A moody shot of the Inverness Firth taken from Fortrose, Black Isle for #SilentSunday #Scotland #landscapephotography
A moody shot of the Inverness Firth taken from Fortrose, Black Isle for #SilentSunday #Scotland #landscapephotography
The last lot of photos from our week around the East Neuk of Fife.
This area is Fife Ness, the easternmost point of the East Neuk of Fife. There's a lot of golfing to be had here, but we were more interested in the beachs and rocks around this gorgeous coastline https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2025/3/15/fife-ness-east-neuk-of-fife-scotland-winter
The temperature might only have been nine degrees yesterday here in the west of Scotland, but as it was what felt like the first sunny Saturday of spring, it seems like everyone decided to hit the beach anyway - and some even braved the water to go for a swim!
Going to start a wee gallery on my blog called 'view from the bench'. This'll be one of the first images.
The islands putting the brakes on the rural exodus of Scottish youth
A great article (for people outside the islands who may be unaware of the challenges) on the issues and maybe some of the opportunities.
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25011289.islands-putting-brakes-rural-exodus-scottish-youth/
The outstanding beach at Calgary Bay, near the north-western tip of the Isle of Mull. In 1876 its name was given to a fort that would become the city of Calgary in the western Canadian province of Alberta. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/mull/calgary/index.html
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Les cartons tombent, les joueurs aussi. Les Tricolores font trop de fautes !
Les Écossais manque un essai crucial à la 40' on est soulagé !
Mais Méfions nous, rien n'est joué !
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There is something a bit weird going on. Been sorting through my photos from the last week & LOADS of clouds are forming with open mouths. This is not normal. You'd get one every now and then but honestly, they're EVERYWHERE.
I, of course, welcome our new Chompy Cloud Overlords but still... it's a bit odd. There is, I suppose, a slight chance that I have just spent too long looking at clouds.
It's a mystery
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A small cluster of highland cows chilling in the depths of Glen Lyon.
I looked up funny British placenames (most of them are in England). There are some crackers.
Examples:
Bell End
Bitchfield
Butthole Lane
Cockermouth
Cocks
Fanny Hands Lane
Fan Y Bîg
Fingeringhoe
Great Bottom Flash
Great Cockup
Lickey End
Pants
Piddle Valley
Pratts Bottom
Rotten Bottom
Scratch Arse Ware
Sheepy Magna
Shitterton
Slag Lane
Tickle Cock Bridge
Titty Ho
Twatt
Wetwang
BTW every one of these are real placenames.
Here's something a little different.
It wasn't always gorgeous weather during our stay around the East Neuk of Fife. When it was more gloomy, we headed to Dundee to check the city out.
In particular, the V&A Dundee Museum of Design proved a totally fascinating subject https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2025/3/13/the-va-design-museum-dundee-scotland-winter
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