not another one.

 

From back a couple of years up over on Point area of the island across the bay from here

Toots and a big one

 

This was back in 2014. Never get to see the negs from this 

lovelee

  Mainland barn near Beauly 2024. 

We stayed in a nice rental opposite and it was lovely.

it's been windy

 

And wet. Played longer mat lawn bowls on friday which rather wiped me out so I rested and saw the bike races on the computer on Saturday. I did manage a wind swept stroll though.

This is a Polypan-f shot from the XA camera

Friday - on the wall

 

This time an earl painting by Chris Cyprus. His style has changed a lot. His studio was/is opposite our old house in Mossley, Lancs and it's well worth a visit. Nice chap too. Here he is on film in years past.

tyred

 

Another little Hassie snap. Just finishing the film really. Completely lacking in originally currently and just going through the motions,

wheeled creature

 

Was trawling through an old film when I came across this  which I love.

peat track pole

 Poles for electricity and telephones are all over the island. Makes the place what it is I think.

old road

 

Further down the old road I wandered enjoying the radiating warmth on my back. The camera, the Hassie, was heavy and I felt it. There's a fank up o'er here on the left as the crofts that abut nearby seem well used.

uw&s

 

I dug out my old and very cheap Vivitar UW&S plastic camera [the one with the broken rewind handle], loaded it with kentmere 400 i didn't realise I had and took some snaps in the winter sun.  Developed it with rodinal 1:50 and here you go. a delight from a winter stroll.

Friday - on a wall

 

An incompetent phone snap of a wonderful pinhole image by Mark Tweedie. It hangs on the wall by our bed so we can gaze and wonder. Love it

old roads

 

Had not been up here for years - although it hasn't changed as far as I remember. With the Hassie.

cat snap

 

I have taken cameras out and exposed film lately although the bitterly cold air has been a little restricting. I didn't have to go too far from home as Keith was posing on top of the potting / indoor cycling shed enjoying the unexpected sunshine.

Hass 5900cm / 50mm FP4.

grass

 

Yes it is a phone snap from my stroll yesterday in the warm [ a relative term] sunshine. 

Friday - on the wall

 

Another phone snap of a large painting I have by French artist Michel Maurice - former husband of my elder sisters' late pen friend Danielle

Had it for years after he gave it me. Lost touch with him sadly.

recent wandering

 

Another lovely day out this time up north of the island. On the way to Dun Eisdean came across this fine water tower. 

Oop at hilltop

 

 

It was over lochs way. At Crossbost, the ancient cemetery there on the hill. Eve and I had a good mooch around the place while I took some snaps. As I do.

well there you are

 

A sheeps behind a wall. 

Down in Lochs where we had a fine stroll in the unexpected warmth [12c] and sunshine. Bumped into Mike the stage electrician man from an Lanntair who has a lovely wee house overlooking the loch there.

I had an EOS camera with 40mm and brownish filter with me at the time and HP5 @800 to make for it.