pixeled fences

 

After a recent meeting with fellow cafe goers we took a short stroll around part of the castle grounds. The air was lovely, the birds chirped happily and all was well. I had even remembered not to forget a card for Eve's birthday [today; happy birthday to you etc]. I or in fact Eve bought the card I chose as my purse was elsewhere at the time. I do hoped she liked it. I did buy her a new laptop too ! Not sure how I got conned into that.

I noticed these partial fences had been constructed. I presume they might have been practicing since they enclose nothing and no livestock is kept here that I am aware of.

this ubiquitous thing

 

That house

 

On one of my local strolls is this little place now seemingly abandoned but lovely all the same. Snapped up with the om2 and Hp5 @ 800. Nice eh?

I notice we are becoming more localised as the other day I popped by The Crofter with his birthday card, tickled the new dog Max then promptly drove into a ditch outside the croft. As it happens only one wheel was incapacitated and soon Mr and Mrs Crofter had pushed the thing back on the road with the car attached- which was just as well as we had an appointment at a cafe in our small capital to fulfil. Then a few moments later we were disastrously held up by a mini flock of sheep being walked from there [ pointing] to there [again pointing] by following a man with plastic bag which may or may have held sheeps food.]The urgency of our plight was acknowledged by said man with bag and sheeps were encouraged to one side of our single track road allowing out little red auto to pass. We made our appointment on time and cake was consumed.

seaing things

 

As an island, the Isle of Lewis is surrounded by sea - apart from the bit that isn't. That's the Isle of Harris bit which in fact joined by an isthmus.  Harris is also surrounded by the splashy stuff so there's plenty of the wet to photograph. Here it come close to the shore at Brevig so I snapped it. In this case from the car window as it was blowing a minor hoolee.

house

 I like snaps like this. We were out on a stroll this morning [with camera] and I was looking for such images. Only where we were wasn''t playing ball. I did however geta snap or two and I shall see what that looks like soon.

Toots Wilson

 

Here he is snuggled and everything at home.

Known the fella for some years now but we don't get in his lovely darkroom now as he [and I as it happens] are not so mobile and active as we were.

squarials etc

 

I'd forgotten about these dishes. In the Faroe islands decades ago I first saw a plethora of them. Now I see them again here. Are they still in use?

We did have a little one for local tinternet but that's long gone.

Now, please don't bother while I watch the Strade Bianchi cycle races.