uFTPtprYyibhI-M4daHn-RIo1RL-NjscT2k5viOdv-wHNNkv3W18hk7uAxOVdKuXQUyPg5YwSzgxIh0ZDlWdniy0sXhevhn4CjSotxO1mfWVKDcS_38rvxIBWQ34ifNNQFgSG8/s400/IMG_0513.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">A funny moment during a game of "touch the nose"</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5EwqbKA6jqRYLHMxgqC9KmXKNrNwWISM_rTBQYcWPg7bhBcTkFMkhw2ruZ5_0G75b-2QETQOu4RkSgLkjuwzbYtwvFLiU3Xe-hz_488VI0tde1Kq-jC-1zGqq4STGi7ibTo85QDuszQ/s1600/IMG_0377.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408768582134470818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5EwqbKA6jqRYLHMxgqC9KmXKNrNwWISM_rTBQYcWPg7bhBcTkFMkhw2ruZ5_0G75b-2QETQOu4RkSgLkjuwzbYtwvFLiU3Xe-hz_488VI0tde1Kq-jC-1zGqq4STGi7ibTo85QDuszQ/s400/IMG_0377.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Jana did a few water retrieves...but not too deep!</span><br style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbqig4IdZDg3zW5uDiU0k-bS_NnNiT7JFA_AKhSC91N9NByuUviuvP074pFBotTsMiGHsgDVqwS-S-Q1WhyphenhyphenfgEO1awzU9dvPVXVxBINPMP4RFppKwbuOKJQ_5RwwrbvcbvMpJcAn0XE4/s1600/IMG_0416.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 284px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408768579748413106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbqig4IdZDg3zW5uDiU0k-bS_NnNiT7JFA_AKhSC91N9NByuUviuvP074pFBotTsMiGHsgDVqwS-S-Q1WhyphenhyphenfgEO1awzU9dvPVXVxBINPMP4RFppKwbuOKJQ_5RwwrbvcbvMpJcAn0XE4/s400/IMG_0416.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Jura went in much deeper...<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphQw7mZYze2YtrtVYkb2hqGw-uLWDL_ABKanOHkD36eQO_fZCEV2kRAAHceukD1D-khinnFStinR3xJ3bz4SGZMNUqkBRxWvdjezmeioErix1EwGXrD2sJsAjStDG7NfBPx39WViM_D4/s1600/IMG_0419.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408768570178971794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphQw7mZYze2YtrtVYkb2hqGw-uLWDL_ABKanOHkD36eQO_fZCEV2kRAAHceukD1D-khinnFStinR3xJ3bz4SGZMNUqkBRxWvdjezmeioErix1EwGXrD2sJsAjStDG7NfBPx39WViM_D4/s400/IMG_0419.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">... only to be mugged when she came out<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrBolnSoAuTUdEhrrUUCST7o6dEqHL1GtYMIh_7QyRgLfETi_EqkQwSPh5SOlOzdJz7dbBblYjFxabEHWiQ_Ex3e5LIr1FgLh5TFClEMQBPGIVo_rdOs7Qmt6o_IDFK15acclHXeAh2g/s1600/IMG_0424.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408767708396716402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrBolnSoAuTUdEhrrUUCST7o6dEqHL1GtYMIh_7QyRgLfETi_EqkQwSPh5SOlOzdJz7dbBblYjFxabEHWiQ_Ex3e5LIr1FgLh5TFClEMQBPGIVo_rdOs7Qmt6o_IDFK15acclHXeAh2g/s400/IMG_0424.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Kyloh also ventured deeper</span>...<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvUk-V4KElkclD6a-SEvpyxF8ShcNRcEtmu3jR5nSRhBSAQw53fxkLVkRGDe8auiaTLsp6LmPicMKVPpqYlj1WJ3ddIQ6Hc5NqQIDOx8lVgr4iudAh3j93vOFfBIfk7ax25i1hlX4Xbk/s1600/IMG_0492.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408767691680523394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvUk-V4KElkclD6a-SEvpyxF8ShcNRcEtmu3jR5nSRhBSAQw53fxkLVkRGDe8auiaTLsp6LmPicMKVPpqYlj1WJ3ddIQ6Hc5NqQIDOx8lVgr4iudAh3j93vOFfBIfk7ax25i1hlX4Xbk/s400/IMG_0492.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">... jumping the waves as he went</span> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><br /> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWqLjD1lHYQ4fdP5MJjltPZakEqQ_DiuwG-iopQp8MxuuLO2nSBu-sh_VfBpT73fhxcPeSGlaps7n-yrSCZLnnkpntORnOWZJmqpXV71shf4sMsLDn490yScpO0_EytbNkkAUC7yKUkk/s1600/IMG_0486.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408767698554644594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWqLjD1lHYQ4fdP5MJjltPZakEqQ_DiuwG-iopQp8MxuuLO2nSBu-sh_VfBpT73fhxcPeSGlaps7n-yrSCZLnnkpntORnOWZJmqpXV71shf4sMsLDn490yScpO0_EytbNkkAUC7yKUkk/s400/IMG_0486.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">A lot of effort goes into a shake!<br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUu9WxpHbr2a0CuL7LJxcbCZRf3uoHlxrLCEd7jH2MhvG7qXa52FAY4QjWtYf08qGM12LspI9sfpw_XO1O__m4IKxXO9WfQIRyiMdWLY6J4gv09XZWdBU0HSpdrk5r80Pe2vR0EarXu68/s1600/IMG_0504.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 228px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408767690590192306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUu9WxpHbr2a0CuL7LJxcbCZRf3uoHlxrLCEd7jH2MhvG7qXa52FAY4QjWtYf08qGM12LspI9sfpw_XO1O__m4IKxXO9WfQIRyiMdWLY6J4gv09XZWdBU0HSpdrk5r80Pe2vR0EarXu68/s400/IMG_0504.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">It may look like a black blob but it's actually a passing seal</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aSLDVKa1L5yaIXwDaV616lPlhbSniSPwv8KLjKxv7bp9y9AB9-y2ErJ3Q0n1sS3gz3J-B5GAHrVACfFwn5IETijcFm0VaXICYmKrdee8XBSfI9CdZw8GoznaoJjreZJIXNRlIg5pJx0/s1600/IMG_0373.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408766780421058178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aSLDVKa1L5yaIXwDaV616lPlhbSniSPwv8KLjKxv7bp9y9AB9-y2ErJ3Q0n1sS3gz3J-B5GAHrVACfFwn5IETijcFm0VaXICYmKrdee8XBSfI9CdZw8GoznaoJjreZJIXNRlIg5pJx0/s400/IMG_0373.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Kye tries his hardest to bury Lynne</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxv2ZjQwP8t9FCuLVzB9e5FyoFL4Sz5n-mPly0z9Hcvunr6H51zpr6ToNFucjNRIFOwsos7SfFAZASdgHw675iDJa3AwDDKFNGCruwcamhWbMH2J9WvOacQlZRWIbl5ZAZnqcb0p2Cz4/s1600/IMG_0522.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408764497556847106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxv2ZjQwP8t9FCuLVzB9e5FyoFL4Sz5n-mPly0z9Hcvunr6H51zpr6ToNFucjNRIFOwsos7SfFAZASdgHw675iDJa3AwDDKFNGCruwcamhWbMH2J9WvOacQlZRWIbl5ZAZnqcb0p2Cz4/s400/IMG_0522.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Ever the agility dog, Jura finds a "table" on the beach...</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBSTBGuresH44HE38gQM_QPRsGPD9Tc-bo0W67ol4nO1rxHDHpFhM4H74noyRwyQiBSuZeey-rLyD42llDtP0P1ucZjmi72tWQDqt-Suvvv-L-coj5t1nvMM_Oe8TCFJ_55tNWn290Sc/s1600/IMG_0532.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408764488625080194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBSTBGuresH44HE38gQM_QPRsGPD9Tc-bo0W67ol4nO1rxHDHpFhM4H74noyRwyQiBSuZeey-rLyD42llDtP0P1ucZjmi72tWQDqt-Suvvv-L-coj5t1nvMM_Oe8TCFJ_55tNWn290Sc/s400/IMG_0532.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">... and an unusual obstacle in the woods</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmUMSPKoT41Eeph0F6qt0iL6zgqdVxCJRODiAC-1AkxbtxNb1sGFgdIBGXuPk3oTltJK-IwNKT-YWU5ahYrvxEIqgEdKf964pGwWMYhYwgDCN7uSypfTaYQx9PhvNJKMVP1TM33cFBRA/s1600/IMG_0525.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408765056490204578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmUMSPKoT41Eeph0F6qt0iL6zgqdVxCJRODiAC-1AkxbtxNb1sGFgdIBGXuPk3oTltJK-IwNKT-YWU5ahYrvxEIqgEdKf964pGwWMYhYwgDCN7uSypfTaYQx9PhvNJKMVP1TM33cFBRA/s400/IMG_0525.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">A table for two<br /><br /></span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3TpRMQ5uiUwvWA5DmbCcnVZKmRFEMJTkjn60MVYNCx_r-yP0hu7xjfta1ujJHFUuaJDaxWr7frOXU5jTrTFJf5Gw2oiNQgzqZj_C1cKL66fSqda_p0xDpltxylagmvvVQMON4cxta3Q/s1600/IMG_0542.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408760209134106818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3TpRMQ5uiUwvWA5DmbCcnVZKmRFEMJTkjn60MVYNCx_r-yP0hu7xjfta1ujJHFUuaJDaxWr7frOXU5jTrTFJf5Gw2oiNQgzqZj_C1cKL66fSqda_p0xDpltxylagmvvVQMON4cxta3Q/s400/IMG_0542.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">A trip to the farm shop and Euan's now big enough to enjoy the trampoline</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOryAFb5a0IH69NgywTExgN5g5-4pDWCmUbVYegi2trJNOC2SRBjNVERqGsTkS4E7RF4ty5S5Y-37wTq7VQcCvXFcyrFqE_JRAHdgsUEikrdbUJk-19vICulz8DaWns3UF6qs1VhrGqA/s1600/IMG_0538.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408758485587109106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOryAFb5a0IH69NgywTExgN5g5-4pDWCmUbVYegi2trJNOC2SRBjNVERqGsTkS4E7RF4ty5S5Y-37wTq7VQcCvXFcyrFqE_JRAHdgsUEikrdbUJk-19vICulz8DaWns3UF6qs1VhrGqA/s400/IMG_0538.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">And he's on to the bigger vehicles too</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBmuQHeXU_p6R-78DSXN5aOv1BksAQ8Wv_GMNRKL2_ZxVtfuEuGQ8GFBATnY9vPPp_St0t5LkMjD9FwjBsAKvnk2Hho9py0sbBZTA1L5sPuQ1c3fr1NOXoGEqJ6DmI1QVSVV4w0OlhCk/s1600/IMG_0555.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408758478930369746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBmuQHeXU_p6R-78DSXN5aOv1BksAQ8Wv_GMNRKL2_ZxVtfuEuGQ8GFBATnY9vPPp_St0t5LkMjD9FwjBsAKvnk2Hho9py0sbBZTA1L5sPuQ1c3fr1NOXoGEqJ6DmI1QVSVV4w0OlhCk/s400/IMG_0555.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Steering the pirate ship</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">One advantage of having a birthday on November 5th, as Ian does, is that it is marked by nationwide bonfires and fireworks. Of course, we really have<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes"> Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot </a>to thank for all the lovely birthday displays we've enjoyed over the years. As usual, our local town of Elgin put on a great show.<br /><br /></div></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQA7hoPy2K_jbeFLTKXW7bIrQsUv0lm4CPgKANaO-GT6WQQ5gH4YTVi6OPpCn5S_a5x9LX-JxM28enzqAR7R59KxaYik_FHtd_smTluDtNyIW9BTUMvv5lPvGgGBfOJKAUMgHMjUxBIM/s1600/Bonfire+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408756835335514866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQA7hoPy2K_jbeFLTKXW7bIrQsUv0lm4CPgKANaO-GT6WQQ5gH4YTVi6OPpCn5S_a5x9LX-JxM28enzqAR7R59KxaYik_FHtd_smTluDtNyIW9BTUMvv5lPvGgGBfOJKAUMgHMjUxBIM/s400/Bonfire+2.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Across the boating lake, the bonfire really gets going<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQ9fZb0TjuCGSWdShlNDzV_vuHhsGRZJtCdE8CT_QMbI7hjHwHwT8Ywv531dbWUDHtCVKLgQ_trgKBR2nUBhSoMoud_EObbOR5iQKIkqyYbV_pjtaIKQbaRe3ql0KHEDvQHG_WON1fV8/s1600/Firework+reflections.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 252px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408756830258166610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQ9fZb0TjuCGSWdShlNDzV_vuHhsGRZJtCdE8CT_QMbI7hjHwHwT8Ywv531dbWUDHtCVKLgQ_trgKBR2nUBhSoMoud_EObbOR5iQKIkqyYbV_pjtaIKQbaRe3ql0KHEDvQHG_WON1fV8/s400/Firework+reflections.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The lake made for some lovely reflections<br /><br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtmLKyxFjpMPQ1k-qhSPe03bnrIn_2OIgJNGFTBjfSlYX5fx9rTsWUjYYLoaP7lo3RhibtTGCWnnIt9wMClWn5S1q2Onuwc4o4isv5sed-GKilikUDoPpWlW7Ei4hrux3PHzIOxjgPR8/s1600/Firework+4.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 280px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408756828694264306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtmLKyxFjpMPQ1k-qhSPe03bnrIn_2OIgJNGFTBjfSlYX5fx9rTsWUjYYLoaP7lo3RhibtTGCWnnIt9wMClWn5S1q2Onuwc4o4isv5sed-GKilikUDoPpWlW7Ei4hrux3PHzIOxjgPR8/s400/Firework+4.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2z_UxnUtg-g-jnjGtQ78c9WJG5I5jg31oXjhHFuOIQ0miMydcafHU1M8Ab83KPdE7l4-w08GsiqiEEBygx_LX2B8rFxv7DIP0sWEoy0rfhBWqRC7kZO6QR0emX3xF0ZOda3xU_cm6NU/s1600/Firework+3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408756824128999122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2z_UxnUtg-g-jnjGtQ78c9WJG5I5jg31oXjhHFuOIQ0miMydcafHU1M8Ab83KPdE7l4-w08GsiqiEEBygx_LX2B8rFxv7DIP0sWEoy0rfhBWqRC7kZO6QR0emX3xF0ZOda3xU_cm6NU/s400/Firework+3.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Although the display was great, I know fireworks are pretty scary for many dogs (Jura being one of them) but at least with an organised event you know when and where to expect them. I think the ones that are sold over the counter to the general public are much harder to deal with, they can go off at any time and sometimes for a fortnight either side of the event. I've included a video of the whizz bangs but don't play it if you have a sound-sensitive dog.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDr7La6UY4dYsfuJS5mL0tEAB6goSct8WgWHqZa_HpmjNPx1IGcNgw7tY-i_on-lEYId1FO6oFmaKlh7XmapFxw8XRsRe10FuxCzKLX1mPrwhHgI_lle2OfN_ahR1t4ftl23H9B_dt3ZM/s1600/IMG_0725.JPG"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxqnNZCki1UVCM8rG_lWJezzkxlTWdqxqNgG-ZiafBsDVWBh94TfgwL5wzRuSXhrjOhbkfB0IWxyeLtMgaLSQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></a><br /><br /><br />Another day of clear, calm weather and we took a trip to <a href="http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/moray/millbuies.shtml">Millbuies</a>. There wasn't a breath of wind and the loch was like glass, which made for some amazing reflections of the trees and their last show of autumn colour.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4jkjBfiP0tocFXZs6CWcBmI97t77i7mT6jJTwFtpSslcDbx-xeSBcHtknAFLpO1U3l2fNAp1qFC8Ymf2AmUSg8Ru-Jwl_UaLRkWMYVVA_CM9H0G5t_gqos5_9TL9cLsnigrU_lVUqnk/s1600/IMG_0697.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 259px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408746900922781666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4jkjBfiP0tocFXZs6CWcBmI97t77i7mT6jJTwFtpSslcDbx-xeSBcHtknAFLpO1U3l2fNAp1qFC8Ymf2AmUSg8Ru-Jwl_UaLRkWMYVVA_CM9H0G5t_gqos5_9TL9cLsnigrU_lVUqnk/s400/IMG_0697.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQfGoiutNrx9Q-sAvk0kqoWojvy3rUejHzrKNskJqnPA8walqs6l9BOGxsBic62EnMYdgN_CQdV1LkoDPFYBCNzfObd1957TwEwzuedK6rI_BdeGtnFU-py39A6lVvSijbM6_dF9Du5o/s1600/IMG_0699.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408740514776338818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDr7La6UY4dYsfuJS5mL0tEAB6goSct8WgWHqZa_HpmjNPx1IGcNgw7tY-i_on-lEYId1FO6oFmaKlh7XmapFxw8XRsRe10FuxCzKLX1mPrwhHgI_lle2OfN_ahR1t4ftl23H9B_dt3ZM/s400/IMG_0725.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Back soon with a lumpy Jana and some puppy news.<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-80210543475980430232009-11-01T19:34:00.020+00:002009-11-01T20:52:41.701+00:00Beach seven and Teasel finds herself in deep waterFor the last in the series of seven beaches, it was off to Nairn and Culbin Sands on Friday. This is another great expanse of sand, especially when the tide is out.<br /><br />At one time this was an area of fertile land which belonged to the Kinnaird family but, possibly due to removal of marram grass and erosion, the houses and farms were covered by the <a href="http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/INFD-77FEVZ">shifting sands</a> during a fierce sandstorm in 1694. Many years later, trees were planted to stabilise the dune system and they now make up the huge <a href="http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-76pr9z">Culbin Forest</a>, which stretches from just east of Nairn right up to Findhorn Bay.<br /><br />The weather had turned dull so the beach and Moray Firth don't look at their best but it was still a nice walk and extremely mild for the time of year. We didn't have the place to ourselves, I think it is probably quite a popular beach.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqvUKmf51UBBzsGutGzeOGPlsd_1xSP2qRwPec8r9mFzGSjmiPZ3koIsk4MapYBSB97SXa5sUx8pEZtPQ4p1CYb5ZnKFImLdnyjiedyQEnxWyKvWLtktXQ81X4-mka1M01APw64cdwls/s1600-h/IMG_0201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqvUKmf51UBBzsGutGzeOGPlsd_1xSP2qRwPec8r9mFzGSjmiPZ3koIsk4MapYBSB97SXa5sUx8pEZtPQ4p1CYb5ZnKFImLdnyjiedyQEnxWyKvWLtktXQ81X4-mka1M01APw64cdwls/s400/IMG_0201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399225719257692322" border="0" /></a>Eastwards with Culbin Forest on the right.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFI3ll3CvrQxRQN_FvVIU598LSeT4ymkWImpZriI2oNbIIruSoNCuHPjbmWZjyjeCYi2ajd9Yp9CAARHNi_RaIRfGzyzmPPYLGW1jalo4u-dYLtMOuGxud0We_sAEgqBIIdwK2Kd03uBg/s1600-h/IMG_0200.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFI3ll3CvrQxRQN_FvVIU598LSeT4ymkWImpZriI2oNbIIruSoNCuHPjbmWZjyjeCYi2ajd9Yp9CAARHNi_RaIRfGzyzmPPYLGW1jalo4u-dYLtMOuGxud0We_sAEgqBIIdwK2Kd03uBg/s400/IMG_0200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399225716542252242" border="0" /></a>Looking west to Nairn and the Black Isle over the firth.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIxic3BYMR1oDqLhO5r8baASKUQIYPyY3pOGfjNe0B__kX_xSZA7MkBWJSUX0s2IJvElCWbE7KkO4mWlqIgenPdSvfeGChyphenhyphenBPHs64maYff4SmSsOS7WQESS2x_18I3yta0KF_uQMwQ4U/s1600-h/IMG_0185.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIxic3BYMR1oDqLhO5r8baASKUQIYPyY3pOGfjNe0B__kX_xSZA7MkBWJSUX0s2IJvElCWbE7KkO4mWlqIgenPdSvfeGChyphenhyphenBPHs64maYff4SmSsOS7WQESS2x_18I3yta0KF_uQMwQ4U/s400/IMG_0185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399225709908913058" border="0" /></a>These dunes are known as The Bar and make up a strip of sand which sticks out into the sea. The tide comes in quickly here and it would be easy to find yourself surrounded by water.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDN3bmstAUZGiQHAoKD6olWXkbyyEmpsXjS14jKy_06H252HZn3-heXq_4gpyStZ18qWNyE3tCOtoxpWwe44WW7nWBbbx8y2o66gJwf0fFKqF0xMIcpJibzwVAbjSqx0qSpx2Wwuvflk/s1600-h/IMG_0191.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDN3bmstAUZGiQHAoKD6olWXkbyyEmpsXjS14jKy_06H252HZn3-heXq_4gpyStZ18qWNyE3tCOtoxpWwe44WW7nWBbbx8y2o66gJwf0fFKqF0xMIcpJibzwVAbjSqx0qSpx2Wwuvflk/s400/IMG_0191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399225148200834738" border="0" /></a>Teasel ran across what she thought was a damp patch of sand, she was not impressed to find herself paddling.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3Bek-oksLlWTU85UQ8HkTwLONbrHybT-zDZrzCMRpnmi8OmU2RF0pa0N5V_0a6H5oBmOzQ299-Zy5Kh54Zyjph1KsqFykn255kvMTi24yWg_SlwA4X8utXNAQwq6XVeTLzhUIwbVJbY/s1600-h/IMG_0198.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3Bek-oksLlWTU85UQ8HkTwLONbrHybT-zDZrzCMRpnmi8OmU2RF0pa0N5V_0a6H5oBmOzQ299-Zy5Kh54Zyjph1KsqFykn255kvMTi24yWg_SlwA4X8utXNAQwq6XVeTLzhUIwbVJbY/s400/IMG_0198.