As if it needed introduction, this week’s story prompt image is of Glenfinnan Viaduct. Yes, I appreciate that it’s not one of those exciting shots of it with a bright red, magical steam-train chuffing along. All I can provide here is a boring old 2 carriage Scotrail service. In my defence it was February whenContinue reading “Underbridge”
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The Chase
Breaking with recent traditions, this week’s story prompt image is relatively recent. It was taken in July this year in the walled garden at Culzean castle. Yes, I go there a lot. I know it isn’t the only place worth going. It’s still a favourite, so I don’t see us breaking the habit any timeContinue reading “The Chase”
Wings of Chaos
Another one from the archives this week. This one harks back to our Orkney trip and our visit to the Tomb of the Eagles. The tomb itself (which houses no eagles, alive or dead) is rather dramatically sited and a fair walk from the visitor centre. As we were wandering back, minds filled with neolithicContinue reading “Wings of Chaos”
The Way is Barred
This week’s image was taken a little under a year ago. I think we were on a walk between Cambo House and the Kingsbarn Distillery. To me it has a Cambo sort of vibe, anyway, so I’ll go with that absent any other information. For those of you who haven’t been there, Cambo House isContinue reading “The Way is Barred”
Starting somewhere
This week’s image hails from Bute, on Scotland’s west coast. Besides the usual praise due to a lovely new (to me) place, I was struck by how mainlandy the island felt. Normally when I head to the islands I find myself in a place that feels other in some sense. Bute felt more like home,Continue reading “Starting somewhere”
Dawnfire
I’ve read that good fiction was a combination of the exotic and the familiar. Personally, I’m not sure that this is the ‘secret sauce’ that by itself makes fiction good. I suspect that most of the magic is in the interplay between specific exotics and particular familiars. (Side note – I’m now imagining the fussiestContinue reading “Dawnfire”
The Sky’s Twin
This week’s photo was taken from the top of the Glenfinnan Monument looking out over Loch Shiel. Obviously, go there given the chance. In my opinion the view speaks for itself, except to say that my photo doesn’t do it justice. There’s also a lovely walk by a famous viaduct for those of us intoContinue reading “The Sky’s Twin”
Racing the Sun
Arran is one of my favourite places in the world. It treads the delightful line between familiar and novel. Evidence, perhaps, that we go there far too often. After all, there is so much world out there to see and I have experienced a pathetically small sample. Despite this I am firm in my beliefContinue reading “Racing the Sun”
The aging room
This week’s image is hot off the presses. I took the photo in the Dalwhinnie distillery warehouse just a couple of days ago. It is actually the first such room I’ve been in. As a life long non-drinker, distillery tours are an unusual joy for me. Some years back I accompanied my wife on aContinue reading “The aging room”
The Pool
One of my favourite things is tromping around in the wilderness. The place in this photo is part of the reason why. At the end of a narrow and winding path a short walk off the main road through Eskdale you will find this little grotto. Well, once upon a time. Since the first timeContinue reading “The Pool”
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