2010 Photo365

4 May 2010 Thanks, Mom and Dad!

May 4, 2010

A parcel of goodness came today from the States: Pepperidge Farm Goldfish crackers, Trader Joe’s Turkey Jerky, Annie’s Mac n Cheese, Kashi Heart to Heart cereal, enough flaxseed to last me through the summer, clothes, pencils, stickers, and coloring pages for Sam. We’ve already gotten into the box of goldfish crackers, …

3 May 2010 Relaxing with the 12 Labors of Hercules

May 3, 2010

2 May 2010 Home Again, Home Again

May 2, 2010

Jiggity Jog. And we brought the Scottish spring weather back with us.

1 May 2010 Bye Bye, Boots

May 1, 2010

I couldn’t walk in them this morning. I laced them up, threw on my raincoat and headed outside to pick up breakfast food for the train ride home, and after just a couple of steps, I knew it was time for us to part ways. I bought these boots in Charlottesville, Virginia, circa 2001 (I think) and they saw me through many …

30 April 2010 The Birnam Oak

Apr 30, 2010

I have never before seen a tree with such personality, such sleepy menace, so old, leaning heavily on its crutches, the last soldier standing, who once rumbled up its roots from the earth and lumbered to Dunsinane Hill. Yes, I know that Birnam wood doesn’t really come to Dunsinane, and that Macbeth, as usual, takes the …

29 April 2010 Glen Tilt Sheep

Apr 29, 2010

We walked through Glen Tilt today (about 6 miles we think) just north of Blair Atholl. It was an adventure in map reading, trespassing, and hiking over and around enormous downed trees. As Sam remarked, “This forest is a tree graveyard!” But on the other side of the graveyard was a gentle path flanked by a gorgeous …

28 April 2010 Highland Sky

Apr 28, 2010

27 April 2010 Mound of Graff

Apr 27, 2010

We walked back to Edradour distillery today–Scotland’s smallest distillery–via a slightly different route through the Black Spout woods. A tour, a tasting, and now I know much more than I ever did before about how whisky is made. Sam thought it all noisy and smelly (she didn’t get to taste any of course– “Come back in …

26 April 2010 Coronation Bridge

Apr 26, 2010

Coronation bridge, which crosses the river Tummel, was built to commemorate the coronation of George V (1911). We crossed it as part of our ELEVEN mile hike today. Even we are stunned at the distance we covered. Sam walked 10 miles by herself and rode on AC’s back for the final stretch back into Pitlochry. It took us …

The Black Spout

Apr 25, 2010

Here it is, showing some of its 150 feet: This is the viewing podium: View from near the top. I was standing on a grassy precipice when I took these photos.