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399225142306513570" border="0" /></a>She was even less impressed when the next 'damp patch' turned out to be considerably deeper!<br />The face says it all.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb77W9CrAlvAXgxeEHMKIXx2rP3rGyqu-myun1irhNV4wfrklBf_4kYLKWP3f7WL3gs3_3gbao_TQC5Wk5IUrhvLe7mQG_OV0Znz84Sia6DHEl0lZ5RYHdA2IxkmbBj60va_bLW5bGAmo/s1600-h/IMG_0204.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb77W9CrAlvAXgxeEHMKIXx2rP3rGyqu-myun1irhNV4wfrklBf_4kYLKWP3f7WL3gs3_3gbao_TQC5Wk5IUrhvLe7mQG_OV0Znz84Sia6DHEl0lZ5RYHdA2IxkmbBj60va_bLW5bGAmo/s400/IMG_0204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399224106259866834" border="0" /></a>Looking across the Moray Firth to the entrance of the Cromarty Firth.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4su_NMf44RTCcv734lBLgGswVMs43moLIShWn2uAXflUSG4axmaPArkx5hcVmLep3cyKiEI_ODjDNbZ60RclLaFVPTdP7adBywu871nMguFn84dyVDIBar_sBoSRK_8-Z0DyAXomWjU/s1600-h/IMG_0219.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4su_NMf44RTCcv734lBLgGswVMs43moLIShWn2uAXflUSG4axmaPArkx5hcVmLep3cyKiEI_ODjDNbZ60RclLaFVPTdP7adBywu871nMguFn84dyVDIBar_sBoSRK_8-Z0DyAXomWjU/s400/IMG_0219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399224099726790210" border="0" /></a>The dogs always love to run in the dunes - plenty of rabbit activity there.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSE0KR6kT4h6luH29IDZ2i6iuhKTWW2ODfMcAvS3pV6jyQwAzEuYfgAuAdQnAKurmYiHJNXJCL8NdODxYFhl1Xv_pl79OoPRq1F__FijbrU5QqjkGxDDjEfNILGw_EFzHccUDcsuM_iso/s1600-h/IMG_0217.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSE0KR6kT4h6luH29IDZ2i6iuhKTWW2ODfMcAvS3pV6jyQwAzEuYfgAuAdQnAKurmYiHJNXJCL8NdODxYFhl1Xv_pl79OoPRq1F__FijbrU5QqjkGxDDjEfNILGw_EFzHccUDcsuM_iso/s400/IMG_0217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399224095535607570" border="0" /></a>Rabbits or paddling?<br />"No contest" says Teasel.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Quick links to each beach:<br /><a href="http://gennasuspapillons.blogspot.com/2009/10/weeks-worth-of-beaches.html">Hopeman</a><br /><a href="http://gennasuspapillons.blogspot.com/2009/10/beach-number-two-in-rain.html">Lossiemouth West Beach</a><br /><a href="http://gennasuspapillons.blogspot.com/2009/10/another-day-another-beach.html">Lossiemouth East Beach</a><br /><a href="http://gennasuspapillons.blogspot.com/2009/10/day-four-of-weeks-worth-of-beaches-and.html">Burghead Bay</a><br /><a href="http://gennasuspapillons.blogspot.com/2009/10/fifth-beach-and-bonus-castle.html">Cullen and Sunnyside Bay</a><br /><a href="http://gennasuspapillons.blogspot.com/2009/10/spey-bay.html">Spey Bay</a><br /></div></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-36806545319233651452009-10-30T20:35:00.009+00:002009-10-30T21:38:17.084+00:00Spey BayYesterday, for the sixth of this series of seven beaches, I drove a few miles up the coast to Spey Bay. This is where the river <a href="http://www.snh.org.uk/scottish/ehighland/riverspey.asp">Spey</a> meets the sea and there are long banks of pebbles on either side. Most of our beaches are sandy so this made a change.<br /><br />The river mouth attracts a wide variety of wildlife, the biggest draw being the resident Moray Firth dolphins, which have often been seen feeding on the river's salmon. Ospreys can also be seen fishing here during the summer, too late to see one now as they've all headed off to Africa for the winter.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wdcs.org/connect/wildlife_centre/story_details.php?select=63">The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society</a> have a centre here, it's popular with tourists and has a pretty good cafe. It was a beautiful day, the sea was lovely and it didn't matter that the dolphins didn't put in an appearance.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjc_hHvbuPdWF0xFZSIWhjps_4xkEmF5fVpOQ8OYl6ena37Eg4BjqVtX8lGe8GrqJnN2TC4QIRCPSsqOJ0K8wXVSgjdY-CDfBLLfEnH1426SVBs46rbhy3M3Xqk7DTtlgxN3Db0c5dpI/s1600-h/IMG_0165.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjc_hHvbuPdWF0xFZSIWhjps_4xkEmF5fVpOQ8OYl6ena37Eg4BjqVtX8lGe8GrqJnN2TC4QIRCPSsqOJ0K8wXVSgjdY-CDfBLLfEnH1426SVBs46rbhy3M3Xqk7DTtlgxN3Db0c5dpI/s400/IMG_0165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398498682103778466" border="0" /></a>Pebbles!<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJSHwuEBHQGp0wIuTGZ0r_Rsfp2gof9K8RDtInh5vvW9oF5fbdIgFDjmA0s06DB_-9rzcGir81-fHu613JbF0vya7QFLb0vhKZRikYyRP07kyqpjwgMT-4iY2WCXSPQPlBi5BqRU5h_g/s1600-h/IMG_0130.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJSHwuEBHQGp0wIuTGZ0r_Rsfp2gof9K8RDtInh5vvW9oF5fbdIgFDjmA0s06DB_-9rzcGir81-fHu613JbF0vya7QFLb0vhKZRikYyRP07kyqpjwgMT-4iY2WCXSPQPlBi5BqRU5h_g/s400/IMG_0130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398497188489571474" border="0" /></a>The river joins the sea.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxk4WRFgZnGSwIg4SDW5FlkeR8FG_NM_dOqcKk8_q0vCKnpyft9GSUw-ZsbN-G40FimQJldUctQ5a2IF_8sHbxc6APhodIxk9KJsbTDFcryumB8oIYjWRQHkF2HpK6NX26z6fGX5C4X4/s1600-h/IMG_0131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxk4WRFgZnGSwIg4SDW5FlkeR8FG_NM_dOqcKk8_q0vCKnpyft9GSUw-ZsbN-G40FimQJldUctQ5a2IF_8sHbxc6APhodIxk9KJsbTDFcryumB8oIYjWRQHkF2HpK6NX26z6fGX5C4X4/s400/IMG_0131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398497185218180290" border="0" /></a>Looking up river.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFRxT5PGTJwuHFNswlyBh7WrIdKf1ZYJGHvZiFjGsiHy-37eEeeo3lbaYEczskdhmlDrS6yh9fG1R_USnopSAje1o2KbXE03ehs5f5NW5XgMHqRKQU5U4LKomcZdlvLEz5gPn8WsBCdo/s1600-h/IMG_0138.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFRxT5PGTJwuHFNswlyBh7WrIdKf1ZYJGHvZiFjGsiHy-37eEeeo3lbaYEczskdhmlDrS6yh9fG1R_USnopSAje1o2KbXE03ehs5f5NW5XgMHqRKQU5U4LKomcZdlvLEz5gPn8WsBCdo/s400/IMG_0138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398497811943310530" border="0" /></a>Looking west.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfe3h-KUYBUOVZomprmfqQctQ6P-DH9iudjfBu2m0EVnBL-roBV0B0arldv6cxA_VH0NW_tbDo2RIqV0_levsLYQQakPUhVuwu8Oa1AN8z5FogfRFZ1QKOEKJrEiYMDhNSjU_fjPrpCmE/s1600-h/IMG_0151.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfe3h-KUYBUOVZomprmfqQctQ6P-DH9iudjfBu2m0EVnBL-roBV0B0arldv6cxA_VH0NW_tbDo2RIqV0_levsLYQQakPUhVuwu8Oa1AN8z5FogfRFZ1QKOEKJrEiYMDhNSjU_fjPrpCmE/s400/IMG_0151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398497182501146914" border="0" /></a>Zooming in on Lossiemouth to the west.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtKib2gBUE9M0WQfFSMzqcAM-OLgMADB5CDgazWUuc0N44RsuVpHfHgQ4euY9ecQdYyyeQfG6lGOf2migCX9DrK3aJ6Cro1dJNTzyM1j8iBgPglIxDNURN7rxBLSIuX3C6eisjqHtpug/s1600-h/IMG_0153.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtKib2gBUE9M0WQfFSMzqcAM-OLgMADB5CDgazWUuc0N44RsuVpHfHgQ4euY9ecQdYyyeQfG6lGOf2migCX9DrK3aJ6Cro1dJNTzyM1j8iBgPglIxDNURN7rxBLSIuX3C6eisjqHtpug/s400/IMG_0153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398496184114111378" border="0" /></a>Eastwards and Cullen Bin (hill).<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHhiANhLlb4zLHGUSbmMC2BKm1JwMMh645z3f1tWx3G09fNlD14V9It6ozI2-JcVQDQ5Tz4bbR7HrLemSAbs3wveeGo3maMcyhgC2mnaTaU4c6mT5tu1goFoO-TO6SbAdHp06h2qEB4Q/s1600-h/IMG_0137.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHhiANhLlb4zLHGUSbmMC2BKm1JwMMh645z3f1tWx3G09fNlD14V9It6ozI2-JcVQDQ5Tz4bbR7HrLemSAbs3wveeGo3maMcyhgC2mnaTaU4c6mT5tu1goFoO-TO6SbAdHp06h2qEB4Q/s400/IMG_0137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398497815570311922" border="0" /></a>Jana wasn't very keen on the pebbles.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMtYIHNPPr-0mbmlRNyrmrh5v_5V5H3-XLvjN9fDj870gQ4QEE4sNJgHsOLeTu3xyuvxuT4Z2qPkqkbnbyMPzH6tA-mxjkFuJqna5Y2_4Yh13is9warwVUgruSiRBy9L4nWQIBgNuzhA/s1600-h/IMG_0140.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMtYIHNPPr-0mbmlRNyrmrh5v_5V5H3-XLvjN9fDj870gQ4QEE4sNJgHsOLeTu3xyuvxuT4Z2qPkqkbnbyMPzH6tA-mxjkFuJqna5Y2_4Yh13is9warwVUgruSiRBy9L4nWQIBgNuzhA/s400/IMG_0140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398496181372274626" border="0" /></a>Lots of driftwood gets washed up here.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqA5rSCnWdoAfrDWpHOgiDg0lM1ddNBNPdw8mS48ntmPjCmoqKCd_JkLkWlo8GHiJucKGZAIcTSheglGHLS_BaEPZKF_y-fbcL5rBMdQTsIjOWfefCRTldpQwqUP40t1yXcefovNoGYOk/s1600-h/IMG_0178.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqA5rSCnWdoAfrDWpHOgiDg0lM1ddNBNPdw8mS48ntmPjCmoqKCd_JkLkWlo8GHiJucKGZAIcTSheglGHLS_BaEPZKF_y-fbcL5rBMdQTsIjOWfefCRTldpQwqUP40t1yXcefovNoGYOk/s400/IMG_0178.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398496178390050178" border="0" /></a>This was part of a very large piece of driftwood that the centre salvaged and have turned into a feature in the garden. It is called 'Diving Cetacean'. I can see why.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFmiQXIT2qTRdx051vIpADNYh-FfzjGf14RQ0yEol1j2dOjZ4QjTKcaqHtP5nr7gYplgy8-6CJNwjHQB-EbOtEWt-L-s1gqQ6s7f9g90drGNjJyKWvaldbt3aIXIpt53Eca_euypqQss/s1600-h/IMG_0162.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFmiQXIT2qTRdx051vIpADNYh-FfzjGf14RQ0yEol1j2dOjZ4QjTKcaqHtP5nr7gYplgy8-6CJNwjHQB-EbOtEWt-L-s1gqQ6s7f9g90drGNjJyKWvaldbt3aIXIpt53Eca_euypqQss/s400/IMG_0162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398495265384617186" border="0" /></a>All the dogs found the pebbles hard going.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYhsW0Ejh_g0iAgE_8gy7BJenautR6bRCxnUwec55aEp8vhN2bJAqpw3DcEZk9Y2kJ0crxWwD7z7RVwCqZVLL6-qYYETM9ngS7sDe2uajWVPmdXPq7aAtBk0UTZX-1w_OHV2bDYbr-4Y/s1600-h/IMG_0163.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYhsW0Ejh_g0iAgE_8gy7BJenautR6bRCxnUwec55aEp8vhN2bJAqpw3DcEZk9Y2kJ0crxWwD7z7RVwCqZVLL6-qYYETM9ngS7sDe2uajWVPmdXPq7aAtBk0UTZX-1w_OHV2bDYbr-4Y/s400/IMG_0163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398495261490412034" border="0" /></a>Louis kept telling me how much more tempting the adjacent golf course and gorse bushes were.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-2Jutc-pziCOvH6EglNPdO6Z4ytbWZq000qA_jcZ25wzuXWjnJ_GdrKFS3EdU8dJDNAaq1mQxEotgrk_-EaQowuMRQ_3QWJhd1XNK0cE-_4oIeuzVdyR8c41ef4_LManU1dlJZGHoW8/s1600-h/IMG_0175.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-2Jutc-pziCOvH6EglNPdO6Z4ytbWZq000qA_jcZ25wzuXWjnJ_GdrKFS3EdU8dJDNAaq1mQxEotgrk_-EaQowuMRQ_3QWJhd1XNK0cE-_4oIeuzVdyR8c41ef4_LManU1dlJZGHoW8/s400/IMG_0175.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398495258964388946" border="0" /></a>We went that way. Happy dogs.<br /><br />++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br /><br />The last beach was Nairn today. Hopefully I'll get that posted tomorrow when I get back from a dog show.<br /></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-57504154204202026192009-10-29T21:01:00.022+00:002009-10-30T00:16:37.041+00:00The fifth beach and a bonus castleDoing a week's worth of posts on a different beach every day has been a bigger project than I realised, hence my fifth beach is a day behind. Taking so many photos has a lot to do with it and also having to fit in going to work!<br /><br />Yesterday turned out to be warm and sunny, most unlike a typical October day. I met up with Jenny and her three GSDs at<a href="http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/cullen/cullen/"> Cullen</a>, which is about half an hour's drive away and is another one-time fishing town along the Moray coast. A major landmark in Cullen is the old railway viaduct, it no longer carries trains but is well used by walkers and cyclists.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJjpCtpXzGhVT9eIrrH5O1Slo_J20TEugX6O8maRlF5o61rzvaRdjGiyxKP3rEH5RMzhwnU8ixrdWMceiddqcp1EYKyFbDLHDnJmAn0kv7K0ZpGQuiNhj8ocjP1HXI53UUzdN-9DWe0I/s1600-h/IMG_0036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJjpCtpXzGhVT9eIrrH5O1Slo_J20TEugX6O8maRlF5o61rzvaRdjGiyxKP3rEH5RMzhwnU8ixrdWMceiddqcp1EYKyFbDLHDnJmAn0kv7K0ZpGQuiNhj8ocjP1HXI53UUzdN-9DWe0I/s400/IMG_0036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398148408524658354" border="0" /></a>Looking from the harbour towards the viaduct and beach.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRg5oTRihhR8pL4tKBf3WVg2hxuM3gBULXzsjnS7rDk1DAFMRyMSKMIFlFC1By7fTgPonXoubrIDxAe1gdZLD1NRMXiW9SbHreNporMaU4jOgiYXVsaBMxe98sA4RWJUEgmMsOUZin3QE/s1600-h/Cullen+beach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRg5oTRihhR8pL4tKBf3WVg2hxuM3gBULXzsjnS7rDk1DAFMRyMSKMIFlFC1By7fTgPonXoubrIDxAe1gdZLD1NRMXiW9SbHreNporMaU4jOgiYXVsaBMxe98sA4RWJUEgmMsOUZin3QE/s400/Cullen+beach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398148412613112722" border="0" /></a>A view of the beach through part of the viaduct.<br /><br />I've shown you this beach but we were actually heading for another - Sunnyside Bay, a couple of miles along a path that follows the rocky shoreline.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2HjrAXZnRO9IxfuI17eqR9vrhktY7J1plo9ewyEWRhcr1GZzlM7Gt2G0dEGP96ZijLt9akgjNKrI2ei8XuWyYeRVmwgKDNRuV8-Bu44SoJbPiU6w8inHRu7fGA7n9OmBpmy3N6B1kl4/s1600-h/IMG_0062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2HjrAXZnRO9IxfuI17eqR9vrhktY7J1plo9ewyEWRhcr1GZzlM7Gt2G0dEGP96ZijLt9akgjNKrI2ei8XuWyYeRVmwgKDNRuV8-Bu44SoJbPiU6w8inHRu7fGA7n9OmBpmy3N6B1kl4/s400/IMG_0062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398158927094810050" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwA4gQJu5IkzBlyeZMJXmnRnYVDRa86aPACEtyqihPfxJhgxt77LMWiR8aohdbYGlTrvxdqoP2IBiu09kbWgLKsnTXcrNwXIkfii-oICePjKdVm4-HL4MCxi0lPCPdJn9Xy9VtuqAdV8/s1600-h/IMG_0058.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwA4gQJu5IkzBlyeZMJXmnRnYVDRa86aPACEtyqihPfxJhgxt77LMWiR8aohdbYGlTrvxdqoP2IBiu09kbWgLKsnTXcrNwXIkfii-oICePjKdVm4-HL4MCxi0lPCPdJn9Xy9VtuqAdV8/s400/IMG_0058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398147608271492354" border="0" /></a>Brint discovered a tyre. It was too heavy to carry so he had to leave it there.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAA1tyB-4fL4XAbSnodfbUaYrBTdp-9MnpC4zLdQQn_7WZ5Zq1CjafhJBoa6lBuRy5XS0AHW1D9ivnZQmL-Xx2XadL3irKlZdTnOViSsXBvcaKC8rsv8EpJBnzY2c8Tc66RHzy_sCE4_s/s1600-h/IMG_0061.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAA1tyB-4fL4XAbSnodfbUaYrBTdp-9MnpC4zLdQQn_7WZ5Zq1CjafhJBoa6lBuRy5XS0AHW1D9ivnZQmL-Xx2XadL3irKlZdTnOViSsXBvcaKC8rsv8EpJBnzY2c8Tc66RHzy_sCE4_s/s400/IMG_0061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398147604174234002" border="0" /></a>He found it again on the way back!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7iYuYDVom80ltIlg5GDO9lSjFLXvK6xv9dOfvwixmpoZd6s_0SeISAejyZsOkHaGXPm-ezbTwMVtbrjqDkDUUhe61Ph_gbi9IufJcgLaofSvQgTEGODUvNKmF_soh4UXknnubrcsAU4/s1600-h/IMG_0046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7iYuYDVom80ltIlg5GDO9lSjFLXvK6xv9dOfvwixmpoZd6s_0SeISAejyZsOkHaGXPm-ezbTwMVtbrjqDkDUUhe61Ph_gbi9IufJcgLaofSvQgTEGODUvNKmF_soh4UXknnubrcsAU4/s400/IMG_0046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398147603080197154" border="0" /></a>Those shepherds couldn't wait to get in the water.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXgJiVLUqExWu9E3kqmrhIeXN2kjWJfmaWAkm9wEVPJdoRcRmQFq4_kZ6EHK_yeTssXmVBGNS9Wd6ELzTktXSfdNKUI-Q-u_saRCEtB8sXkA0-NFyYovHaPgI0zWhxXhrIaUQl715ABA/s1600-h/IMG_0055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXgJiVLUqExWu9E3kqmrhIeXN2kjWJfmaWAkm9wEVPJdoRcRmQFq4_kZ6EHK_yeTssXmVBGNS9Wd6ELzTktXSfdNKUI-Q-u_saRCEtB8sXkA0-NFyYovHaPgI0zWhxXhrIaUQl715ABA/s400/IMG_0055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398147596721610690" border="0" /></a>There are lots of interesting rock formations, especially these sideways layered ones. My geology knowledge is not good enough to know what they are called or how they got there.<br /><br /><br />The three shepherds....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIKzJc9aDPebfDNQ-_ZhAxf1qWwOXN2NNsvKjH6i37y5OmI547JM9dXMtrVZDZHm4ToO3I1BuXTeOVlpUxhE6KMNziQlCzAAgHzi58wobdwLpBzHPQKkV5wf2VP5UAe3h3CqExytnGb4/s1600-h/IMG_0109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIKzJc9aDPebfDNQ-_ZhAxf1qWwOXN2NNsvKjH6i37y5OmI547JM9dXMtrVZDZHm4ToO3I1BuXTeOVlpUxhE6KMNziQlCzAAgHzi58wobdwLpBzHPQKkV5wf2VP5UAe3h3CqExytnGb4/s400/IMG_0109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398146119118547682" border="0" /></a>Keira<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00kSUOCevmJTiVopkje0DFqxJmMdvDtjw1zwxRQUrZ0Nm_NJessQwixiyKotmQTkdtFGqRqJksO5EaiGTrXGyaSpGiqyIKeFWZlryUYtuLaMWkJroWbcRKYocaEy0t7odh3LeuWJ3kVA/s1600-h/IMG_0106.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00kSUOCevmJTiVopkje0DFqxJmMdvDtjw1zwxRQUrZ0Nm_NJessQwixiyKotmQTkdtFGqRqJksO5EaiGTrXGyaSpGiqyIKeFWZlryUYtuLaMWkJroWbcRKYocaEy0t7odh3LeuWJ3kVA/s400/IMG_0106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398146116924570578" border="0" /></a>Smiling Sadie<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDfrTTjUTxWpe29DvZzZCwvA4-8rKQ-NT5lD3d8P19ZwAdZUXhuKrtNuiXKn5zXwFjnxFtifY03atLEFn505ydTxunskaOk_nr-QXLLQcNFO9osQ93LcsSGc2Ljl1vlf0dY3m4vrXGCQ/s1600-h/IMG_0094.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDfrTTjUTxWpe29DvZzZCwvA4-8rKQ-NT5lD3d8P19ZwAdZUXhuKrtNuiXKn5zXwFjnxFtifY03atLEFn505ydTxunskaOk_nr-QXLLQcNFO9osQ93LcsSGc2Ljl1vlf0dY3m4vrXGCQ/s400/IMG_0094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398144819287323298" border="0" /></a>Brint<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStHQae-pOfanUh7L8Tn1QSBvXg-S6A1F9BmV9SUhGOGutpTdQ0lA4Ry-s8BR6L_vUy-vhKVCqJlCxXDOKH8Rtbr-iddaDA2NpjBgiywRt1SjMZw3xsXki5F6fEluMwKc7mF-xPAA_Awk/s1600-h/IMG_8493.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStHQae-pOfanUh7L8Tn1QSBvXg-S6A1F9BmV9SUhGOGutpTdQ0lA4Ry-s8BR6L_vUy-vhKVCqJlCxXDOKH8Rtbr-iddaDA2NpjBgiywRt1SjMZw3xsXki5F6fEluMwKc7mF-xPAA_Awk/s400/IMG_8493.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398144824415127314" border="0" /></a>The footpath is narrow, muddy in places and involves a few climbs.