a moment please

 

Give me a moment to sleep then I might have something to say.

yes, mainland.

 

Bit of mainland architecture to keep myself entertained.

I have yet to decided on a theme for my calendar. |W|hat do you reckon "Snaps from a rock"?

BTW;  Calum Angus Mackay has a new book out of his images and what have you. Have a look.

calendar

I've been thinking - hence the lack of posts. Had to take a rest to recover and everything. Now I have emerged I have decided that this year i shall make a calendar using one of the online places. Have done a few previously but none in recent years. 

My image "collection" will come into this,. Images from the last how ever many years of files I have on hard discs but taken on film. Who knows, I might even like the finished article.

The above image was taken o'er on the mainland recently on what one could say was a typical Scottish day.

 

Hassie stuff

 

I used the Hassie while away but didn't find much that inspired me. 

This is where nessie hunter is. Lovely spot I must say

ballet

 

Oh I say, we went to see dancers leaping about the other evening. Crept out in the dark to the big town here and sat with other opportunists. Since we live on a on a rock out in the Atlantic the dancers were on film. Scottish Ballet to be precise leaping about to Gershwin and Chopin. 

Now, being a heathen I less keen on Gershwin than perhaps I could be but having said that it was a fine performance. The colours of the film were lovely too - could have been shot on Kodachrome - only it wasn't, it was digital.

have I ever told you i like walls

A fine wall from doon Yarkshire way.They know how to do walls down there
 

the shadows

 

confessions

 

Next door to the fine Kilmorack gallery if this fine piece of local history captured by my goodself with the help of a box and bellews and some film. Nice innit?

The gallery I might add is well worth a visitation if only to buy his fine and very readable book about the place.

Hungry

 

Over exposed, over developed and all together over egged. I think this snap may well be a lith print if I can ever raise the energy again to do such things.We were here for an hour or more traipsing the old streets, breathing in the fumes and generally having a fine time.

There are one and three quarter cats in our hoose here on the rock along with Eve and I. Hungry our migrant cat is settling well and doesn't rip my jugler out every day which is nice.  He loves Keith the cat hugely although sadly the feeling is not mutuel. They tolerate each other I might say. One day ......

we were here too

 

I rather like this snap. Not sure I'd like to live there mind but it does look pretty.

Creativity was lost on me while we were away although maybe it's a age thing. Maybe there's nothing more interesting going to come from me - although that is rather assuming any of my snaps were interesting.

beauty

 

A fine scape of sorts nestling in the wilds of mainlandshire up here in the NW.

Found this while attempting to capture the essence of the area. I suspect they are trying here to minimise the angels share or something. Yes, we went in.

It's not all as lovely as this mainlandside.

we were here and everything

 The castellated building I think is or was a water tower. This apparently was a dairy but they did up the milking stalls real nice. I slept well anyway.

I had taken the Hassie but used the Perkeo here on account of being near a famous camera store just oop the road. I mean, I looked at the building as we passed but daren't go in. But we did go in some fine galleries replete with excellent contemporary art. and we also bought and read books. 

Loved A Russian Journey by Steinbeck and Capa. Who knew? I certainly didn't

we are back

 

Back on  the rock after a fine few days on t'mainland. this was the view out of the front door of our cosy accommodation. And the sun shone all week in the daytime.

did a bit of light cycling and heavy cafe visiting. what's not to like?

we are coming back

 

We may be off island at the moment but we are back later today all being well.

Toots' best side

 

Another recent snap of the man taken before he headbutted the pavement. I might add he is back to his handsome self again now.

Toots' day

 

It's Toots' birthday today. Not entirely sure which one but I can just remember his retirement day.

No doubt there will be wall to wall balloons, cake and pass-the-parcel at Toots towers. I can't be there this year so I do hope they save a bit of cake for when we get back on the rock.

We wish Mr Toots a fine day and many more to come. I might add I sneakily took this snap in Toots current fav cafe in Stormoway .

We, that's Eve and I are holidaying atm in an excotic location just o'er the water in Scotland.