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XX2PdtnJoB0irtdtt6BSEGf0eAJQQXJWM2VhwMOrbx5aMWmZha4YsS4kn7Wykgn5gXH_KEeK4rJ1JVaj7uHGlEuO_DDohKUlcL7j0BTAc6RBZOyZPtqjJfJSk_zQidDvd-J30Y6U31o/s1600-h/IMG_8500.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XX2PdtnJoB0irtdtt6BSEGf0eAJQQXJWM2VhwMOrbx5aMWmZha4YsS4kn7Wykgn5gXH_KEeK4rJ1JVaj7uHGlEuO_DDohKUlcL7j0BTAc6RBZOyZPtqjJfJSk_zQidDvd-J30Y6U31o/s400/IMG_8500.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398144821320167730" border="0" /></a>This is a memorial to a man who single-handedly built the stone steps on this stretch of the path. We were quite impressed with his handiwork but wondered why he chose to do it here, a couple of miles along the route, in the middle of nowhere.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIa5Dh8LjkZFIrM-ejLh_e7Rj-sGAUcWWZfIG7NLv9WWUcCRlMqG2qSiGuceVcYH63_s0OmUIiqKdnFzIjQOORZmtIx1K9_EY9VRpk2MsVJTn8bhvR36lUV3Uw1oR6Qcn4XII9YvkeeGc/s1600-h/IMG_0101.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIa5Dh8LjkZFIrM-ejLh_e7Rj-sGAUcWWZfIG7NLv9WWUcCRlMqG2qSiGuceVcYH63_s0OmUIiqKdnFzIjQOORZmtIx1K9_EY9VRpk2MsVJTn8bhvR36lUV3Uw1oR6Qcn4XII9YvkeeGc/s400/IMG_0101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398143637103972290" border="0" /></a>Gypsy reaches the beach<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NTCtwnEVMzNHOz20c_7QhNvUYKvQF2_l6HIB0638Lon1U_70hGgao6mSoxYVd3-GhqOPkI8Y2E9QzhvD0FWCdN3z6GVi1di8AXPGie5e_8o9BKr_AMikVK-gc5EcS4njekTe7huWzME/s1600-h/IMG_0069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NTCtwnEVMzNHOz20c_7QhNvUYKvQF2_l6HIB0638Lon1U_70hGgao6mSoxYVd3-GhqOPkI8Y2E9QzhvD0FWCdN3z6GVi1di8AXPGie5e_8o9BKr_AMikVK-gc5EcS4njekTe7huWzME/s400/IMG_0069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398143631117506770" border="0" /></a>Sunnyside Bay is small and secluded, we had it to ourselves.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGhVCRtEtDoW1NEfHpI9owKapCWatnwiY3ZGdG5Bi9rCyGzUtPw0xEyD-asRmhb_BLjd3MI4mNuLepndEZ34obnZWzatni-9wvZ1DGSVS7os0Wu0qQVc-ghyphenhyphenJZkIz3_sKk47bbSrP0TM/s1600-h/IMG_0072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGhVCRtEtDoW1NEfHpI9owKapCWatnwiY3ZGdG5Bi9rCyGzUtPw0xEyD-asRmhb_BLjd3MI4mNuLepndEZ34obnZWzatni-9wvZ1DGSVS7os0Wu0qQVc-ghyphenhyphenJZkIz3_sKk47bbSrP0TM/s400/IMG_0072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398143627473967730" border="0" /></a>Looking back along the coast. It was almost like a summer day.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5K-7AmdwcO4NSpATKruBlEh48hoDctPYcnyexgeXWELi_yPblGDVkc_k1coVXaDDiujLYixkH5mcCCGk2XmaxNPba88ZEhVp5t7B8C6OvkFvIvx25dqu-A2s7G7YmU5NgUIOk_Y_GHU/s1600-h/IMG_0077.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5K-7AmdwcO4NSpATKruBlEh48hoDctPYcnyexgeXWELi_yPblGDVkc_k1coVXaDDiujLYixkH5mcCCGk2XmaxNPba88ZEhVp5t7B8C6OvkFvIvx25dqu-A2s7G7YmU5NgUIOk_Y_GHU/s400/IMG_0077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398142706275979954" border="0" /></a>This is the looking down on the beach from the cliffs above. We climbed up to get a view of the castle a bit further along.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlCtu693Tu1fW3wX02U7tXut4Tcmsu18gvXFuA0NvQLwVGTnRviartgN4UI9L-u4tdiWTJMpb1UZFMiYFAy-kFu8Vl_KpIlTELsBOrjEeTZ2iLLZ7puGJf0McQhf8o0XJ0PyYSe5FRSA/s1600-h/IMG_0120.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlCtu693Tu1fW3wX02U7tXut4Tcmsu18gvXFuA0NvQLwVGTnRviartgN4UI9L-u4tdiWTJMpb1UZFMiYFAy-kFu8Vl_KpIlTELsBOrjEeTZ2iLLZ7puGJf0McQhf8o0XJ0PyYSe5FRSA/s400/IMG_0120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398142701027436034" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/scotland/findlater/findlater.php">Findlater Castle</a><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9PaiQqMTRVaIQDcUagrT-MxKc257QKtFaelgf4Ug_Iah27-y3hORZa-T0eJE7mF018MjcCaqIbug3Gw5XU1XafRo3aDLiFPfxEpZt3it07nGhlSuFi9W97g3bt36oirjZqUC_ratchg/s1600-h/IMG_0081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9PaiQqMTRVaIQDcUagrT-MxKc257QKtFaelgf4Ug_Iah27-y3hORZa-T0eJE7mF018MjcCaqIbug3Gw5XU1XafRo3aDLiFPfxEpZt3it07nGhlSuFi9W97g3bt36oirjZqUC_ratchg/s400/IMG_0081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398141749989627906" border="0" /></a>It's now a ruin and looks like it has become a part of the rock that it was built upon.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpt6IWjlm4ZFz4sqkpwKdPAPlgkWyg1HCq_QQY8aQ349LE95zz2jgzmsB9OlF6YS4K_BLuQFqMw1hUZRRY2n1fcncgR3JqYvvKk6mp8uEIN3JfD3uSwC7BSBYWpb5wAJ4BDkYFk5p4L0/s1600-h/IMG_0080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpt6IWjlm4ZFz4sqkpwKdPAPlgkWyg1HCq_QQY8aQ349LE95zz2jgzmsB9OlF6YS4K_BLuQFqMw1hUZRRY2n1fcncgR3JqYvvKk6mp8uEIN3JfD3uSwC7BSBYWpb5wAJ4BDkYFk5p4L0/s400/IMG_0080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398141745015722786" border="0" /></a>The information board gives you an idea of how it would have looked all those years ago.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2rWZKitJUIvZspcV74c8FzKKKOa_atXjepLKPma8n4agZMMlPmTGZ0PTJpprcyqdR8FnCjw58uzVqgybvUe1IeGYeQkp4U14poNl9l12DPigkx_JXsiZYm3S9OydCdZOwiO_xNtNLjs/s1600-h/IMG_0085.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2rWZKitJUIvZspcV74c8FzKKKOa_atXjepLKPma8n4agZMMlPmTGZ0PTJpprcyqdR8FnCjw58uzVqgybvUe1IeGYeQkp4U14poNl9l12DPigkx_JXsiZYm3S9OydCdZOwiO_xNtNLjs/s400/IMG_0085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398141742520478098" border="0" /></a>There has been a fort here since the thirteenth century but these buildings are dated from the late fourteenth century.<br />You can walk down to the ruins but they are not very safe and we didn't want to risk losing a dog over the edge!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLN7VVys5tJ6mHWBoa8SzmEA73jfmVUKJq2Vj9boZizQCbs0tSybL03_lvjLJEHo3PNoevtDWk1W_a_-d1nibVnMYmf5dg8VP1wJ-2HTrMISEn8U99HX7AEskaxgXLxngvVus7E8seZ8/s1600-h/IMG_0116.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLN7VVys5tJ6mHWBoa8SzmEA73jfmVUKJq2Vj9boZizQCbs0tSybL03_lvjLJEHo3PNoevtDWk1W_a_-d1nibVnMYmf5dg8VP1wJ-2HTrMISEn8U99HX7AEskaxgXLxngvVus7E8seZ8/s400/IMG_0116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398139928111059330" border="0" /></a>The path was very muddy in places. The paps wore quite a bit of it home!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdalblTqCAfQ321UJd27b84_H2Z4Toi1drN1Prx5qh5GAAzS2z139eq2TTzMdnp02gpFpFKYHyPId9wErDwMIYKVNGJpw5Ne5pnpPpOK2fRSYmkqBmg0j0I4nHqUvojU4FfQ7PsncK5M/s1600-h/IMG_0125.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdalblTqCAfQ321UJd27b84_H2Z4Toi1drN1Prx5qh5GAAzS2z139eq2TTzMdnp02gpFpFKYHyPId9wErDwMIYKVNGJpw5Ne5pnpPpOK2fRSYmkqBmg0j0I4nHqUvojU4FfQ7PsncK5M/s400/IMG_0125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398139923364811314" border="0" /></a>Cullen has a pet cemetary, the only one I know of in the area. It is right beside the sea and we passed it on our route.<br /><br /><br /><br />For the last couple of months Jana, the accident-prone vizsla, has managed to remain unscathed but it obviously couldn't last. Towards the end of this walk, I noticed she had a hole in her chest. It looked like another stitch-up was on the cards.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisXzp6l5tFr4YaNqhHtCMMsdtKTIbRNjyL_ju_1L1UWS4Vp7BjrgNfFWor9fA2xMjS8pWC9eULF6BAImpyb0n7dQLMedSCIk2HpcLAy05h8_JXzcg9EWswWpqvxIB5U8bA6KYnidE2WM/s1600-h/IMG_0090.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisXzp6l5tFr4YaNqhHtCMMsdtKTIbRNjyL_ju_1L1UWS4Vp7BjrgNfFWor9fA2xMjS8pWC9eULF6BAImpyb0n7dQLMedSCIk2HpcLAy05h8_JXzcg9EWswWpqvxIB5U8bA6KYnidE2WM/s400/IMG_0090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398132360091828306" border="0" /></a>Looking through the photos I spotted the fresh looking wound on this one. She is running back after clambering on the rocks and I suspect she may have slipped and caught herself on a sharp bit. Body armour is definitely required!<br /><br />I took her in to work with me and I'm pleased to say that it looks like she'll get away without being stitched. The wound was quite fresh, clean and not too big so it was stapled instead.<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrKcJRUgwmGB1tOYegfu-85MbHPVRZzH5Sx8WUziEd7HLw6k89RCp-XWiOs0qarlVajK_Zvt1g1rvZnMCmVUSq42WK-uWHVv8tImeAewEoiOkvyAOh_mBCz2PbNDQn266hnlu6todgIE/s1600-h/IMG_0180.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrKcJRUgwmGB1tOYegfu-85MbHPVRZzH5Sx8WUziEd7HLw6k89RCp-XWiOs0qarlVajK_Zvt1g1rvZnMCmVUSq42WK-uWHVv8tImeAewEoiOkvyAOh_mBCz2PbNDQn266hnlu6todgIE/s400/IMG_0180.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398134709323982242" border="0" /></a>Jana's body piercings.<br />She's thinking of getting her ears and nose done next. In gold. It goes with her coat.<br /><br /><br /><br />Our walk was a round trip of almost six miles and lasted roughly three hours. There's only one way to end such an outing........ soup and sweet in a tea room!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzI1FJxwTdzdbmCJqsRC35EgYZboJiubVh2ok_aaE7QHZmpa5HYAbHXz9qQTdN_bHYaoTXfaFIi33saZGLHqzOnjU-lX0m8r5D56lWowTMbnMS17vIXAgpHcKejK5Q1Ho7EftwtTzj2tY/s1600-h/IMG_8503.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzI1FJxwTdzdbmCJqsRC35EgYZboJiubVh2ok_aaE7QHZmpa5HYAbHXz9qQTdN_bHYaoTXfaFIi33saZGLHqzOnjU-lX0m8r5D56lWowTMbnMS17vIXAgpHcKejK5Q1Ho7EftwtTzj2tY/s400/IMG_8503.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398132355512003474" border="0" /></a>Seeing as we were in Cullen, Jenny chose the <a href="http://www.scottishrecipes.co.uk/cullenskink.htm">Cullen Skink</a>. (A type of fish soup, in case you haven't heard of it).<br /><br />It was a great walk and we couldn't have asked for nicer weather.<br /><br />++++++++++++++++++++++++<br /><br />It was Spey Bay and pebbles for the sixth beach today. It will appear tomorrow.<br /></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-46681988207213019382009-10-27T23:21:00.011+00:002009-10-28T00:24:57.678+00:00Sand, sea and soggy dogsDay four of the week's worth of beaches and it was a short drive a couple of miles up the road to Burghead Bay. This crescent shaped bay is a six mile stretch of sand between <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burghead">Burghead</a> to the east and <a href="http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/findhorn/findhorn/index.html">Findhorn</a> to the west. You can reach the beach from either end or drive through Roseisle Forest and park at a point roughly half way along. The forest runs almost the length of the beach and extends quite a way inland.<br /><br />For once the weather men were correct and the rain poured down. We did get wet but I managed to get a few photos during a very short break in the rain. Not great shots I'm afraid, I used the smaller camera and some water droplets got on the lens.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxD7O1cTmEVT7ASb4K718x8sMWmLuDAL2yvoAfD2iropu64l5cDobZuKIGxXPKW6m_6n0Rwzx3p7LgMGq7n5V1aZVIFgHm06T4tb9LOKpMwznK0tZRrA8RGEP0ZUP0_MmpSajsiA0kas/s1600-h/IMG_8484.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxD7O1cTmEVT7ASb4K718x8sMWmLuDAL2yvoAfD2iropu64l5cDobZuKIGxXPKW6m_6n0Rwzx3p7LgMGq7n5V1aZVIFgHm06T4tb9LOKpMwznK0tZRrA8RGEP0ZUP0_MmpSajsiA0kas/s400/IMG_8484.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397430268446209042" border="0" /></a>Looking west, Findhorn in the distance.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJd_RKbM5Z8jqKSmTOAdL62aNdeRMc3FMTQdkUZMgfAyB75UA0mLrZNxpJrtBSmDAv0eJvbdiD_-99y91rBwbe_qch1z36jraRwGSnxotM_n7SQsN3krnhTuRbjS7FXR1d1YP7Xug7F7Q/s1600-h/IMG_8483.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJd_RKbM5Z8jqKSmTOAdL62aNdeRMc3FMTQdkUZMgfAyB75UA0mLrZNxpJrtBSmDAv0eJvbdiD_-99y91rBwbe_qch1z36jraRwGSnxotM_n7SQsN3krnhTuRbjS7FXR1d1YP7Xug7F7Q/s400/IMG_8483.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397430026367203698" border="0" /></a>Looking east to Burghead<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8XvgeteuVVMYhwp6XgdmxdHRDfTG-ElLDoKqnLZNzSyIzlMPUQpsbScfUrKSQgjaUQ_C-oPiHMYJ2B9Uk7mJl_IqacNdcfml9rDLyQIrnrkSBlVanmp9xU8sLQZ7iDVHSB_Lhp_wivI/s1600-h/IMG_0030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8XvgeteuVVMYhwp6XgdmxdHRDfTG-ElLDoKqnLZNzSyIzlMPUQpsbScfUrKSQgjaUQ_C-oPiHMYJ2B9Uk7mJl_IqacNdcfml9rDLyQIrnrkSBlVanmp9xU8sLQZ7iDVHSB_Lhp_wivI/s400/IMG_0030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397429515014523010" border="0" /></a>Much calmer sea today.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNVEBMeI8AGOhhZ7DJljOV6jo20-rMFaSKkJLi_ffb9yaj3vT3XcSc0N_xcWat4Q8nfVmwGqdBjJh9leqCBrMm5nyz57-aKWq6LzWrZvgJILGnEVhyV9hDMpZH8_1tkwrU4v7piECPuA/s1600-h/IMG_0028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNVEBMeI8AGOhhZ7DJljOV6jo20-rMFaSKkJLi_ffb9yaj3vT3XcSc0N_xcWat4Q8nfVmwGqdBjJh9leqCBrMm5nyz57-aKWq6LzWrZvgJILGnEVhyV9hDMpZH8_1tkwrU4v7piECPuA/s400/IMG_0028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397429514001705906" border="0" /></a>The remains of the concrete war defences are much in evidence on this beach.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6FLXrec4h6zN-76YZl3Wc_f6lql-Bsdq1DXuUk4HEPSZ2bA1vF84MD2hEjBEk0AAdSPtwJmNddolMt3d34hZtGZ6xQhRDcUVJz3VtslrhlzCiJ-PYhF1oqdY8l0WwDtWT19DwqlS3NM/s1600-h/IMG_8476.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6FLXrec4h6zN-76YZl3Wc_f6lql-Bsdq1DXuUk4HEPSZ2bA1vF84MD2hEjBEk0AAdSPtwJmNddolMt3d34hZtGZ6xQhRDcUVJz3VtslrhlzCiJ-PYhF1oqdY8l0WwDtWT19DwqlS3NM/s400/IMG_8476.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397429092047313938" border="0" /></a>The dogs always find the 'pill boxes' very interesting. Probably because they are well used pee posts! Louis adds to the messages.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjex9Q9Zw84UJt8kPBPdllRhCasuEEa2vMry_hcpdLM3Mn_5mahzzoz4rJW-wDvIZwn59fQRsSuQHYbPVuRKM3aKSkw8WsgPmKErsxeeI19MSFUa1XGMBV-KvPkV2r6VfEt4aNtMbbhOcg/s1600-h/IMG_8478.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjex9Q9Zw84UJt8kPBPdllRhCasuEEa2vMry_hcpdLM3Mn_5mahzzoz4rJW-wDvIZwn59fQRsSuQHYbPVuRKM3aKSkw8WsgPmKErsxeeI19MSFUa1XGMBV-KvPkV2r6VfEt4aNtMbbhOcg/s400/IMG_8478.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397429086958521682" border="0" /></a>Click to enlarge - could that be a ghost peering out of the window?!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulbKU58BnLAw_ypfxoKc4p5fIPl8p_Q1yLUGsTY6EtTbA-BeDJo2e1biIrbdsRspjhLrwQUtmmHl_m-pLobK9XYkdGB3Xt1Ssu_7TB68Q9la16MJPMVuCCxMgdIQE0PgQ5Fh4y9Gzf_8/s1600-h/IMG_0032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulbKU58BnLAw_ypfxoKc4p5fIPl8p_Q1yLUGsTY6EtTbA-BeDJo2e1biIrbdsRspjhLrwQUtmmHl_m-pLobK9XYkdGB3Xt1Ssu_7TB68Q9la16MJPMVuCCxMgdIQE0PgQ5Fh4y9Gzf_8/s400/IMG_0032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397427877652969682" border="0" /></a>A wet vizsla doesn't look too different to a dry one.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXv8bli3xIzXLjN2r6wwYzKvmuykqsMIGJcP2q3p10Q3De9N3qgEHjNN046fgWhOpXrbuHDeMLstXiSuXOSZNXpq3zpmPbb4XboEKUvt7mmOMw1uTgXI1SQxsxOQmeWnyyCWh4Et2DcRE/s1600-h/IMG_0034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXv8bli3xIzXLjN2r6wwYzKvmuykqsMIGJcP2q3p10Q3De9N3qgEHjNN046fgWhOpXrbuHDeMLstXiSuXOSZNXpq3zpmPbb4XboEKUvt7mmOMw1uTgXI1SQxsxOQmeWnyyCWh4Et2DcRE/s400/IMG_0034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397427870212056146" border="0" /></a>The same can't be said for a papillon!<br /><br /><br />The photos below were taken earlier in the year.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBO9F9t2Da5u34Due9zDRpvyZmUyjVV_zDEXxUqsv2E5cQiLfwCVwduYDCUW1wYOJSOgnyiVrschIoZoGKKWWF2LOP5hglhCg82qOFjTFNFNP3tFRs3Vw8vZBKY2ogYGJtX_iZY2HW0rc/s1600-h/IMG_4927.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBO9F9t2Da5u34Due9zDRpvyZmUyjVV_zDEXxUqsv2E5cQiLfwCVwduYDCUW1wYOJSOgnyiVrschIoZoGKKWWF2LOP5hglhCg82qOFjTFNFNP3tFRs3Vw8vZBKY2ogYGJtX_iZY2HW0rc/s400/IMG_4927.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397424756430250322" border="0" /></a>When the tide is out there's a lot of beach here.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ucPVnKC71WB8Q1NmnCQrHfy4r4_YsWxQnTs7OxYsB8wvko2qKUemdL6poQ48RJ5LtI53IkIMYnBk_uRTEiC3zGfMuitmjEjc7Ata-mdOWu3OEVMfyB27tbc8pYs2EgWToFI5A-_Z9uI/s1600-h/IMG_3584.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ucPVnKC71WB8Q1NmnCQrHfy4r4_YsWxQnTs7OxYsB8wvko2qKUemdL6poQ48RJ5LtI53IkIMYnBk_uRTEiC3zGfMuitmjEjc7Ata-mdOWu3OEVMfyB27tbc8pYs2EgWToFI5A-_Z9uI/s400/IMG_3584.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397424761150588194" border="0" /></a>Almost the whole beach seen from the Findhorn end.<br /><br />Tomorrow we head off to Cullen with the promise of good weather.<br /></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-21992866546965417422009-10-27T00:02:00.014+00:002009-10-27T10:31:57.908+00:00Another day, another beachI've decided to take part in My World Tuesday this week, click <a href="http://showyourworld.blogspot.com/">here</a> to see what's happening all around the world. (I know this post is about Monday's beach but, by the time I got it finished, it had turned into Tuesday!)<br /><br />It was back to <a href="http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/lossiemouth/lossiemouth/index.html">Lossiemouth</a> for the third of the seven beach visits (see the previous posts for the first two) but this time it was East Beach, which is on the other side of the harbour and where the river Lossie meets the sea.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7RhnVP56MZmI4oFolaMqJ1pspCqkBSlSzvmVjwh0bNrerskdmG9DtjCy1bo2l-e792iGA5IWJWIxD5qMEe1HlTN913tFDzevCtBGHiARehLhFjqSZX0ipxzhLmx-Qkgwy2Y2bs0lAIU/s1600-h/IMG_9994.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7RhnVP56MZmI4oFolaMqJ1pspCqkBSlSzvmVjwh0bNrerskdmG9DtjCy1bo2l-e792iGA5IWJWIxD5qMEe1HlTN913tFDzevCtBGHiARehLhFjqSZX0ipxzhLmx-Qkgwy2Y2bs0lAIU/s400/IMG_9994.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397069811406454722" border="0" /></a>The beach stretches for miles up to Kingston and Spey Bay. It is accessed by means of a footbridge over the river Lossie.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKG-cx9ZcaKrlfS5nmrk282TbN-IAAkq_x12BPtXU7GMBRiMLIcLTZDKjne8yhr9QKx4BPybU_zkS7EY63MJzgdJV1rkPRyO094Chlos9kZcWlrJtKL7aUw9N0pTqW2VGRYYbxLE-rRzk/s1600-h/IMG_9993.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKG-cx9ZcaKrlfS5nmrk282TbN-IAAkq_x12BPtXU7GMBRiMLIcLTZDKjne8yhr9QKx4BPybU_zkS7EY63MJzgdJV1rkPRyO094Chlos9kZcWlrJtKL7aUw9N0pTqW2VGRYYbxLE-rRzk/s400/IMG_9993.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397069810293252098" border="0" /></a>The dunes you can see were man-made to help prevent erosion and were created using old railway carriages.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesZCXJkEOw81traahzUodUqqkwsF3bjaKMRBMYctA6ZEmi793QuCfe5AnoSfIQcgiKtR6_7dAepYaeIINrx9KvC7CrOU-LZ0tO9cYjZrK3ExhTn-5U0VrVKaaIadSK6J33vwDzVgGLRI/s1600-h/IMG_9904.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesZCXJkEOw81traahzUodUqqkwsF3bjaKMRBMYctA6ZEmi793QuCfe5AnoSfIQcgiKtR6_7dAepYaeIINrx9KvC7CrOU-LZ0tO9cYjZrK3ExhTn-5U0VrVKaaIadSK6J33vwDzVgGLRI/s400/IMG_9904.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397069804838534834" border="0" /></a>The footbridge.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-LLNoXb_LQlV-rMbBb9t7c2AtoJt_IxcptojVuB3GP1LLfXbb1jmi8VLMYqawbQJPuQMSK22vDh62lN2Lc8p6get8zxvj2ybfgKhPnbqyLpH4DVemF2dKeJaCgECuIO-qMxisAJggok/s1600-h/IMG_9975.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-LLNoXb_LQlV-rMbBb9t7c2AtoJt_IxcptojVuB3GP1LLfXbb1jmi8VLMYqawbQJPuQMSK22vDh62lN2Lc8p6get8zxvj2ybfgKhPnbqyLpH4DVemF2dKeJaCgECuIO-qMxisAJggok/s400/IMG_9975.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397069801887286210" border="0" /></a>We rarely visit East Beach and this was probably Jana's first trip over the bridge. Note the posture and spread toes, she definitely didn't think it was safe!<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbdev69HiYwLXre4U0MTiAL7NpBwLcrUnw8hQG3Scmk-IY9EAtaz83UhaQH0M9cHnFaaq2FIjv8CDdOy3FxxHFHWXJY_dJxOCa6WzgBTPqHOx-HwlRnewz1_zb7IXFw2XqEJtDVLqvA0/s1600-h/IMG_9966.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbdev69HiYwLXre4U0MTiAL7NpBwLcrUnw8hQG3Scmk-IY9EAtaz83UhaQH0M9cHnFaaq2FIjv8CDdOy3FxxHFHWXJY_dJxOCa6WzgBTPqHOx-HwlRnewz1_zb7IXFw2XqEJtDVLqvA0/s400/IMG_9966.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397068147777166130" border="0" /></a>A rainbow started to make an appearance above the harbour wall but didn't come to anything. Despite heavy looking skies, no rain appeared and it was a much better day than yesterday.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPlPVWaNKJW9oqIHvOGw3LE2CkYm34Of1wBzyAMpoAD6wXnE4r7yUUi-3NdLxZWp4ESbPj21BLoPzFyK4Slvg8AZ6flHAgd0QIrDEPm4AnvfhZ83NqvLlj1FiNptUM6am1Ua1UNaSJjI/s1600-h/IMG_9924.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPlPVWaNKJW9oqIHvOGw3LE2CkYm34Of1wBzyAMpoAD6wXnE4r7yUUi-3NdLxZWp4ESbPj21BLoPzFyK4Slvg8AZ6flHAgd0QIrDEPm4AnvfhZ83NqvLlj1FiNptUM6am1Ua1UNaSJjI/s400/IMG_9924.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397067482788448786" border="0" /></a>Jana spots a monster in the dunes.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHYzmFTakp7C6-fTjqqv8EC8ZxGXOwlsNacnm1UOYpEJrPtHIrwABVKod63nEIVHxycocwfT1fph6I8qemp9SH-tBICByTMSif966hTxRbOqrpmw60JPz6kUEsQrBJwVFUlzQ0eqy_rk/s1600-h/IMG_9912.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHYzmFTakp7C6-fTjqqv8EC8ZxGXOwlsNacnm1UOYpEJrPtHIrwABVKod63nEIVHxycocwfT1fph6I8qemp9SH-tBICByTMSif966hTxRbOqrpmw60JPz6kUEsQrBJwVFUlzQ0eqy_rk/s400/IMG_9912.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397067474992453474" border="0" /></a><br />The river mouth is a great place for bird life.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGVvDZfjvtXUQL69BU4FB7Usk1wNpw_jtx_rIPhM-72h9WKvAA83GRcnNuJwcf4Rvv7XrlBVG7E_3PPScD2ZC0MQ4nbTS57rig-wk_SNd9Tunveq6qslNlpN54vL3kBYsM0t_VIt8BEw/s1600-h/IMG_9914.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGVvDZfjvtXUQL69BU4FB7Usk1wNpw_jtx_rIPhM-72h9WKvAA83GRcnNuJwcf4Rvv7XrlBVG7E_3PPScD2ZC0MQ4nbTS57rig-wk_SNd9Tunveq6qslNlpN54vL3kBYsM0t_VIt8BEw/s400/IMG_9914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397067478805655314" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXc53V120lGFswOtvytkTQPs-kbOvc2WczqV6sCUJ-oYbc38YpcwUmzYUJbOcDiVow88K_ogVgxXDX1dlFgOTejoUxmVWQLP9xtqckau-ZWhy_FNKGT8HXFqkqX9NEUaTJrsqj9iR9uU/s1600-h/IMG_9941.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXc53V120lGFswOtvytkTQPs-kbOvc2WczqV6sCUJ-oYbc38YpcwUmzYUJbOcDiVow88K_ogVgxXDX1dlFgOTejoUxmVWQLP9xtqckau-ZWhy_FNKGT8HXFqkqX9NEUaTJrsqj9iR9uU/s400/IMG_9941.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397068153128252194" border="0" /></a>Better weather but still quite rough sea..............<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNg4nJvgVkks6YyMRpojxrgRm390dQiH5fz5HpcP53n4mGy1gQOifrgkKt8i9OvqaBssbBiFPgQ_rLo3laeQjd1fx4wbCYR9PiU8vxGMqFhgitXgmK-e06yKVVUSy2L0POd99g7h5gmIA/s1600-h/IMG_9965.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNg4nJvgVkks6YyMRpojxrgRm390dQiH5fz5HpcP53n4mGy1gQOifrgkKt8i9OvqaBssbBiFPgQ_rLo3laeQjd1fx4wbCYR9PiU8vxGMqFhgitXgmK-e06yKVVUSy2L0POd99g7h5gmIA/s400/IMG_9965.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397066586259375522" border="0" /></a>............which created lots of frothy spume. Cappuccino comes to mind.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EWsrOON4QnOtpqgfXihIoeo_bWULkN_4ckxk3AI6Qz-nrCrHqusXwDoIZ7NYDu7er8LnowD-B5sHwHR9ZtQFv8zHzhTdb3AdHi7mZojF9sQD0YrZCArmf7pTBRyUh__UpD-KvV1QuSU/s1600-h/IMG_9958.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EWsrOON4QnOtpqgfXihIoeo_bWULkN_4ckxk3AI6Qz-nrCrHqusXwDoIZ7NYDu7er8LnowD-B5sHwHR9ZtQFv8zHzhTdb3AdHi7mZojF9sQD0YrZCArmf7pTBRyUh__UpD-KvV1QuSU/s400/IMG_9958.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397066594013450898" border="0" /></a>Jana wears Uggs<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Vn6nJtGCRmR0QYVvjZaZ5_dp36GrAX74_dj6AJm0iYr9bjxdX_LsSppFFUeBNzcU33S75QmFmYVcCKgJrMu5svseJ7rnCHo8MA1qmTVSt8qgiX5dXnM2WNmAVBEdHEzvShODjJQUO7o/s1600-h/IMG_9949.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Vn6nJtGCRmR0QYVvjZaZ5_dp36GrAX74_dj6AJm0iYr9bjxdX_LsSppFFUeBNzcU33S75QmFmYVcCKgJrMu5svseJ7rnCHo8MA1qmTVSt8qgiX5dXnM2WNmAVBEdHEzvShODjJQUO7o/s400/IMG_9949.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397066583016344066" border="0" /></a>East Beach is quite popular with surfers. Even in October.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjoY8A4_WRh8j-xSR8uit-pAhYYdRHpEQXMBH7lupZJI9E6J21ctTOBbwSEhCICouivYCYgtYmBFGC_kgpVyy8V9q99mqJpDYdVx4aH66JQvtvIO9YG2ly9hO4zPAwzbidFTMX27tUjI/s1600-h/IMG_9919.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjoY8A4_WRh8j-xSR8uit-pAhYYdRHpEQXMBH7lupZJI9E6J21ctTOBbwSEhCICouivYCYgtYmBFGC_kgpVyy8V9q99mqJpDYdVx4aH66JQvtvIO9YG2ly9hO4zPAwzbidFTMX27tUjI/s400/IMG_9919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397065572827247234" border="0" /></a>Dune surfing.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzUHIhIkT5pfpqTGWYTOZ3Jz7AsfVTITd7j3p6-WB1_YufRfAoKxZEHPEgrGsSbGDrZcWMgAxC99aW0I6GPm3cduKCTRjq5dObhcMzv49MwthWCKeDzlqA-LaAwklhOXi5p3PPzFbygE/s1600-h/IMG_9933.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzUHIhIkT5pfpqTGWYTOZ3Jz7AsfVTITd7j3p6-WB1_YufRfAoKxZEHPEgrGsSbGDrZcWMgAxC99aW0I6GPm3cduKCTRjq5dObhcMzv49MwthWCKeDzlqA-LaAwklhOXi5p3PPzFbygE/s400/IMG_9933.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397065568334990722" border="0" /></a>Beaches are the best for running.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWzIzu5bBEAaAp-KaRblFxIIZLzC7Vb-g3aqn4P83XHlKPt2h9KFh988a6e1_-PB-bQKF0qOjwmwKpGCpb55B2hHTPF6idWpWpaqnMp2LFVUlriyxnoF47iTaf2voAClDegNI9Kzuzg8/s1600-h/IMG_9932.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWzIzu5bBEAaAp-KaRblFxIIZLzC7Vb-g3aqn4P83XHlKPt2h9KFh988a6e1_-PB-bQKF0qOjwmwKpGCpb55B2hHTPF6idWpWpaqnMp2LFVUlriyxnoF47iTaf2voAClDegNI9Kzuzg8/s400/IMG_9932.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397065563889045202" border="0" /></a>And running<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1YIyME_bn2e6wo-MbawR68fl30_6957kldCTvJdeP7EMmNFxLTDc5rVAQ0bTIiYVf-XLw6thDzVxr8MA0xMketddh1Bl33StyMQj8Xk0XNF6-Y6wfvFFCHRwMsNPIZOUG4Teq03SdhOQ/s1600-h/IMG_9928.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1YIyME_bn2e6wo-MbawR68fl30_6957kldCTvJdeP7EMmNFxLTDc5rVAQ0bTIiYVf-XLw6thDzVxr8MA0xMketddh1Bl33StyMQj8Xk0XNF6-Y6wfvFFCHRwMsNPIZOUG4Teq03SdhOQ/s400/IMG_9928.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397065561299976850" border="0" /></a>Running with a smile.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43yHOSEY5MSQ1umkvjae9yseCQBFmE01O1RGBRrUJ8wOzIVkwW_Js-bZBiA9cOuMN7golwr775F2oDiQSmOJtqtCxrzxy_a9V5sgj1ekUjVq-MGs1qBsXsgxoThHjfROmIPg_M0dapY0/s1600-h/IMG_9979.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43yHOSEY5MSQ1umkvjae9yseCQBFmE01O1RGBRrUJ8wOzIVkwW_Js-bZBiA9cOuMN7golwr775F2oDiQSmOJtqtCxrzxy_a9V5sgj1ekUjVq-MGs1qBsXsgxoThHjfROmIPg_M0dapY0/s400/IMG_9979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397064558224418546" border="0" /></a>These are a couple of the fisher cottages of Seatown, a little huddle of about 50 homes beside the river mouth which date back to the 17th century. These are typically compact, I think even I (at 5'2") might have to watch my head going through that blue door!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yFZFiHejDQsjyWCEaHtnBAtjuoiHvkUB1l_Ovre6jUstV4p6RwHV3kQIwGOE_VltyoH1JfLz5aLn9groQwB70rfIWG3XJYXhkPeRMW6qbVN2zwWo2VccZQL0Irh-hgsXz9BLXqnUN18/s1600-h/IMG_9990.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yFZFiHejDQsjyWCEaHtnBAtjuoiHvkUB1l_Ovre6jUstV4p6RwHV3kQIwGOE_VltyoH1JfLz5aLn9groQwB70rfIWG3XJYXhkPeRMW6qbVN2zwWo2VccZQL0Irh-hgsXz9BLXqnUN18/s400/IMG_9990.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397064552196111602" border="0" /></a>Lossiemouth's harbour was once home to a large fishing fleet. Nowadays it's a marina full of fancy yachts.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFvPgg6BfroehX9dITGtwzA649DRr85SWFp5BYnr6L1hBqKSPkK1bKg6IZXyRwUhkiOFQrlAZGccFpp5GU7Wjt4hC6raxlUisr3ald8kwV2810mSu6PXj4_ZP-PvXbMLwHYUFACCofMM/s1600-h/IMG_0011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFvPgg6BfroehX9dITGtwzA649DRr85SWFp5BYnr6L1hBqKSPkK1bKg6IZXyRwUhkiOFQrlAZGccFpp5GU7Wjt4hC6raxlUisr3ald8kwV2810mSu6PXj4_ZP-PvXbMLwHYUFACCofMM/s400/IMG_0011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397064545720629858" border="0" /></a>Not from East Beach but yesterday's lighthouse seen from a different angle. It appears to be stranded high and dry. This photo was taken today, not long after the beach trip, so it is surprising to see the sky looking so blue. It was definitely grey. Who said "the camera never lies"?<br /><br />Tomorrow's weather forecast is BAD. I haven't decided which beach to visit yet but will it make any difference? You probably won't get to see much of it.<br /></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-48740545261246971402009-10-25T15:39:00.008+00:002009-10-25T17:01:28.684+00:00Beach number two, in the rainThe second beach of the week was Lossiemouth West Beach. It's a large beach, bordered by a golf course, which curves up to Covesea Lighthouse and then carries on around the corner. None of this is very obvious from the photos taken today due to the awful weather!<br /><br />The dogs still enjoyed their damp walk but, unfortunately, I have no photos of them dashing about because I had forgotten to put a card in my camera! Luckily, my little camera was in the car and I just managed to get a few shots when we returned before its battery died! Note to self - check cameras properly next time.<br /><br />The local air base is close by and aircraft frequently fly low over the beach as they land or take off. So low sometimes that you almost feel you could touch them!<br /><br />A memorial at the end of the beach provides a poignant reminder of how dangerous the sea can be for fishermen, particularly in years gone by. On Christmas Day, 1806, three boats went out in calm waters to fish just over a mile offshore. These were fairly small, open boats, powered by oars and sails. Although easy to manoevre, they were quite unstable in bad weather. Later that day, gale force winds got up and, despite the efforts of the crews, they were swept out to sea and never seen again. The boats made up the entire fleet of the tiny village of Stotfield (now absorbed by Lossiemouth). There have been many fishing disasters over the years in Scotland but what makes this one particularly sad is that the village lost all its able bodied men and youths in one afternoon. Left behind were 17 widows, 47 children and 2 old men.<br /><br />A little bit more info on Lossiemouth can be found<a href="http://www.lossiemouth.org/"> here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaLiDzEFcu3dFunRjQdANWyXA2upq1bwozFOzTs8QQlvnr5wjuop7UCE4TqdYlHEj605rL9EiemjqyWSqthypnYEGZ4DEIqq5yZW89NM213UOyCmqZ8L2-XKwvvk2zpu5yHZf9SXA1Is/s1600-h/IMG_8459.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaLiDzEFcu3dFunRjQdANWyXA2upq1bwozFOzTs8QQlvnr5wjuop7UCE4TqdYlHEj605rL9EiemjqyWSqthypnYEGZ4DEIqq5yZW89NM213UOyCmqZ8L2-XKwvvk2zpu5yHZf9SXA1Is/s400/IMG_8459.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396563431119442434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">The lighthouse is barely visible in the distance</span>.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The concrete blocks are the remains of wartime defences</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0sqal6MioVznI0k4mhWJ3llsE49JkQooE0D0DJSlkcI32rYVMA8LY33IokWqRlO5TDSY_B7OOa388tluPwKCz0uVltSSVx757O5EFZkguFwMzV06pHUrjuIC0h49-aUxF-gTf8v0rVQ/s1600-h/IMG_8458.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0sqal6MioVznI0k4mhWJ3llsE49JkQooE0D0DJSlkcI32rYVMA8LY33IokWqRlO5TDSY_B7OOa388tluPwKCz0uVltSSVx757O5EFZkguFwMzV06pHUrjuIC0h49-aUxF-gTf8v0rVQ/s400/IMG_8458.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396563430131259266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Zooming in - there it is!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1o3I0VgkPaAfHnVCM4piBUzNvYO6IIs7ZUksmlJtv9YWpKcGQT3imDxWPYnfiHDPZLN7llv03pXL5agwUaDQpoiBqTUsqLlLwSo3xnbQRnqt4ERYU497GVzgemjGfdtK0YAbeHmgy8o/s1600-h/IMG_8462.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1o3I0VgkPaAfHnVCM4piBUzNvYO6IIs7ZUksmlJtv9YWpKcGQT3imDxWPYnfiHDPZLN7llv03pXL5agwUaDQpoiBqTUsqLlLwSo3xnbQRnqt4ERYU497GVzgemjGfdtK0YAbeHmgy8o/s400/IMG_8462.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396563774424211250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Very grey seas<br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbZ1hYObcy1Aa-N5y16Ulh7TPJALatlDllIdh6e7Q56k1e9HLaYrzyW0PsLKI5dXTmIYX1EsAeDkuwlzEwnDtpAjgA0qIANhx7M-KOnHBW3_8En__q1RKlKc7plu2HlM7KeHLvNOnJ1c/s1600-h/IMG_8464.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbZ1hYObcy1Aa-N5y16Ulh7TPJALatlDllIdh6e7Q56k1e9HLaYrzyW0PsLKI5dXTmIYX1EsAeDkuwlzEwnDtpAjgA0qIANhx7M-KOnHBW3_8En__q1RKlKc7plu2HlM7KeHLvNOnJ1c/s400/IMG_8464.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396563420673583282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Back at the car, a drookit Teasel and Louis</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQ_RGhR3BLyhn1pdmMUPk-rgVkTVUVJ0ktn1BIRVIVGN9eysK4Z6b9As1VlAu6mxkHU06kQoUtiea9XttkjAM4606cCiPIabtbN6X63XMgOhZznRW5NW-FTw9JWgV3RqrSqbVA5And0Q/s1600-h/Lossie+W+B.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQ_RGhR3BLyhn1pdmMUPk-rgVkTVUVJ0ktn1BIRVIVGN9eysK4Z6b9As1VlAu6mxkHU06kQoUtiea9XttkjAM4606cCiPIabtbN6X63XMgOhZznRW5NW-FTw9JWgV3RqrSqbVA5And0Q/s400/Lossie+W+B.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396570398366428386" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Here's two I took earlier. How the beach looks in better light</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_aWelVi8JzyNwzv34bEi6v0yvlTPJTQxdcbowLj_dAPtODX0WrqA_53QZTSSYfIj8LMLZW2FkRF28t1rFV_4gLZUiQe0Qsdcr28gSJfvicSotvTTju2V2p3fsrgQ4xikOSI60oRz_9k/s1600-h/IMG_3845.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_aWelVi8JzyNwzv34bEi6v0yvlTPJTQxdcbowLj_dAPtODX0WrqA_53QZTSSYfIj8LMLZW2FkRF28t1rFV_4gLZUiQe0Qsdcr28gSJfvicSotvTTju2V2p3fsrgQ4xikOSI60oRz_9k/s400/IMG_3845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396570401883140674" border="0" /></a>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-88445325604504860082009-10-25T00:48:00.003+01:002009-10-25T01:01:11.250+01:00A week's worth of beachesWe consider ourselves lucky to be living so close to the sea and to have plenty of nearby beaches where we can walk the dogs. Those of you who are confirmed townies and prefer to have concrete under your feet would probably hate it, but for us, it's perfect.<br /><br />Since we are almost spoilt for choice when it comes to beach walks, I thought I'd do a post on a different one for each day of this week. The timing could have been better, seeing as the rain clouds rolled in today, but, since I can't do much about the weather, you'll just have to use your imagination and picture the sky and sea in blue.<br /><br />I've started right on our doorstep, well almost. We can see the sea from our house and it's just a few minutes walk down to the harbour, which has a beach on either side of it. (Click on photos for a closer view)<br /><br />An aerial view of our village can be seen <a href="http://gennasuspapillons.blogspot.com/2008/10/jana-has-beach-to-herself-it-was-quite.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8_RG2Lw0LRjmb9ZBbtDPMQBhsnRI1GR4Up6OhTZRJ5vHA4BO702rmL_IwPRoKOIS-gK8iTt-TtIntAERCkESKdd9iME-FU6AN_1fjnfLAyeTXhK6HNUiCLINsjArnJh6rDQDhmK9RP8/s1600-h/IMG_9896.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8_RG2Lw0LRjmb9ZBbtDPMQBhsnRI1GR4Up6OhTZRJ5vHA4BO702rmL_IwPRoKOIS-gK8iTt-TtIntAERCkESKdd9iME-FU6AN_1fjnfLAyeTXhK6HNUiCLINsjArnJh6rDQDhmK9RP8/s400/IMG_9896.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396303678785686338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">East Beach from the harbour end<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">East Beach is the larger of the two. It is mainly sandy but has rocks at either end as well as a rocky area in the middle, which acts as a natural breakwater.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPpCYXJ0Ci2bGIncwLGMqY3kTz-TcUPB_GTKFFLLKq2ACE1IX_8IQ1ptZnX64IEoxiayLQqDK2mI2G-gMp9OONcPlu8a3-zs4LgFvYXYMzxd6f55I9FANOgz0rE5YKXW_Z5yl-O5Lh9w/s1600-h/IMG_9878.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPpCYXJ0Ci2bGIncwLGMqY3kTz-TcUPB_GTKFFLLKq2ACE1IX_8IQ1ptZnX64IEoxiayLQqDK2mI2G-gMp9OONcPlu8a3-zs4LgFvYXYMzxd6f55I9FANOgz0rE5YKXW_Z5yl-O5Lh9w/s400/IMG_9878.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396303187700793122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">East Beach looking towards the harbour<br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmF0Hblymgz_6jrav8P9ci3EEE5VGmOcb6Mz8K4Seg6ySRTP-NrylFv_VbKBacC284g_Ri3RiPAK6xWHhN1cPvwslR3qhZkDM3yEvTqaJbGMLw3LdtBkafGHGZUeoOydL5lr1suV4pH70/s1600-h/IMG_9897.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmF0Hblymgz_6jrav8P9ci3EEE5VGmOcb6Mz8K4Seg6ySRTP-NrylFv_VbKBacC284g_Ri3RiPAK6xWHhN1cPvwslR3qhZkDM3yEvTqaJbGMLw3LdtBkafGHGZUeoOydL5lr1suV4pH70/s400/IMG_9897.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396302262870915794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">The harbour</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">The little harbour was once busy with fishing boats but, these days, it's mainly leisure boats that use it.<br /></div><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdopGdgU3FtCWEHfWqIaMjQ54tdva0POTcIPoF7Q_Pu-m_2G7wSY_RXRvKmqlNdQvr-WmuFnKVSOigtluETHv7EAXdMr-aUgpoMRDgEB3TQJvxP_7mJwn35wDaY8tQrE9geAc2kpJUOc/s1600-h/IMG_9898.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdopGdgU3FtCWEHfWqIaMjQ54tdva0POTcIPoF7Q_Pu-m_2G7wSY_RXRvKmqlNdQvr-WmuFnKVSOigtluETHv7EAXdMr-aUgpoMRDgEB3TQJvxP_7mJwn35wDaY8tQrE9geAc2kpJUOc/s400/IMG_9898.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396302260978289906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">West Beach<br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6KPQW84uNTX5GibfQaHRWYwMydQf0hNXiCdTQjhyphenhyphenlCb46o0o0dkM49CDAy1Hnk0zv4l_65c1UanLn-sEdyokxrt1yOqLORIG8XmkY__ouirpKI-LCN5NTETceQxCklZ5RBeY3mKHAcE/s1600-h/IMG_9818.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6KPQW84uNTX5GibfQaHRWYwMydQf0hNXiCdTQjhyphenhyphenlCb46o0o0dkM49CDAy1Hnk0zv4l_65c1UanLn-sEdyokxrt1yOqLORIG8XmkY__ouirpKI-LCN5NTETceQxCklZ5RBeY3mKHAcE/s400/IMG_9818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396303182418885282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Back to East Beach and the rocks in the middle. Jana bl</span>ends in well.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfnGsM06A_od-oWVHOpPNl3k4TiMbOdjgYgGPrTDPl124RUhJQzOApQDhwtcIb9fWFHcsDkDd428iMe-aaBnpEGsjk_290nk0AUGBIEr4CI-Mc64Oc-GcrguqxNH65PFrXvuCca-Z6S4/s1600-h/IMG_9820.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfnGsM06A_od-oWVHOpPNl3k4TiMbOdjgYgGPrTDPl124RUhJQzOApQDhwtcIb9fWFHcsDkDd428iMe-aaBnpEGsjk_290nk0AUGBIEr4CI-Mc64Oc-GcrguqxNH65PFrXvuCca-Z6S4/s400/IMG_9820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396301743708455490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">The tide coming in and hitting the breakwater.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qNpLAdSAfvewVQyt5x6n9F9498Qci9R8UHGf9weDtSeegq0reyZW0MKjTsFt22I_EaElvV2TAmSBLlGshvHv1CgORop-PnOkMC21T9_VGWPJIJhIuHf1c0_a4Ipzj439xfZvA92SitQ/s1600-h/IMG_9829.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qNpLAdSAfvewVQyt5x6n9F9498Qci9R8UHGf9weDtSeegq0reyZW0MKjTsFt22I_EaElvV2TAmSBLlGshvHv1CgORop-PnOkMC21T9_VGWPJIJhIuHf1c0_a4Ipzj439xfZvA92SitQ/s400/IMG_9829.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396301739226547602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">A more gentle pool is created</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBUfteVxeuGavU3YxLxHoIV6fkkTv45Vgu_xAIK8Kx1xhyphenhyphenGXBMwH_bJxd0ln4hEzqCQoRfSm2sVj33aqaq5ngzImymMMNDTYdmrJryrKcRb0FGNsOUTpdyn79aIblMizoHMY3J0bE-5A/s1600-h/IMG_9828.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBUfteVxeuGavU3YxLxHoIV6fkkTv45Vgu_xAIK8Kx1xhyphenhyphenGXBMwH_bJxd0ln4hEzqCQoRfSm2sVj33aqaq5ngzImymMMNDTYdmrJryrKcRb0FGNsOUTpdyn79aIblMizoHMY3J0bE-5A/s400/IMG_9828.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396301737711189154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">A perfect learning pool for a vizsla who dislikes waves.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1-n66m1Oudh8n4U39lG-Vep1Gao6d8b9b5PqndRMo40SUt7dhJy3WPTwPymokSyCWoP4sVvKwUoOkOWNfo_rJ4JADPYmuC0df3yXruZaeQ3PyLt5NMz8ryQAclNTFrgJ2YCG0qlfmPI/s1600-h/IMG_9862.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1-n66m1Oudh8n4U39lG-Vep1Gao6d8b9b5PqndRMo40SUt7dhJy3WPTwPymokSyCWoP4sVvKwUoOkOWNfo_rJ4JADPYmuC0df3yXruZaeQ3PyLt5NMz8ryQAclNTFrgJ2YCG0qlfmPI/s400/IMG_9862.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396301118470061650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">There are dunes for running up and down</span>....... </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiam7b9mEgZM_rIfS6Kk2Ev_GVZZ3t0OORaEjLEktXzjnLm6uXvyCg-joGrs0o42sh7CKOUE9LCt8Wp8O7thfCUMsbpIA9uLdTYsPZOzUWJK8uny92qkGbIIF0Yf2mk6arCQNdfJilXV2I/s1600-h/IMG_9884.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiam7b9mEgZM_rIfS6Kk2Ev_GVZZ3t0OORaEjLEktXzjnLm6uXvyCg-joGrs0o42sh7CKOUE9LCt8Wp8O7thfCUMsbpIA9uLdTYsPZOzUWJK8uny92qkGbIIF0Yf2mk6arCQNdfJilXV2I/s400/IMG_9884.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396301113863535378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">.......as well as playing hide and seek in (LSH is in there somewhere)</span>.<br /><br /><br />West Beach also has beach huts. They are quite an old-fashioned thing, still popular on some of the more southerly English beaches, but I don't know how many other Scottish beaches might have them. Certainly none that I've ever been to.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBw7dUHXAOyGIyCKUcgUN6ZnyeOHMKQEQ4kWdIrAkx5_n9dcpdiHx9iz9HCx3-iB5m1GHxmiYmya1K_BPSHskrnlLi6mHBvp-cBrx8ldexVktde4BnmUZPxdO80RClwYBqvhDoGEnX_H8/s1600-h/IMG_9849.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBw7dUHXAOyGIyCKUcgUN6ZnyeOHMKQEQ4kWdIrAkx5_n9dcpdiHx9iz9HCx3-iB5m1GHxmiYmya1K_BPSHskrnlLi6mHBvp-cBrx8ldexVktde4BnmUZPxdO80RClwYBqvhDoGEnX_H8/s400/IMG_9849.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396300125170892050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Some of them are brightly painted.<br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0v4pCEyNcd5fxdbG1B1UticmYI2L9OhCjComi1Lc8bMZ0kSoYCr2V1aDsiVvRe8ilMcAaZqPWQZ9uapxctFMwVqfx9GKvMQkO2_yJaApce74OEcJmAGMr5CZOH2s18rApL8-1zTzmYg0/s1600-h/IMG_9848.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglicNH5UxCMXYj5DMbIKsfEioHtvwQP4-DEAlxYblz9XKLR0AQDTOiLxm-wKrvhWR3ZW1HCidyJKcIS545JHX1XQ0K9gtfPnJ9cNtLc_2gjNoOn8UEEhgLujI-OvoV2is_tmvqH2UOdDY/s400/IMG_9887.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396299215577959330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVCy2cYw3kMQ119C-E24kceOaBWhueoAOTzfvlW7UI9WspjZLgVQxipn5biaE7dsLnHijwnpkbvCVHp7GGgLLSew-cZPaAhLDkXj3GG8EqgoHdHryPL3T_ZTN29MuIzn5IA8DhRs5RSY/s1600-h/IMG_9890.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVCy2cYw3kMQ119C-E24kceOaBWhueoAOTzfvlW7UI9WspjZLgVQxipn5biaE7dsLnHijwnpkbvCVHp7GGgLLSew-cZPaAhLDkXj3GG8EqgoHdHryPL3T_ZTN29MuIzn5IA8DhRs5RSY/s400/IMG_9890.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396299210196229058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGixbhIgEH1RuX-Y0QISiPadUFiZL3td8mnreNUc-C86fkk813xfFdOoRxTiTRDavK9jPQw92birOtNdj2pfBkQ574lN2kXXRluqpG1k_1yNITszx353aUbxh_Ai_5dwrT9x4rAcF9Iro/s1600-h/IMG_9891.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGixbhIgEH1RuX-Y0QISiPadUFiZL3td8mnreNUc-C86fkk813xfFdOoRxTiTRDavK9jPQw92birOtNdj2pfBkQ574lN2kXXRluqpG1k_1yNITszx353aUbxh_Ai_5dwrT9x4rAcF9Iro/s400/IMG_9891.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396298357855317330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">This one looks a little sad and neglected. </span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsM-TjhdWIJ7POEi4MPTt_Qr64PHehM1Z100ckmUWfy2oI6zHjRUCojkf8gjVW73fpmvgPNrbVccNiT8zJbjaY6NOxVdODySQ3y8mjQRqYszgGs5B2E6IiLeBDNjDN7WMHyjbyXpAB28/s1600-h/IMG_9856.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsM-TjhdWIJ7POEi4MPTt_Qr64PHehM1Z100ckmUWfy2oI6zHjRUCojkf8gjVW73fpmvgPNrbVccNiT8zJbjaY6NOxVdODySQ3y8mjQRqYszgGs5B2E6IiLeBDNjDN7WMHyjbyXpAB28/s400/IMG_9856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396298355878674802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">This one has recently been spruced up and the new cartoon made me smile</span>.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LHt7Swg4ORarmIv-fxLh9JC7FYj_RBiXq5ZK-YnRqvmfnv4Ie4JAP_mCL2WU9wEegvE5o-uneSax_v5FdfdAWZ-3y4XuYb-XccDoB8RLwH96MLs1JQhBgUIDnEnNipuxswirx8wMOl4/s1600-h/IMG_9885.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LHt7Swg4ORarmIv-fxLh9JC7FYj_RBiXq5ZK-YnRqvmfnv4Ie4JAP_mCL2WU9wEegvE5o-uneSax_v5FdfdAWZ-3y4XuYb-XccDoB8RLwH96MLs1JQhBgUIDnEnNipuxswirx8wMOl4/s400/IMG_9885.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396298349971158530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Definitely my favourite.<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">NB. To get that cartoon you need some knowledge of Bart Simpson and also Scottish words. I'll assume that I don't need to explain Bart's favourite saying but will tell you that 'dookers', in this instance, are swimming trunks/shorts.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></div></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-22527700480567754032009-10-18T22:25:00.020+01:002009-10-19T08:57:39.528+01:00A beautiful autumn day along the Moray and Aberdeenshire coast.Today was our wedding anniversary. Little did LSH know twenty nine years ago just what lay ahead of him! His medal really is long overdue.<br /><br />Since he was working today, we had a run out on the motorbike yesterday for a celebratory lunch along the coast at Pennan. The timing was perfect as yesterday's weather was so much better than today's.<br /><br />Since the dogs had to be left at home (really must get them a side-car!), we took them out en masse to let off a bit of steam. Part of the walk involved a stubble field, Jana's favourite. She did a lot of this........<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86kkrQwbGgECu7-oGnEFmso2m8aC7nUSzR_bacDh4GXFnRwm6Jhdfvw-a1CPIVHMJxaPmbR56JAtjbaJ8ei-sjdVOvdEeM7tTsDZj23Ka9KO11KUp_dp27Idq3ybQfiKB0Ok7vu-WZ3w/s1600-h/IMG_0808.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86kkrQwbGgECu7-oGnEFmso2m8aC7nUSzR_bacDh4GXFnRwm6Jhdfvw-a1CPIVHMJxaPmbR56JAtjbaJ8ei-sjdVOvdEeM7tTsDZj23Ka9KO11KUp_dp27Idq3ybQfiKB0Ok7vu-WZ3w/s400/IMG_0808.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394067550448448642" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />There was much running and jumping<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkYKxfGLfhIbU-dtJU6JUmMG1X_XeCOgxcJngZcza7Q5oBzI4QQHyg4FjBEoWaPavfILr3Qm0hpbBB4wP4E7VZT4_eH2fL-ye3JuHPsMP9-6qIpACNC5V9CS0w_mkKiZe1A4XvWJzrWc/s1600-h/IMG_9661.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkYKxfGLfhIbU-dtJU6JUmMG1X_XeCOgxcJngZcza7Q5oBzI4QQHyg4FjBEoWaPavfILr3Qm0hpbBB4wP4E7VZT4_eH2fL-ye3JuHPsMP9-6qIpACNC5V9CS0w_mkKiZe1A4XvWJzrWc/s400/IMG_9661.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394067539119889858" border="0" /></a><br />These photos were actually taken a few days ago.....but you get the idea.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm8OYIQ4ySezWV1iS9Dr40od9J-c-3FWTAVJKNTPT5YdqBzlEDuchBZrOZV9tvlbJkdFrA2f6bx-Y2k5H267Rc3x9waOwLmGzyyX28hHHI4C3W-z55aNe_PgAWvh2eZQxCl3uiWAM3ILY/s1600-h/IMG_9653.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm8OYIQ4ySezWV1iS9Dr40od9J-c-3FWTAVJKNTPT5YdqBzlEDuchBZrOZV9tvlbJkdFrA2f6bx-Y2k5H267Rc3x9waOwLmGzyyX28hHHI4C3W-z55aNe_PgAWvh2eZQxCl3uiWAM3ILY/s400/IMG_9653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394067532546111570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We went off on the bike along the coast to the tiny village of <a href="http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/pennan/pennan/index.html">Pennan</a>, which sits at the bottom of cliffs and is perched right on the seafront. It was made famous when it was used as part of the setting for the film <a href="http://www.scotlandthemovie.com/movies/flocalhero.html">Local Hero</a>. Two years ago, after heavy rain, part of the cliff face gave way and a mudslide hit many of the houses at the west end of the village. All is back to normal now but there must still be a bit of worry that it could happen again.<br /><br />We had lunch in the Pennan Inn, highly recommended if you happen to be passing.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZnuFucF3KZmdPc2MModGNB86HZQOHyenhQOTs2salQ8TJog6GmzvTDMuGftKhYBSfMGk8hXohrNIcjDmrA7qAzEcYUmquOHOaPrn-yVTnjfuy69M25D3ACJ7Ii2ckvgS-ZavHX4S_Io/s1600-h/IMG_9766.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZnuFucF3KZmdPc2MModGNB86HZQOHyenhQOTs2salQ8TJog6GmzvTDMuGftKhYBSfMGk8hXohrNIcjDmrA7qAzEcYUmquOHOaPrn-yVTnjfuy69M25D3ACJ7Ii2ckvgS-ZavHX4S_Io/s400/IMG_9766.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394060631083995218" border="0" /></a>Pennan<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Y1DfoAVgigS_ekTPYMAJ_CGFnxngRDqn6oF6Uj4vyNnHxOFHipRG6NF-B2TexjieHPoi_th5ZpPiVggSbClEP-g5qdyLWNVGp_EZw9cNrnb3ZOL58-d8IIq1AqxkeXYxT2sYlNUoutQ/s1600-h/IMG_9760.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Y1DfoAVgigS_ekTPYMAJ_CGFnxngRDqn6oF6Uj4vyNnHxOFHipRG6NF-B2TexjieHPoi_th5ZpPiVggSbClEP-g5qdyLWNVGp_EZw9cNrnb3ZOL58-d8IIq1AqxkeXYxT2sYlNUoutQ/s400/IMG_9760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394060370378907602" border="0" /></a><br />Although this isn't the actual telephone box that features in the film, that was just a prop, this one is almost in the same position and is probably the most photographed box in Scotland.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeh_N3lEeENVv7dDzvHmyEszuw3WYu3RkzCLp-VI5aFshiCpowPb3_7GdESRGvnUxADeiyGscZ0TBCdX1CE6rYR8zpbmPEI01CRYkDnDIblmbB-FmpovztEjYhWMBfsUwN3rzcW4lY2Q/s1600-h/IMG_9761.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeh_N3lEeENVv7dDzvHmyEszuw3WYu3RkzCLp-VI5aFshiCpowPb3_7GdESRGvnUxADeiyGscZ0TBCdX1CE6rYR8zpbmPEI01CRYkDnDIblmbB-FmpovztEjYhWMBfsUwN3rzcW4lY2Q/s400/IMG_9761.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394060359239417730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZzMIVGw-CWK6-VkDM6p1BmDxH1zujVvmFWUscpx7OC6IPEvBU-TYub90uAe6SEq4WYzYDi78qLPmgO3HwU2cUUqo-LDQS6m_BqHr5ETRRATvjqFUvYF9Ojoo5vU9Hq2Uh95wcVAATE0/s1600-h/IMG_9767.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZzMIVGw-CWK6-VkDM6p1BmDxH1zujVvmFWUscpx7OC6IPEvBU-TYub90uAe6SEq4WYzYDi78qLPmgO3HwU2cUUqo-LDQS6m_BqHr5ETRRATvjqFUvYF9Ojoo5vU9Hq2Uh95wcVAATE0/s400/IMG_9767.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394060356297012482" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUZh9uzssj4AKR1cEpoZg2v3qbK8DogI8s4klcU3WskuT-JGWjvFZEfYHEGaNHeIHCjoKn54YuRL8mDonQ2tJiEe2oWIm048V1_xmgebSzWRvD0KQ9nVc0LRnopb1YrzQB14jzJzooqI/s1600-h/IMG_9768.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUZh9uzssj4AKR1cEpoZg2v3qbK8DogI8s4klcU3WskuT-JGWjvFZEfYHEGaNHeIHCjoKn54YuRL8mDonQ2tJiEe2oWIm048V1_xmgebSzWRvD0KQ9nVc0LRnopb1YrzQB14jzJzooqI/s400/IMG_9768.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394060348387788978" border="0" /></a>The harbour at Pennan.<br /><br />On the way back we stopped off to visit the cliffs at <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/t/trouphead/index.asp">Troup Head</a> and maybe see some of the sea birds.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJXXZWLvuQGMR_EdlO3X1zl8NDtDPvDRM8R87cx4Z8jjUCKip0HPZg5sZn2P9ngbxuDbH8KD-5cNGIjnwUjoauEQ9PnzLBcASpEq4FPb0w7-VTBYtmPwtRuRlzfH7_4CQydchEsTwNUo/s1600-h/IMG_9769.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJXXZWLvuQGMR_EdlO3X1zl8NDtDPvDRM8R87cx4Z8jjUCKip0HPZg5sZn2P9ngbxuDbH8KD-5cNGIjnwUjoauEQ9PnzLBcASpEq4FPb0w7-VTBYtmPwtRuRlzfH7_4CQydchEsTwNUo/s400/IMG_9769.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394059294610894850" border="0" /></a>A view west along the Moray Firth coastline<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dbVR9DIobvS0wxVs9CMcIHWnw2OtHokmW__94iAkRuKKKi8zp4xQhKVQ7OI5mveJCztJcmf7YHW-3AOs59YNgwz8dF_lCIPLyR12LkfCBdQpmzvOGOWI1K7hZ-LLym1DalsLPxtJpIY/s1600-h/IMG_9776.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dbVR9DIobvS0wxVs9CMcIHWnw2OtHokmW__94iAkRuKKKi8zp4xQhKVQ7OI5mveJCztJcmf7YHW-3AOs59YNgwz8dF_lCIPLyR12LkfCBdQpmzvOGOWI1K7hZ-LLym1DalsLPxtJpIY/s400/IMG_9776.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394058686368175586" border="0" /></a><br />LSH at the top of the cliff which was devoid of birdlife! We'll have to return in early summer when it will be buzzing with them.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcOdpNyNyR5Tiih7WSNlKEWBS6EX3-L5xM2w_jcMnw2u-dlaUp6yjqhfD4pGSn0EOuAo5sOQk7Ad7GcnwCcg5c0-lu01r5IxZRmrDrt7ASWrzngZVbLzyp5yzKvhSW_Se7ny-KOoiGbQ/s1600-h/IMG_9775.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcOdpNyNyR5Tiih7WSNlKEWBS6EX3-L5xM2w_jcMnw2u-dlaUp6yjqhfD4pGSn0EOuAo5sOQk7Ad7GcnwCcg5c0-lu01r5IxZRmrDrt7ASWrzngZVbLzyp5yzKvhSW_Se7ny-KOoiGbQ/s400/IMG_9775.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394058693234745906" border="0" /></a><br />We sat on the cliff top for a while, there was hardly a breath of wind and the sun was really warm. You'd never believe it was an October day.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNE_giWO5OKxqA9ETXZIRktdmk0_gYNHClZ0HffjiUopbw_Lc93R1gvvacjDASULbDnVvnCvgWru-LNZj6wp4r0vXAKckrG-6-V_PL4cy7AbBQANRAUB5mp2GXJuhRTMfQOUNA8hDImY/s1600-h/IMG_8433.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNE_giWO5OKxqA9ETXZIRktdmk0_gYNHClZ0HffjiUopbw_Lc93R1gvvacjDASULbDnVvnCvgWru-LNZj6wp4r0vXAKckrG-6-V_PL4cy7AbBQANRAUB5mp2GXJuhRTMfQOUNA8hDImY/s400/IMG_8433.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394058679692667586" border="0" /></a><br />Looking east, the white cottages of Pennan can just be seen in the distance<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMp-UQTigqce2yPgsYXmSnugniuv6sxNpTeoZWLioUxwa88NDkDLUGdeHcU836phAlqSLludLZJ4WTinoPaitsyrk_2US0DGa711sz49DClAasmmvkci6uVYYvqYy3DEkUNvALfXBCRA/s1600-h/IMG_8436.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMp-UQTigqce2yPgsYXmSnugniuv6sxNpTeoZWLioUxwa88NDkDLUGdeHcU836phAlqSLludLZJ4WTinoPaitsyrk_2US0DGa711sz49DClAasmmvkci6uVYYvqYy3DEkUNvALfXBCRA/s400/IMG_8436.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394058671729210322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We stopped at another tiny ex-fishing village a little further up the road. This time it was <a href="http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/gardenstown/crovie/index.html">Crovie</a>, which is pronounced 'Crivvie' for some reason. These cottages are perched in an even more precarious position than Pennan, on stormy days the sea must be washing their windows.<br /><br />It all looked quite wonderful on a day like this.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_w-ijBi4BGKyFWtgnwA6J93MF6mzjRO6t01pbSYiSLIT1YCN-j7jPlHb1tkx-OrZCm8BeUvVXbyIMt6K69kCr_OOxjl9F3TAZqErVAnSzQmixLnbfHP6hsWZf30bxGdgfHoZBiTfMKmI/s1600-h/IMG_9788.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_w-ijBi4BGKyFWtgnwA6J93MF6mzjRO6t01pbSYiSLIT1YCN-j7jPlHb1tkx-OrZCm8BeUvVXbyIMt6K69kCr_OOxjl9F3TAZqErVAnSzQmixLnbfHP6hsWZf30bxGdgfHoZBiTfMKmI/s400/IMG_9788.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394057437294185522" border="0" /></a>The village was established in the eighteenth century when crofters were put off their land during the clearances, they took up fishing, albeit on a small scale, but a great storm in 1953 caused a lot of damage and many families moved. The village is now made up mainly of holiday homes.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgaM-Qli503eZY9W7cSArdTK_LH3FVE7GcB1-zjIrbO9VH-V_zCBZIZ10fSTNdAt5G28tqIQTFBBycHkP_1eLFHhOvjZm-q6dETuw-KVvlaa-sI-6K_blH1JPGmHDrpJqdL6TRH5m4jU/s1600-h/IMG_9795.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgaM-Qli503eZY9W7cSArdTK_LH3FVE7GcB1-zjIrbO9VH-V_zCBZIZ10fSTNdAt5G28tqIQTFBBycHkP_1eLFHhOvjZm-q6dETuw-KVvlaa-sI-6K_blH1JPGmHDrpJqdL6TRH5m4jU/s400/IMG_9795.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394056032866595074" border="0" /></a>There is no road up to the houses, just a footpath along the front. Anything to be delivered to the cottages has to be taken along in a barrow.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDcuvgwtmDlIUNqsTkc970R8Xj-xVCUZmrIR8td1CjcZ8iFDJsLl6yugtQtvPfqCncGfpSSlRreHBF0Wgp1YAq97S53ZhkuJ2X095YrtGsZs1_3uUbFHeaFI4pHC9ljQ-dYdlKHWDytE/s1600-h/IMG_9793.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDcuvgwtmDlIUNqsTkc970R8Xj-xVCUZmrIR8td1CjcZ8iFDJsLl6yugtQtvPfqCncGfpSSlRreHBF0Wgp1YAq97S53ZhkuJ2X095YrtGsZs1_3uUbFHeaFI4pHC9ljQ-dYdlKHWDytE/s400/IMG_9793.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394056043959089906" border="0" /></a>You can see just how close to the sea the village really is.<br /><br /><br /><br />On the way home we could see a sundog, the first I've ever noticed. There were actually two, one each side of the sun, and they were quite bright. I couldn't catch them whilst we were rattling along on the bike and they had faded a little by the time we were able to stop but you can make them out. Clicking on the photos will help a little.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7hMsYjtctLbSur51WzE90_thwSS5i9jBiq3skBKP34P3TLLz_knE7w2oOqIrCEc5TJ3qeAUFw7vbd7XqYnNo964HuFiq1SwzZy1mARH7uXW85AUxNU3n4-tLxMbLvPPzTr9n5QFeD2U/s1600-h/IMG_8441.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7hMsYjtctLbSur51WzE90_thwSS5i9jBiq3skBKP34P3TLLz_knE7w2oOqIrCEc5TJ3qeAUFw7vbd7XqYnNo964HuFiq1SwzZy1mARH7uXW85AUxNU3n4-tLxMbLvPPzTr9n5QFeD2U/s400/IMG_8441.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394082807713096978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKAIcv5e1bSwUCbUm67qzSeTrZJrj-bEX5G6fZnws-4hkAv0WrB9tukxfLkRHtcNKts1r6nLU6wKelJARSEXInVnmRZuPvdGajNUYOR3XlgfzMND4GAj5MoiGj1pV0lWgkKDmxsaJXwA/s1600-h/IMG_8453.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKAIcv5e1bSwUCbUm67qzSeTrZJrj-bEX5G6fZnws-4hkAv0WrB9tukxfLkRHtcNKts1r6nLU6wKelJARSEXInVnmRZuPvdGajNUYOR3XlgfzMND4GAj5MoiGj1pV0lWgkKDmxsaJXwA/s400/IMG_8453.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394056785226981330" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It may be autumn but I'm glad the sun is putting up a fight.<br /></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-53043864654928410342009-10-08T21:59:00.003+01:002009-10-08T22:11:42.958+01:00One for the werewolvesWe had a lovely bright full moon the other night and it was surrounded by some wonderfully lit clouds. I did attempt to capture just how interesting the clouds looked but failed. At least the moon turned out quite well.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78Ip6BecEPjPlQnU-YBHUqZhsbvjzwSuf5OWptvN33PLfNWWDXj5xvV0yJM1uvK5XmA_d9orNpYLcDihh9wqvm7OFUEWUSQd5rwsyCsOwqxPamQ36XB7vIdXGd3i420ZFl7zV2zEv70Q/s1600-h/IMG_9422.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78Ip6BecEPjPlQnU-YBHUqZhsbvjzwSuf5OWptvN33PLfNWWDXj5xvV0yJM1uvK5XmA_d9orNpYLcDihh9wqvm7OFUEWUSQd5rwsyCsOwqxPamQ36XB7vIdXGd3i420ZFl7zV2zEv70Q/s400/IMG_9422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390336932427655826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Take a look at far-flung skies over at <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">Skywatch Friday</a>.<br /></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-68476432188558851122009-10-03T12:47:00.008+01:002009-10-03T14:08:57.787+01:00The last day of summer?I'm still lagging behind with posts but I've been busy with a photo project at work and that has been taking up much of my time.<br /><br />We have gale force winds today, there's a real chill in the air and it couldn't be more different from last Saturday when I was basking in sunshine at a dog show held at Perth Racecourse. This was a new venue for this show, most people seemed to like it but, seeing as three rings were outdoor, I think it may have been a different story had it been a wet day! Toy breeds wouldn't have been affected because their ring was indoor, in what must surely be a first.......a bar! I must add that it was closed, I think swigging Famous Grouse whilst in the ring might be frowned upon by the Kennel Club.<br /><br />I stayed the night with Ian, Lynne and Euan as I had another show on Sunday just up the road at Arbroath. No photos from there as it is held in a rather dimly lit hall. I had three dogs with me, all were placed at both shows but there are no wins to report. Louis did the best with a second place in a class of sixteen veterans at Arbroath. (For those that might not know, a dog becomes a veteran once it is over seven years of age. Louis is now just over ten).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOszam8KPVqCiQPycbXq4vWGJfMcn0KLUJrYYTlK8UX4Gzf7h4KUmudzEq4XT_PvAay3iQfysCdryy0Q2ql9NaBeaSOjzQmoiuWP_Yo9nJwBrapyDdadX-vLbqVEFvn_ur_L5E3ZQ41Y/s1600-h/IMG_8927.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOszam8KPVqCiQPycbXq4vWGJfMcn0KLUJrYYTlK8UX4Gzf7h4KUmudzEq4XT_PvAay3iQfysCdryy0Q2ql9NaBeaSOjzQmoiuWP_Yo9nJwBrapyDdadX-vLbqVEFvn_ur_L5E3ZQ41Y/s400/IMG_8927.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388347966763081922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">View of Perth Racecourse and the outdoor rings from the grandstand<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwBM1ERgruyl789fMYjtDZGxP2eN19OsOTvYoXOz4WnlJnH5s8xjn1z-NzXzs_hl4ZT9s0RVRd-qou9W9j4-sUyUDbd4VHB1jbR9HM1hpjIj3DRgcyjT3U05KBHYA2kG8YV_g5NhRlW0/s1600-h/IMG_8988.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwBM1ERgruyl789fMYjtDZGxP2eN19OsOTvYoXOz4WnlJnH5s8xjn1z-NzXzs_hl4ZT9s0RVRd-qou9W9j4-sUyUDbd4VHB1jbR9HM1hpjIj3DRgcyjT3U05KBHYA2kG8YV_g5NhRlW0/s400/IMG_8988.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388347957015010914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Anne (<a href="http://pyatshaw.blogspot.com/">Pyatshaw</a>) makes use of the winners enclosure. Tass was surely eligible, seeing as she had won the toy veteran class.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKnQ4z8ni4FDtl9IVaisEHO5Rgny5rE_VvNUSOY9jI_DZzKG8hGAGsCtw3DTleYAwEuYMXH4cRfMWvab_K3mPP5P70W8SIYZb2l5GgM0h3ALY7-ezuHqTGPgnD7JU_R2mDAJzOsel6yo/s1600-h/IMG_8924.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKnQ4z8ni4FDtl9IVaisEHO5Rgny5rE_VvNUSOY9jI_DZzKG8hGAGsCtw3DTleYAwEuYMXH4cRfMWvab_K3mPP5P70W8SIYZb2l5GgM0h3ALY7-ezuHqTGPgnD7JU_R2mDAJzOsel6yo/s400/IMG_8924.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388347951774299986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">A novel place for a ring</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxbneZxldCiHolX_6f8BdqevzEYT-9d_hWc-jYiGcDUzggYmWh7I3M3iChpyGrJVXOixWsJ0cYd1z5qA1YjHDpd8vJHcnSbS9kFPmd6gWsWrSxri0S_kQBjkr91mX9VkQbDuKNYmiCzI/s1600-h/IMG_8943.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxbneZxldCiHolX_6f8BdqevzEYT-9d_hWc-jYiGcDUzggYmWh7I3M3iChpyGrJVXOixWsJ0cYd1z5qA1YjHDpd8vJHcnSbS9kFPmd6gWsWrSxri0S_kQBjkr91mX9VkQbDuKNYmiCzI/s400/IMG_8943.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388347941735261506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">A glimpse of neighbouring<a href="http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/perth/sconepalace/index.html"> Scone Palace</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br />A few of the dogs at the show.........<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtoDK3G-Shu_HsqvQ-h53aIJNppDVbLV96lCFeJpBToHoO2nXTAz4WcHYpgKuEO_E-Qqh_Wh5iFQBZaKOB7XVoDk9KAmkrYjG2aQOYk5pG4SfR05rdYxFpTAuf8hpvRDDZIhWCNs_cHQ/s1600-h/IMG_8939.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtoDK3G-Shu_HsqvQ-h53aIJNppDVbLV96lCFeJpBToHoO2nXTAz4WcHYpgKuEO_E-Qqh_Wh5iFQBZaKOB7XVoDk9KAmkrYjG2aQOYk5pG4SfR05rdYxFpTAuf8hpvRDDZIhWCNs_cHQ/s400/IMG_8939.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388345050070149810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8iJIBSjlPBby64Izr2JM3noEp80agK_HaZF4t0YY2EUjShfSCTkXf-y-gFnsMSLydRTtLYQ0CEbqfpyOLzGeNcbX-onnuIq75H2_e9HP60h0KJCFmJSUNT7tBiDUwIo-A3huP4OxHwk/s1600-h/IMG_8973.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8iJIBSjlPBby64Izr2JM3noEp80agK_HaZF4t0YY2EUjShfSCTkXf-y-gFnsMSLydRTtLYQ0CEbqfpyOLzGeNcbX-onnuIq75H2_e9HP60h0KJCFmJSUNT7tBiDUwIo-A3huP4OxHwk/s400/IMG_8973.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388345043794403378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjA-2f6Eq3R63uPIwe1WKTeBlAmICTlvXVW2ZV8gTz_TePnPYRamfyYIqbN9Yn06sFi8yTfeOfEkrOzw7lV9hP88cen5fdADnO3tzsO7vi8SbuukXyLutFKmcbgu-FutZImrN1UPjG30E/s1600-h/IMG_8983.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjA-2f6Eq3R63uPIwe1WKTeBlAmICTlvXVW2ZV8gTz_TePnPYRamfyYIqbN9Yn06sFi8yTfeOfEkrOzw7lV9hP88cen5fdADnO3tzsO7vi8SbuukXyLutFKmcbgu-FutZImrN1UPjG30E/s400/IMG_8983.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388345032733517426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmEmstMpI9RPtV3tkd7z19-DIbuaESTJTZRByVfp5Cgi6u_CRMHLYAe4Eb1NpaK4hKlUcdQ2rTVI1wX0Gg2VKUvvwCmZMLJw_EOlmFoEK2uPfcgwpikGoAQrSm4ZcfiPJwiML1I-Xe78/s1600-h/IMG_8975.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmEmstMpI9RPtV3tkd7z19-DIbuaESTJTZRByVfp5Cgi6u_CRMHLYAe4Eb1NpaK4hKlUcdQ2rTVI1wX0Gg2VKUvvwCmZMLJw_EOlmFoEK2uPfcgwpikGoAQrSm4ZcfiPJwiML1I-Xe78/s400/IMG_8975.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388343862212224802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">The original shaggy dog story<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJ3Vg94Uo67y4vZm63tyTCKiziJ23rj9_VjL18PFb0364zRG3P5HI6eHq-bgV93mIcavTHS_AJzo8J1uUF9lVZVYmHSQulZoQh1JB7Hkwl0ErPrK5XkUJS_GweKL5qvjmMQ1ERvya9H8/s1600-h/IMG_8951.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJ3Vg94Uo67y4vZm63tyTCKiziJ23rj9_VjL18PFb0364zRG3P5HI6eHq-bgV93mIcavTHS_AJzo8J1uUF9lVZVYmHSQulZoQh1JB7Hkwl0ErPrK5XkUJS_GweKL5qvjmMQ1ERvya9H8/s400/IMG_8951.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388343854679205874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Big smile from this borzoi</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-ohhNo_1Rk366xn5qelpV4aPSfjApM4zVl9oNpE4QONXh3hEyETp7pBWJrR_oKDUm8q1ylI3D4pqdjYDsDAamUHvyDNDE1DyKmsIqmGCKGCx3pWcGLuEgXKH1gFTA3jJBslOri7acDE/s1600-h/IMG_8970.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-ohhNo_1Rk366xn5qelpV4aPSfjApM4zVl9oNpE4QONXh3hEyETp7pBWJrR_oKDUm8q1ylI3D4pqdjYDsDAamUHvyDNDE1DyKmsIqmGCKGCx3pWcGLuEgXKH1gFTA3jJBslOri7acDE/s400/IMG_8970.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388343848989686786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Jana loved sunbathing on the warm grandstand</span><br /><br /><br /><br />There was time for a walk in the park with Euan before bed............<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaD1gUC1jd-v_32CWnR6j_PCb_1SUgdaAa8LnPQ9pNHvP0-76_GwHR1xHehLp3G7VSDrweHNzQw0owITClmUKcg3Ilyr-k4T3Q64mQJZCZVzXaYZ4GXURLYewWT6WNerw7fA-Ft9yos68/s1600-h/IMG_9028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaD1gUC1jd-v_32CWnR6j_PCb_1SUgdaAa8LnPQ9pNHvP0-76_GwHR1xHehLp3G7VSDrweHNzQw0owITClmUKcg3Ilyr-k4T3Q64mQJZCZVzXaYZ4GXURLYewWT6WNerw7fA-Ft9yos68/s400/IMG_9028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388340096484230690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Kicking through the leaves, a sure sign of autumn</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WJoHff3J2mcjGnA58cXi6lvEsK_HeekRibZsj5XDlcrhapRumgDwvB0Bjd2_hMGPVa2MOlDYNvzp49KEKp4H4VNFE0o8EDYVdymSwGAeJnYWWEIx9ilmIQQilDPvgmJhWducNe87rBs/s1600-h/IMG_9035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WJoHff3J2mcjGnA58cXi6lvEsK_HeekRibZsj5XDlcrhapRumgDwvB0Bjd2_hMGPVa2MOlDYNvzp49KEKp4H4VNFE0o8EDYVdymSwGAeJnYWWEIx9ilmIQQilDPvgmJhWducNe87rBs/s400/IMG_9035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388340084750395138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">In a world of his own</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzC6n242bZfHexgyRYbnS011e-j7QflTBumfhyaNwhQZ5KrIVELQmZbU96YtV8gXzsKQxe2bz0J0__OKvEzu8f9teKdXXT-Qg_0t0bSsUolGApztzOFNHO3hUNUNT0vITTIOE8U9iZE5U/s1600-h/IMG_9039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzC6n242bZfHexgyRYbnS011e-j7QflTBumfhyaNwhQZ5KrIVELQmZbU96YtV8gXzsKQxe2bz0J0__OKvEzu8f9teKdXXT-Qg_0t0bSsUolGApztzOFNHO3hUNUNT0vITTIOE8U9iZE5U/s400/IMG_9039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388340077788651362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Bath done, ready for a story and bed</span><br /></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-30680856059118480222009-09-25T16:30:00.003+01:002009-09-25T17:18:04.985+01:00A whitewashWe've been on holiday for the past two weeks but there was no jetting off to some exotic location and lounging about on a beach for us........no,no,no........that would be much too relaxing. Instead, we've been gaily gettting ourselves, and anything else within arm's reach, splattered with white paint in the process of giving the outside of our house a spruce up. Although we only had one storey to paint, it has been a major undertaking (a lot more wall than you might think and bumpy too!) but at last the job is done.<br /><br />Jana decided that she ought to give us a little help........<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMMFTphrJloMjIJSK1doi0CvhMcvi2AARskuCx2r4ISA0fKgVHtGhv4OzFJttksFh_qKZOxk842u8ChhyJKwnrJ821Fbo5mGXxuASlhCC78ytg43mdt7PeUmMYKtQGCwl5tWuYL6uOgg/s1600-h/Hungarian+Painted+hunting+dog+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMMFTphrJloMjIJSK1doi0CvhMcvi2AARskuCx2r4ISA0fKgVHtGhv4OzFJttksFh_qKZOxk842u8ChhyJKwnrJ821Fbo5mGXxuASlhCC78ytg43mdt7PeUmMYKtQGCwl5tWuYL6uOgg/s400/Hungarian+Painted+hunting+dog+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385428393675733074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Parti-coloured vizsla<br /></span></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />.............</span>which meant she got to experience her first ever shower and shampoo. Luckily it wasn't the gloss paint that she experimented with.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzc93mfV3yU-XvyKv4MOGP_35Sjqib0YCai1MNTUGypCkYMVpxeCvqLOsI0BaDWJktUK3nNuA4UDUFqYJoY3OMOT98eslh2E1fzWAMH8_ieXXvSCeIKLIbN5lyjWYe2g-jMhCjJxTyzLw/s1600-h/IMG_8906.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzc93mfV3yU-XvyKv4MOGP_35Sjqib0YCai1MNTUGypCkYMVpxeCvqLOsI0BaDWJktUK3nNuA4UDUFqYJoY3OMOT98eslh2E1fzWAMH8_ieXXvSCeIKLIbN5lyjWYe2g-jMhCjJxTyzLw/s400/IMG_8906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385428403280976098" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;">Post-shower and admiring the brilliant white walls.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-fxNXyzbu5SbcQylFfK13NPig3rnYjXbvPWz640EWSYfIMfgfdxbsWs6i1vPMloObPtdyA3cqelNQ9hlrjozwxrRMCIKJClfdE72UZFAYevbCBNMs7DZLI_UwJp2hyBZTFyLrWYQmMs/s1600-h/IMG_8908.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-fxNXyzbu5SbcQylFfK13NPig3rnYjXbvPWz640EWSYfIMfgfdxbsWs6i1vPMloObPtdyA3cqelNQ9hlrjozwxrRMCIKJClfdE72UZFAYevbCBNMs7DZLI_UwJp2hyBZTFyLrWYQmMs/s400/IMG_8908.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385428412727422578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">"The house is so bright I gotta wear shades"<br /></span></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-2763764566033373262009-09-18T21:15:00.009+01:002009-09-18T21:54:05.076+01:00Skywatch on an anniversaryIt's hard to believe that I started this blog a year ago today - it's gone so fast! Blogging has taken me all around the world and introduced me to people and places that I would never have encountered otherwise. Many of you I have come to think of as friends and I love seeing what life is like in your part of the world. Long may it continue.<br /><br />I hadn't planned to participate in Skywatch Friday this week because I didn't have a suitable photo. However, that all changed earlier today when the perfect subject just fell out of the sky in front of me!<br /><br />Our little village was agog with excitement when an air ambulance circled very low overhead and then set down in the doctor's surgery car park. Seeing as the car park is really rather small, we were all amazed at the skill of the pilot in getting the helicopter in there safely.<br /><br />There had been a minor accident involving a car and a wall but, thankfully, the driver was not as badly injured as was first thought and she didn't actually need to be whisked away. I grabbed my camera from home in order to get some shots of the helicopter taking off. I was only able to get a few before the down draught forced me to turn away and shield my camera. It may only have been a small helicopter but it certainly whipped up the dust!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NR-k6_reP-w2XNdikMD_ltG3znDyB3E6PVAjbwg5vU0U8mFWUCO6q6TCLz_soJZRqcKmfBmfMysqKTm1BblgX_Onf5SWBExqOucTb1cZ3bqd9U6-c-ZPpY7vmWKatsWeHQoc5HXywHQ/s1600-h/Helipad.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NR-k6_reP-w2XNdikMD_ltG3znDyB3E6PVAjbwg5vU0U8mFWUCO6q6TCLz_soJZRqcKmfBmfMysqKTm1BblgX_Onf5SWBExqOucTb1cZ3bqd9U6-c-ZPpY7vmWKatsWeHQoc5HXywHQ/s400/Helipad.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382906902866798930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDFGMwVFo8VT91Eps42OYuM-WHwWxs7WpZJvrGrM7u2n25iEfyRo3C-bYdVZqHVJIvy9hqnB2z0uktUIDcjdPf3KuAxWII30FSR0ej2KghrfFYH3ObzAVtEBvEhs4qZFrX88I94DM63U/s1600-h/Getting+ready.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDFGMwVFo8VT91Eps42OYuM-WHwWxs7WpZJvrGrM7u2n25iEfyRo3C-bYdVZqHVJIvy9hqnB2z0uktUIDcjdPf3KuAxWII30FSR0ej2KghrfFYH3ObzAVtEBvEhs4qZFrX88I94DM63U/s400/Getting+ready.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382906911380870210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUUwdoKKZyMEjOijTCqhuLauB-p7Vrxb5QYWu9-RHhGP5PiQwwHvCer_cYRO8pvribHHxJOD4J6MtoKUlD75vmwlIyZpV_JVvf0PfuTu4pOjSFuQn4cBzyHO41tLlRO8TzKZQKgMVSy0/s1600-h/Upwardly+mobile.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUUwdoKKZyMEjOijTCqhuLauB-p7Vrxb5QYWu9-RHhGP5PiQwwHvCer_cYRO8pvribHHxJOD4J6MtoKUlD75vmwlIyZpV_JVvf0PfuTu4pOjSFuQn4cBzyHO41tLlRO8TzKZQKgMVSy0/s400/Upwardly+mobile.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382905336334371522" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaE9dHl6pEw4AVurCd34wFtcBVaU3DhgM5JPVWD_4zrfaFuAOkqgH7IY5ck-Qh5tGTyxHlwmZ7f0yJu0Gfa5ul2IYo9-wK79c1w5e6MByRFrC2vnRkID0opuYczVsAD196YZT4vRKKgs/s1600-h/IMG_8585.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaE9dHl6pEw4AVurCd34wFtcBVaU3DhgM5JPVWD_4zrfaFuAOkqgH7IY5ck-Qh5tGTyxHlwmZ7f0yJu0Gfa5ul2IYo9-wK79c1w5e6MByRFrC2vnRkID0opuYczVsAD196YZT4vRKKgs/s400/IMG_8585.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382906284665436242" border="0" /></a>Up, up and away<br /><br />See more skies from all around the world <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">here</a><br /></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-28146928523377005852009-09-16T23:15:00.007+01:002009-09-17T00:21:27.562+01:00Visitors came and wentIt's actually been almost a month since family were visiting and I've only just got around to posting the photos. There seems to be so little time for blogging when the weather is good.<br />I didn't even take that many photos when everyone was here.......must do better next time.<br /><br />The day before Ian, Lynne and Euan arrived, they were at a cousin's wedding and the photo below is of Euan looking mega cute in his first ever kilt, complete with a slightly oversized sporran! <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCP5dEei-1ClG5ODa5pdUtvyeIDQQG4HzaJjNfBa7IlT5rdqLZKyMjk8hSJDklgYgL9AHmWIdH8Y9Xk7CR3uu3qQGN1hqKidbyjKOv7xJcxKhi-hH6nMSm3_9O1MNOwXxmLPReKI8N5Y/s1600-h/103_0013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCP5dEei-1ClG5ODa5pdUtvyeIDQQG4HzaJjNfBa7IlT5rdqLZKyMjk8hSJDklgYgL9AHmWIdH8Y9Xk7CR3uu3qQGN1hqKidbyjKOv7xJcxKhi-hH6nMSm3_9O1MNOwXxmLPReKI8N5Y/s400/103_0013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382196448488713506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSY9d7aMoPb9AJTybG4Ndp8mxzok5C-etWSScN0HSpdRgNtJ29iXUpPwgf2zpnTxfWLXuYP-dDJmu3H1bpHoSRFvu03L8Enbmo7fe5wuMlp5nbAZVVudCtlFIlLJRb_rdBvRrWRNUzPLI/s1600-h/IMG_7740.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSY9d7aMoPb9AJTybG4Ndp8mxzok5C-etWSScN0HSpdRgNtJ29iXUpPwgf2zpnTxfWLXuYP-dDJmu3H1bpHoSRFvu03L8Enbmo7fe5wuMlp5nbAZVVudCtlFIlLJRb_rdBvRrWRNUzPLI/s400/IMG_7740.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382196279221619762" border="0" /></a>Out for a walk in the woods<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxJIDWUr8b9JiXcSkbP9ix11siKmrIvl47BIZzOYwoiP6GAoVTngaIoieKElxXt-AIpvNHEIrML8-inH0GzDmWZ-ViudEy2j1Tje-IHS_qwngMGa87Qd96GK20fgCS_jORwWI-P8VQSo/s1600-h/IMG_7762.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxJIDWUr8b9JiXcSkbP9ix11siKmrIvl47BIZzOYwoiP6GAoVTngaIoieKElxXt-AIpvNHEIrML8-inH0GzDmWZ-ViudEy2j1Tje-IHS_qwngMGa87Qd96GK20fgCS_jORwWI-P8VQSo/s400/IMG_7762.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382196272579560482" border="0" /></a>Getting good at running now<br /><br /><br />The dogs came too........<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG21aa4mQ8hlPEhpmlEqTvhlUbqnDx0nQrd8UJi8S7sVqT6QoUyujyjkuAfT3YZ57l7WF6eQpi4SMyWLY6_T9G7qbHxffV4yW-H4EU6XK_yKDFUOrYBeDVQnFgLKOvpXXtycFZKrTxxhs/s1600-h/IMG_7744.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG21aa4mQ8hlPEhpmlEqTvhlUbqnDx0nQrd8UJi8S7sVqT6QoUyujyjkuAfT3YZ57l7WF6eQpi4SMyWLY6_T9G7qbHxffV4yW-H4EU6XK_yKDFUOrYBeDVQnFgLKOvpXXtycFZKrTxxhs/s400/IMG_7744.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382196264635258706" border="0" /></a>............Lynne's Sam.........<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90SR_1urW00CugWzxSlyeFTx4h-PWsZCNxam2ChNwTPa0J7-7mEG5MEldpOnxxmReumZ3kr7wEBUHJ7fFNnCCE45Tjr2LtjMZo5YysbIe_50iG70-KI-jYQ_V3VkS9nOaIfjPOvmUBIk/s1600-h/IMG_7750.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90SR_1urW00CugWzxSlyeFTx4h-PWsZCNxam2ChNwTPa0J7-7mEG5MEldpOnxxmReumZ3kr7wEBUHJ7fFNnCCE45Tjr2LtjMZo5YysbIe_50iG70-KI-jYQ_V3VkS9nOaIfjPOvmUBIk/s400/IMG_7750.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382195570647498050" border="0" /></a>............Kyloh (trying to ignore Jana).......<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyL3ZCcCUAArJC6RDIrWSgSZmY2SEGQaDo3hrRLlCcS6o8nXnD8WmrpNAeRbpruUQgUPtKVN8DNhoXIBK4Xvm9cilfFnJ5D76Hnavy0ykDg3mpCKBkR4ptq9Sd9O47c5_MCCiMBcxrrc/s1600-h/IMG_7759.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyL3ZCcCUAArJC6RDIrWSgSZmY2SEGQaDo3hrRLlCcS6o8nXnD8WmrpNAeRbpruUQgUPtKVN8DNhoXIBK4Xvm9cilfFnJ5D76Hnavy0ykDg3mpCKBkR4ptq9Sd9O47c5_MCCiMBcxrrc/s400/IMG_7759.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382195558996341218" border="0" /></a>.........and Jura<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3UzyK49obm5dC6KIEPgy4Q1ByYL6pi32r7yeSmRgOydOYLHCcpYgwG6q8nvwirihsXZ7F5W4X9oRXXDwRoKn_qZNieont9-m2_zcyy5SXKbencDea4IkfKrfSmkn6CS5hqHJH1pzvZ4/s1600-h/IMG_7768.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3UzyK49obm5dC6KIEPgy4Q1ByYL6pi32r7yeSmRgOydOYLHCcpYgwG6q8nvwirihsXZ7F5W4X9oRXXDwRoKn_qZNieont9-m2_zcyy5SXKbencDea4IkfKrfSmkn6CS5hqHJH1pzvZ4/s400/IMG_7768.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382195552900398146" border="0" /></a>Gypsy's ears are out of control<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVe-nGsY5RlqVQW1xHpXN6IL_WUQcEyyyUZ7j7LzHfpNxH-RS9_RB3dhLKjm3QatAq8ZmfgSmu3kU7KeK9GljzLx0sENql1neoz_EDqlQtwqBAPVRHJvM6OGb97oGi2kzvbkQy5g64eoc/s1600-h/IMG_7772.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVe-nGsY5RlqVQW1xHpXN6IL_WUQcEyyyUZ7j7LzHfpNxH-RS9_RB3dhLKjm3QatAq8ZmfgSmu3kU7KeK9GljzLx0sENql1neoz_EDqlQtwqBAPVRHJvM6OGb97oGi2kzvbkQy5g64eoc/s400/IMG_7772.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382195538190773154" border="0" /></a>Jura - ever the agility dog<br /><br /><br /><br />On a trip to the farm shop......<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8wRa5Pzjff2rr9fhxc83rV2b7VSOCQ4LaswxoQk7obKSg-uwC1Z801cf-MUr4Jo0MQ6_mOyHNIvxA_rl6kESatMEiUC0S39eNHbxlgYO8QRLbrdII-dbBVViVOblmGKs6VK2CAokqvCY/s1600-h/IMG_7826.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8wRa5Pzjff2rr9fhxc83rV2b7VSOCQ4LaswxoQk7obKSg-uwC1Z801cf-MUr4Jo0MQ6_mOyHNIvxA_rl6kESatMEiUC0S39eNHbxlgYO8QRLbrdII-dbBVViVOblmGKs6VK2CAokqvCY/s400/IMG_7826.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382194502826040882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohGzh7j2ch1IvgyMKemLOYjoQrzZTGsdMHNwcfqhh8S8YKRZj7ysm-mLJC28C-krmETnXl1OXh5txnadyBWHp8Ri2_7WBTPV2dO34r4vCgT7XHbZEEid6VumASawJk-v6wse3YhMsXnk/s1600-h/IMG_7831.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohGzh7j2ch1IvgyMKemLOYjoQrzZTGsdMHNwcfqhh8S8YKRZj7ysm-mLJC28C-krmETnXl1OXh5txnadyBWHp8Ri2_7WBTPV2dO34r4vCgT7XHbZEEid6VumASawJk-v6wse3YhMsXnk/s400/IMG_7831.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382194493604093298" border="0" /></a>The budding rock climber<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYGwyY6SCwTtmbYYcI47SYOEP0OLPZU-FGlk1JAcAx5kZPYvBHgL1TN1g4z4pkvhXSnpgmBE5i3eWtop6S7nAwEc9pIZfTj2Q5Jpnkb-pbsgO7vvsPZVqm3M0uF08syYHLwtDgK2Gusg/s1600-h/IMG_7839.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYGwyY6SCwTtmbYYcI47SYOEP0OLPZU-FGlk1JAcAx5kZPYvBHgL1TN1g4z4pkvhXSnpgmBE5i3eWtop6S7nAwEc9pIZfTj2Q5Jpnkb-pbsgO7vvsPZVqm3M0uF08syYHLwtDgK2Gusg/s400/IMG_7839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382194485515592498" border="0" /></a>Lewis the tractor nut<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyxEHozAyTDgvroSsglR8F1XsSplelsc6hY6oL4FSVC1zeZcYhGFEg5N4LJ4OH2szdA14Wf02V0MJLTqujNc0zM9Lrj20JVs_q3WrlQigEeEYfiKt0wSwHsEFceSd_7mHyEucyRXZAcs/s1600-h/IMG_7848.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyxEHozAyTDgvroSsglR8F1XsSplelsc6hY6oL4FSVC1zeZcYhGFEg5N4LJ4OH2szdA14Wf02V0MJLTqujNc0zM9Lrj20JVs_q3WrlQigEeEYfiKt0wSwHsEFceSd_7mHyEucyRXZAcs/s400/IMG_7848.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382194480014440466" border="0" /></a>Euan tries out Jana's bed<br /><br />***************************<br /><br />Autumn has begun here, there's a chill in the air now in the mornings and evenings and the leaves are starting to change colour. Hay bales and stubble fields are another sign and one that Jana and Teasel really love. So many smells to check out and you just never know what might be hiding in there!<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNPDFW_gj2dQlNK3mdXUyxkftcDz7X98TC75M0ozieSicqRHN7IMq_CaAWiapZ9YeZWRrNafafmTvrL1MzL_GPQR9dkASCldBaOgzIpY6-RkKBKmpy2Yjle1mzoWh97oJXz47tD3Hfsc/s1600-h/IMG_8430.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNPDFW_gj2dQlNK3mdXUyxkftcDz7X98TC75M0ozieSicqRHN7IMq_CaAWiapZ9YeZWRrNafafmTvrL1MzL_GPQR9dkASCldBaOgzIpY6-RkKBKmpy2Yjle1mzoWh97oJXz47tD3Hfsc/s400/IMG_8430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382193235904823730" border="0" /></a><br />Jana and Teasel in action<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrS-ZvhNoC9_pAqqKlQXutTfZuPW_7Ttt_MhhcW5yrUIVFh8vFQD-zdlE6ziMnVdERwgrDA7LkHgVWeKOy8Ec5Al-kZZhM2lYbbViCt34vTJRo6fnYYpx-JDOswKRoYG4hjD0SxMro8go/s1600-h/IMG_8427.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrS-ZvhNoC9_pAqqKlQXutTfZuPW_7Ttt_MhhcW5yrUIVFh8vFQD-zdlE6ziMnVdERwgrDA7LkHgVWeKOy8Ec5Al-kZZhM2lYbbViCt34vTJRo6fnYYpx-JDOswKRoYG4hjD0SxMro8go/s400/IMG_8427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382193229090346850" border="0" /></a>Teasel gets a real gleam in her eye<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ46MSti5n00Rz4HKJtULm53xl3_jTB9K2wXQ-Ky6VwQgoVD_ks_QcfGy_YQ9u-E68SoHhhwk4XIN2t6PCgesMb5fEWqhRiES9j-HX6JYq385feVXnbViEjplHCudE8C3g8rQs1whDDk/s1600-h/IMG_8423.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ46MSti5n00Rz4HKJtULm53xl3_jTB9K2wXQ-Ky6VwQgoVD_ks_QcfGy_YQ9u-E68SoHhhwk4XIN2t6PCgesMb5fEWqhRiES9j-HX6JYq385feVXnbViEjplHCudE8C3g8rQs1whDDk/s400/IMG_8423.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382193221239370194" border="0" /></a>Happy Louis too<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwa1hxRmDB8YPatU7obSbeb97s_WIPPWv0OYPsUfUuUfCgaSK7YCFOg6iLbv30a25ZaSTh25d4vpH1TqNjr-J_egP2N_gZCNDFFy21_OuZAedME8ypBJizNj1bhmGiBjdQ9dE10c00CcQ/s1600-h/IMG_8445.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwa1hxRmDB8YPatU7obSbeb97s_WIPPWv0OYPsUfUuUfCgaSK7YCFOg6iLbv30a25ZaSTh25d4vpH1TqNjr-J_egP2N_gZCNDFFy21_OuZAedME8ypBJizNj1bhmGiBjdQ9dE10c00CcQ/s400/IMG_8445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382193245967382178" border="0" /></a><br />This was taken not that long after Jana's stitches were removed. As you can see, she has healed well and is now back to full fitness. The enforced restricted exercise had not gone down too well and she was getting like a coiled spring towards the end of it!<br /><br />********************<br /><br />The two days of dog shows were very enjoyable and, much to my surprise, the showground at Ingliston (Edinburgh) had not turned into a mud bath. Rosa had the best result at the champ show as she won her class, neither Pansy or Desmond got placed but they both had large classes. I think Des had 14 in his and although he started out looking quite perky, he was decidedly bored by the end of it! At the pap club show the next day, again all three had large classes but this time Pansy was the only one to do anything, she was placed 4th out of 10. <br /><br />Sorry to those who were interested in what the shows were like, I forgot to take my camera with me the first day and had it the second but didn't really use it! I'll make more of an effort at the next big show we go to.<br /><br />A good weekend but lots of driving and very tiring. I think it took me until the Wednesday to recover.<br /></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-66158194561912531302009-09-10T23:10:00.003+01:002009-09-10T23:41:13.103+01:00A Moray Firth sunsetThe sun was going down as I was driving home from work yesterday evening and this was the view along Lossiemouth West Beach to Covesea Lighthouse.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKd-43HdsU_BPuB0KS6D29UOuZ6-8pwez8DUg_rj17uqlzo5K2IxoOShM2b8b1kvOmQyCTfFK8fQCg-1XBlauqdlrQrWiL4FaEAT1ryCJt51D7Fn7GXuJb-PmKPRXm4gTMyeUOXbcpRcE/s1600-h/IMG_8465.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKd-43HdsU_BPuB0KS6D29UOuZ6-8pwez8DUg_rj17uqlzo5K2IxoOShM2b8b1kvOmQyCTfFK8fQCg-1XBlauqdlrQrWiL4FaEAT1ryCJt51D7Fn7GXuJb-PmKPRXm4gTMyeUOXbcpRcE/s400/IMG_8465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379965304471894354" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Check out<a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/"> Skywatch Friday</a> and broaden your horizons.<br /></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-89063167870520113782009-08-27T22:44:00.003+01:002009-08-27T23:08:58.130+01:00Skywatch with seagullsI'm not sure where gulls spend their nights but it looks like these are getting ready for bed.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7eORzq-CVSWbtHi1QEYbVQtPA3pHtB6OjMo_kaHSi4tRkbYGSgoGRd-cnWzj0X8Mjd2Bwwst7gdJ5dB9-tUZcbSKfOsKK0utVbMeLgc99l9MIuaV-dcFStWz_LgSEmTU_IOfwdLnTIU/s1600-h/IMG_7370.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7eORzq-CVSWbtHi1QEYbVQtPA3pHtB6OjMo_kaHSi4tRkbYGSgoGRd-cnWzj0X8Mjd2Bwwst7gdJ5dB9-tUZcbSKfOsKK0utVbMeLgc99l9MIuaV-dcFStWz_LgSEmTU_IOfwdLnTIU/s400/IMG_7370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374763190410364594" border="0" /></a><br />To see what's happening with skies around the world, click <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />I've been busy and am playing catch up again. For some reason I didn't take many photos when the visitors were here last week but what I did take will have to wait for a few more days because I am heading off for a weekend of back to back dog shows.<br /><br />Edinburgh is the venue on Saturday and the weather forecast is not good. I may take some convincing that dog-showing is a fun hobby when I am huddled in a wind-buffeted marquee with the rain lashing down.<br /><br />There will be mud. There's always mud.Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-79782003478543920382009-08-25T09:14:00.010+01:002009-08-25T16:27:03.436+01:00What not to wearJana, the accident-prone vizsla, (see <a href="http://gennasuspapillons.blogspot.com/2008/10/definite-pain-in-neck.html">here</a> and <a href="http://gennasuspapillons.blogspot.com/2009/03/true-colours-violet-and-janas-plastic.html">here</a>) broke her remarkably long run of wound-free months by getting a gash above her elbow last Thursday. (Don't enlarge the photo if you're a bit squeamish).<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaM6mI21iZCosIUcgyE3a98jlhFKHxq1ZTkYLrGGkzaSeNu6Tx8WqUg5wUquUfSa5-HVwmN_MAFN2EFEN6_jTzTEV3q8YrhGHRGcMiPchritbn1GksbLMrRJoX-X4qWRPHI2_q57CVuh8/s1600-h/IMG_7822.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaM6mI21iZCosIUcgyE3a98jlhFKHxq1ZTkYLrGGkzaSeNu6Tx8WqUg5wUquUfSa5-HVwmN_MAFN2EFEN6_jTzTEV3q8YrhGHRGcMiPchritbn1GksbLMrRJoX-X4qWRPHI2_q57CVuh8/s400/IMG_7822.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373815043791440546" border="0" /></a><br />We are not sure exactly how she did it but it required stitching, which means two weeks restricted exercise and, worst of all, having to sport the dreaded collar!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgwZ0rxLWzPL4n6FqXDALgsv3e19Pgobjzdky7xRoUPnPdbcHv4iRfphitS-VSrBw5eA1XNh686Y9Ee31oW_SHE4MPWE_gwnoVrFilPxPKGIKRgp1tuHXnYQkYQz6FFM1BinC9hLMaWQ/s1600-h/IMG_7929.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgwZ0rxLWzPL4n6FqXDALgsv3e19Pgobjzdky7xRoUPnPdbcHv4iRfphitS-VSrBw5eA1XNh686Y9Ee31oW_SHE4MPWE_gwnoVrFilPxPKGIKRgp1tuHXnYQkYQz6FFM1BinC9hLMaWQ/s400/IMG_7929.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373823284572086114" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"This is SO not me.<br />Do you have anything a little more understated..........in pink?"</span><br /></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-60002295833863404032009-08-18T09:25:00.004+01:002009-08-18T10:32:32.149+01:00Monochrome WeeklyIt's been a while since I took part in <a href="http://monochromeweeklytheme.blogspot.com/">Monochrome Weekly</a> but I was playing around with some black and white dog portrait shots and quite liked this one of Gypsy.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqbFan_LhlNQTO4rTB6ErW6OyDvzSFZG87j-xxThVVLUfEdC-zPqcGNmA2Jf6dqjAHby5t74uMfFpmK6Slaori5myH_xbWZ0_u7BUnrmZK1BzbMN1Q46z4fJFlIVDBxnBNgfIQBcTUiE/s1600-h/IMG_5864.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqbFan_LhlNQTO4rTB6ErW6OyDvzSFZG87j-xxThVVLUfEdC-zPqcGNmA2Jf6dqjAHby5t74uMfFpmK6Slaori5myH_xbWZ0_u7BUnrmZK1BzbMN1Q46z4fJFlIVDBxnBNgfIQBcTUiE/s400/IMG_5864.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371219695990896914" border="0" /></a><br />I might not be around much because we have visitors at the moment but they may well provide me with some blogger fodder.Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-64640528556536230362009-08-12T14:06:00.008+01:002009-08-12T15:23:09.203+01:00It's a jungle out there!Well........maybe not <span style="font-style: italic;">quite</span> a jungle but the warm weather we've been enjoying, mixed with the odd shower here and there, has allowed everything to flourish. Garden weeds especially!<br /><br />The paths on one of the dogs' favourite walks have almost disappeared in places and the grasses are at my head height (5'2" in case you were wondering). I can push through it but imagine what it must be like from papillon level! Sadly, although the grasses are not impenetrable, the same can not be said for the nasty, sharp gorse, which is slowly but surely closing up many of the trails that we used to walk through. The keener rabbit hunters of my pack may be prepared to brave it but I'm certainly not! I can see a time when we won't be able to walk there at all.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXMy7jb6KU_EyO50kmPDcOGCzmg1eC8zvgGkkTFv8b3qOIp4jGCqmUU_D05as-7xK3tkiYSGK-hYpNWdqVp6a8EMV6crRPNxAktjuOyyP-2GrdkGiYtcVYmw5sPyFq3AjCAMqpTosBb-8/s1600-h/IMG_7032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXMy7jb6KU_EyO50kmPDcOGCzmg1eC8zvgGkkTFv8b3qOIp4jGCqmUU_D05as-7xK3tkiYSGK-hYpNWdqVp6a8EMV6crRPNxAktjuOyyP-2GrdkGiYtcVYmw5sPyFq3AjCAMqpTosBb-8/s400/IMG_7032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369066510591281090" border="0" /></a>Where did the path go?<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirByBA6x3wBlAUU6ZjvPUqki1zsVLrv6rdJRoV4kewtR3su5D8IUsiOnRRMnBG2dQkUXXv6HMou-nAUC4udemmVQX340hu0Ie8Zf6NMo3b19QOmJfps9qtywbQLf2XdiGqN-4jILs0zf0/s1600-h/IMG_7033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirByBA6x3wBlAUU6ZjvPUqki1zsVLrv6rdJRoV4kewtR3su5D8IUsiOnRRMnBG2dQkUXXv6HMou-nAUC4udemmVQX340hu0Ie8Zf6NMo3b19QOmJfps9qtywbQLf2XdiGqN-4jILs0zf0/s400/IMG_7033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369066506072893970" border="0" /></a>Leaping skills come in handy here<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvJPp-5WDIIu5M37QW2cQsTdHWo43kg9DcUVRpCl7wVu9Oneh4xl_nLaVZvdyvnmYbhEeJ8riA_8K96AT-7O94P95avy1LGj187WaxUTk3uCGIPjowfUD50DgpRqqWGTmnu-OGFwnyJ8/s1600-h/IMG_7031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvJPp-5WDIIu5M37QW2cQsTdHWo43kg9DcUVRpCl7wVu9Oneh4xl_nLaVZvdyvnmYbhEeJ8riA_8K96AT-7O94P95avy1LGj187WaxUTk3uCGIPjowfUD50DgpRqqWGTmnu-OGFwnyJ8/s400/IMG_7031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369066496097022834" border="0" /></a>Definitely a jungle for Louis<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />All that wildness makes for insect heaven<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKGDqct-gsM9sBY2OC5M8wq0seCiPYePgb13wT4R3jEDL0Mje8h8GyzyzyCm77ZqM7a2_8Hs4MhNo7UAAS2J_itX6N1FOg58-EIbA_bcmuF32EU4_pDLcquUNnOqKSZgrt3uaD1r5McY/s1600-h/IMG_7035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKGDqct-gsM9sBY2OC5M8wq0seCiPYePgb13wT4R3jEDL0Mje8h8GyzyzyCm77ZqM7a2_8Hs4MhNo7UAAS2J_itX6N1FOg58-EIbA_bcmuF32EU4_pDLcquUNnOqKSZgrt3uaD1r5McY/s400/IMG_7035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369065431497447794" border="0" /></a>A Six-spot Burnet moth<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikh-5EXMD5zpYUV7Jyjr7_WYDd1EKkGbY7q4lmvUgW-V_32eAsWKjqtdifsJ616Rg3kiDrmIvfGhtZw7oMtusb4FzC405I_reWjlVT4XOG3o10QKpK-v6sVB_OsmuBKYQPTY6nb7dpe4Y/s1600-h/IMG_7354.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikh-5EXMD5zpYUV7Jyjr7_WYDd1EKkGbY7q4lmvUgW-V_32eAsWKjqtdifsJ616Rg3kiDrmIvfGhtZw7oMtusb4FzC405I_reWjlVT4XOG3o10QKpK-v6sVB_OsmuBKYQPTY6nb7dpe4Y/s400/IMG_7354.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369065425780951730" border="0" /></a>Small Tortoiseshell butterfly<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Vw4SVxWJR-By8MyOtNHt0tQhT2x3EqPkCbHG_44QgnUeVlTpCgS-JOxPzG1UeweM_E0yEc9IaZbYVxPASzAloWDVRPGidFyWisV9CsfRzObI8QuWoCfAAUq0vB6L6ulmxPaPswec_4E/s1600-h/IMG_7356.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Vw4SVxWJR-By8MyOtNHt0tQhT2x3EqPkCbHG_44QgnUeVlTpCgS-JOxPzG1UeweM_E0yEc9IaZbYVxPASzAloWDVRPGidFyWisV9CsfRzObI8QuWoCfAAUq0vB6L6ulmxPaPswec_4E/s400/IMG_7356.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369065414093436258" border="0" /></a>This Bumblebee was covered in pollen<br /><br /><br /><br />Lots of seed production happening too<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4B6HYvFIMu7bJyjJQ7stNWRCVmBlRDIqcBJ4puGMX7tmPMCjD8K3Jkqvo1v1eJi5UG7tBmFQbydIxfhBDURqGNyInu8PHKob17TrZBCA18OHCYYY9tU9733oGuQn00MEpDddZ-UYd5PU/s1600-h/IMG_7341.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4B6HYvFIMu7bJyjJQ7stNWRCVmBlRDIqcBJ4puGMX7tmPMCjD8K3Jkqvo1v1eJi5UG7tBmFQbydIxfhBDURqGNyInu8PHKob17TrZBCA18OHCYYY9tU9733oGuQn00MEpDddZ-UYd5PU/s400/IMG_7341.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369063847968755474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihGUiTqoWR7blwSC8iF1824nCZ0ERQNmjY8XOtoXuT7xZPiT2Q35FESlhSbiMpQZDDjzx4EgsYPstCAFGjXrErIsouRGyTbhLbQJYuKu9hw0tA4v8VlbaHAjbrM9OFVjat6knZuGKiRg/s1600-h/IMG_7325.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihGUiTqoWR7blwSC8iF1824nCZ0ERQNmjY8XOtoXuT7xZPiT2Q35FESlhSbiMpQZDDjzx4EgsYPstCAFGjXrErIsouRGyTbhLbQJYuKu9hw0tA4v8VlbaHAjbrM9OFVjat6knZuGKiRg/s400/IMG_7325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369063838277195042" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcNQ0n2wg_DOQaIcVz8AkAOW47vXTMGKiDbnast3LJyhOcLj1t9HTdDySpCNuGkpHTVcCXk0HcFLDYSYus9OuXpfXq49y7KmybvF558WfpD1U38ka1B-2Cxk3ZndgJh1f7xFAjmPnzkU/s1600-h/seed+head.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcNQ0n2wg_DOQaIcVz8AkAOW47vXTMGKiDbnast3LJyhOcLj1t9HTdDySpCNuGkpHTVcCXk0HcFLDYSYus9OuXpfXq49y7KmybvF558WfpD1U38ka1B-2Cxk3ZndgJh1f7xFAjmPnzkU/s400/seed+head.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369063831510588770" border="0" /></a>Doesn't the seed head make a lovely pattern?<br /><br /><br />****************************************<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />We've been to a few shows over the last two weekends and father and son, Louis and Desmond, kept up their run of success. At Turriff just over a week ago, Des won his class and Louis was Best Toy Veteran. Last Saturday was Tayside and Lochee Open show at Carnoustie where both boys got the same result and at Keith on Sunday Louis took Best Veteran in Show.<br /><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGr13OL_BhaFblJrhmSKkdgUE54hO-fmNJ_kUPntjeJa6Jju0uXO9Zz-tgKSWxd3x8TQsoJUENVDOfywE2o4eG67_NrkNmsyWv-U3NwU5WElz1gSc4cR1JfGrpc0eklTXt_hpaF6NSySI/s1600-h/IMG_7666.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGr13OL_BhaFblJrhmSKkdgUE54hO-fmNJ_kUPntjeJa6Jju0uXO9Zz-tgKSWxd3x8TQsoJUENVDOfywE2o4eG67_NrkNmsyWv-U3NwU5WElz1gSc4cR1JfGrpc0eklTXt_hpaF6NSySI/s400/IMG_7666.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369063392250197042" border="0" /></a>The boys with their winning rosettes<br /></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-64496567855822306552009-08-07T00:52:00.003+01:002009-08-07T18:30:52.806+01:00Goose fat not requiredWell, we did it. We swam in the sea and survived to tell the tale. It may not have been like the Mediterranean but it really wasn't that bad.<br /><br />Jana came in for a swim a few times, I think she was worried that we were heading off out to sea, but she wasn't that keen on all the pebbles and rocks. We'll have to take her back to our sandy beach next time.<br /><br />Louis was also with us and obviously thought we'd lost the plot, after all, who in their right minds would want to get wet?! From the water's edge he loudly encouraged us back out and, when this failed, he took it upon himself to go and guard our belongings. At least they were high and dry.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGP3FV48Ik4lc3GgvfCiuaWDV68o-TSPx8DcmIGjyqTFYIr_IzI1dXSs5VYYbN25VUxAtMKH-ka-lKnN_CJlWwPV3MM7iqyUILDcCBArPJwiXo_d8RlTYyLZ2pXEH9MoZaCv3gJrS45z8/s1600-h/Swim.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGP3FV48Ik4lc3GgvfCiuaWDV68o-TSPx8DcmIGjyqTFYIr_IzI1dXSs5VYYbN25VUxAtMKH-ka-lKnN_CJlWwPV3MM7iqyUILDcCBArPJwiXo_d8RlTYyLZ2pXEH9MoZaCv3gJrS45z8/s400/Swim.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367004951846738514" border="0" /></a>"Come on in, the water's lovely!"<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrY3SKBWVI_-7WpZKyLE5D-1h_1-NGolsJWnfB9YiuNbUh0LD6NPYdNHNSp54qgftTYKvenmbGG5xFzcbsYool1GTbcz44HXY40td6_vYhMDv1sfvCQ7wV85bCOxe_EDmIdkQ6sSe4lM/s1600-h/Splashing+around.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrY3SKBWVI_-7WpZKyLE5D-1h_1-NGolsJWnfB9YiuNbUh0LD6NPYdNHNSp54qgftTYKvenmbGG5xFzcbsYool1GTbcz44HXY40td6_vYhMDv1sfvCQ7wV85bCOxe_EDmIdkQ6sSe4lM/s400/Splashing+around.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367004944870735330" border="0" /></a>Just splashing about (not in distress, even if it looks it!)<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHuvJO7RNezJMunjG16gZA3k0x-O0fUMpYDaBEG4AV9FHnuXp9R1JGwFfhVGKxnjSKRVZRqgSdF04mSAMITuf0094PW2Ryty9PVz0HG8taygg8oMKQwW0W02lY8PMtfausG393lhWSUIo/s1600-h/Not+for+Lou.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHuvJO7RNezJMunjG16gZA3k0x-O0fUMpYDaBEG4AV9FHnuXp9R1JGwFfhVGKxnjSKRVZRqgSdF04mSAMITuf0094PW2Ryty9PVz0HG8taygg8oMKQwW0W02lY8PMtfausG393lhWSUIo/s400/Not+for+Lou.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367004940790122338" border="0" /></a>Louis<br />"Swimming is for fools"<br /></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-92230990272584512832009-08-06T00:15:00.006+01:002009-08-06T01:19:31.223+01:00Jana takes the plungeJana has never been keen on water, paddling in the shallows was the most she could bring herself to do. Obviously nobody had told her that vizslas are supposed to love splashing about in water, she clearly regarded the wet stuff in much the same way as the papillons and they'll do their utmost to walk around a puddle.<br /><br />That all changed today when she actually swam to retrieve a tennis ball and the fact that she kept going back in makes me think that she must have enjoyed the experience. We've had a spell of quite hot weather and the sea temperature must be higher than normal, this I can vouch for because, when I ventured in for a paddle, my feet didn't go numb within the expected two seconds! I even braved it as far as thigh level. The forecast is for much the same tomorrow so I'm actually thinking of having a swim myself! For those of you living in warmer climes, where blue skies and hot summer days can be relied upon, this may not seem a big deal, but believe me, swimming in the sea in Scotland is not for the faint hearted!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiff-MPGHFrxZltIYWPu7SuD1eBPDNspFrQPgH4jN2rXTlsOXNfe3CkH9M0ohy6pRN0k21DgN1nf8-v4dwzkseXsoyliWfA0xpz_wEbqvry9FbeC15obixoXyIihjfa0pY5tNUPbs7u0II/s1600-h/Jana+swims.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiff-MPGHFrxZltIYWPu7SuD1eBPDNspFrQPgH4jN2rXTlsOXNfe3CkH9M0ohy6pRN0k21DgN1nf8-v4dwzkseXsoyliWfA0xpz_wEbqvry9FbeC15obixoXyIihjfa0pY5tNUPbs7u0II/s400/Jana+swims.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366626885544051986" border="0" /></a>A natural at the doggy paddle<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HGA2SjoHADQKdF2YgCqwiE84tBNQOU4n7mBKQFJ9yPmUf_tg06tUoYVSuD9FmnGbCqNBVWGylxfqB9I25KSI3yuG6NuqIuy2NET7DSY7Q9mwfprPNlhIGbPzO5TLMmIHnFofnMGLAuw/s1600-h/Jana+diving.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HGA2SjoHADQKdF2YgCqwiE84tBNQOU4n7mBKQFJ9yPmUf_tg06tUoYVSuD9FmnGbCqNBVWGylxfqB9I25KSI3yuG6NuqIuy2NET7DSY7Q9mwfprPNlhIGbPzO5TLMmIHnFofnMGLAuw/s400/Jana+diving.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366626896855456578" border="0" /></a>A snorkel might have come in handy here<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgg8w9PVvD8v5v6METLjbLwQ5OwsCtgFZ9nIG3_TbB9Ntmxz24WmlzIoYBMQY-SBk1PlA6XKm_YeUbO1ttp_OC21wnZqAjpzN4F_0q6zkU0txloKnHFkPXNRo9MdJqCATwOqKismLHps/s1600-h/J+tennis+ball.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgg8w9PVvD8v5v6METLjbLwQ5OwsCtgFZ9nIG3_TbB9Ntmxz24WmlzIoYBMQY-SBk1PlA6XKm_YeUbO1ttp_OC21wnZqAjpzN4F_0q6zkU0txloKnHFkPXNRo9MdJqCATwOqKismLHps/s400/J+tennis+ball.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366626900919247618" border="0" /></a>A real water dog at last<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A whole lot of shaking going on........<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSyumHlkSIKvaKOhT2JKOzPMrtZZZW2vz9tRJhbqiFANjzieJ2h3hj5q4BKx7IejCpUOhIo0mEeMKNn-l0q0dgqAEZUdyGzipBfFDwDfDbQRFUhYkDDuaUT2CgKF754qasID4GRVoJHk/s1600-h/J+shakes.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSyumHlkSIKvaKOhT2JKOzPMrtZZZW2vz9tRJhbqiFANjzieJ2h3hj5q4BKx7IejCpUOhIo0mEeMKNn-l0q0dgqAEZUdyGzipBfFDwDfDbQRFUhYkDDuaUT2CgKF754qasID4GRVoJHk/s400/J+shakes.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366624852204859362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvcqjLWbTxk0-Vckd2DGbPu4yWhDZw8I9kiAIkmT8zsvaih73v6hydY86DWdkwbAdcq3hF8XjFmDsAonURoIQ4LpytoQ6PpI8BjpnIL3inHC8gdH-xcLP6J-U3tk0Dyrg_pDVSubU85U/s1600-h/J+shakes+3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvcqjLWbTxk0-Vckd2DGbPu4yWhDZw8I9kiAIkmT8zsvaih73v6hydY86DWdkwbAdcq3hF8XjFmDsAonURoIQ4LpytoQ6PpI8BjpnIL3inHC8gdH-xcLP6J-U3tk0Dyrg_pDVSubU85U/s400/J+shakes+3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366624858655535330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDh2ENUYvP9FWv5hxPLgq0x91BWB8I7YUcDV7y2izqSXa4phE0hz7FTvFmXlBnKzkPtc-H58-iumj4yc987EAUaeKu-KS9wz_7sMsbWphn0HWX3w3ZLii85aYjkp7J-aiBIZ5O9ihyvaY/s1600-h/J+shake+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDh2ENUYvP9FWv5hxPLgq0x91BWB8I7YUcDV7y2izqSXa4phE0hz7FTvFmXlBnKzkPtc-H58-iumj4yc987EAUaeKu-KS9wz_7sMsbWphn0HWX3w3ZLii85aYjkp7J-aiBIZ5O9ihyvaY/s400/J+shake+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366624854384215586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvssGoO7jEru4llBRCvyAlO6PG8LgmyDQuWbT45u9ueGCLShkubPezcM8YUm37FTbKx5luSdfHcPFdYEwhr6IaCPN28O91cucryZgwAtQDciA6kIJHY5bipOmr3LUkcHxZ213wgZtG5kE/s1600-h/J+shakes+4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvssGoO7jEru4llBRCvyAlO6PG8LgmyDQuWbT45u9ueGCLShkubPezcM8YUm37FTbKx5luSdfHcPFdYEwhr6IaCPN28O91cucryZgwAtQDciA6kIJHY5bipOmr3LUkcHxZ213wgZtG5kE/s400/J+shakes+4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366624866517798018" border="0" /></a>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-65239358380773660692009-07-30T23:34:00.009+01:002009-07-31T12:19:52.896+01:00The sky is fallingOur weather has been generally good of late with lots of blue skies but the odd heavy shower has also made an appearance. Here's one that was making its way towards Covesea Lighthouse and Lossiemouth West Beach.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fEI3g4JglIQri5WR4UUHFMLGRHcr_CiNoq4EaWk-npPXeG4BSB6TrYlteZzfHoqd8qogZLVLOxkeEDpHjMB92eHGgGKuWXusrB5GBxEj0RMg9XRsWCt7DiQwoWXso1YYCezQs6lrG6k/s1600-h/Covesea+shower.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fEI3g4JglIQri5WR4UUHFMLGRHcr_CiNoq4EaWk-npPXeG4BSB6TrYlteZzfHoqd8qogZLVLOxkeEDpHjMB92eHGgGKuWXusrB5GBxEj0RMg9XRsWCt7DiQwoWXso1YYCezQs6lrG6k/s400/Covesea+shower.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364385522076442386" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Go over to <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">Skywatch Friday</a>, where you'll see amazing skies from all around the world.<br /></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945841493208214295.post-53811338124831629822009-07-30T16:01:00.003+01:002009-07-30T16:05:05.020+01:00Happiness is.........<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1gPcDCx6lFxWHmF47-XUqa4MSeOfi1IEv6Cd75inURF3ujBZOPzxwKtOWCp8kNPPSNqKpI4oedbRIpZ1G6ykAkQMvoIbCilz9UTV2LeYWVBMPRJsloxt6DAbFQq8yrzRf6CQ4U17mmc/s1600-h/IMG_7378.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1gPcDCx6lFxWHmF47-XUqa4MSeOfi1IEv6Cd75inURF3ujBZOPzxwKtOWCp8kNPPSNqKpI4oedbRIpZ1G6ykAkQMvoIbCilz9UTV2LeYWVBMPRJsloxt6DAbFQq8yrzRf6CQ4U17mmc/s400/IMG_7378.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364268843025034962" border="0" /></a>.............a sunbathing Jana.<br /></div>Gennasushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.com9