i have been wondering

 

I am not sure why I still do this blog. It is a worry to me. I don't know what to say most of the time.

I am not going to write diary here, neither will I comment on the parlous state of the world since it won't help anything. 

But, now and again I raid the archives and find a snap from a while back "on the way to Catditz' for example and think, I must show this again. it is, for those who don't know, the road up to the Lighthouse on Point, the other side of the bay here where the cattery is located. Perhaps it will lift my spirits if someone notices the image, the wind howling and the rain lashing down  as I write.

stone

 

Love the use of the stone in Portsoy.  The stones on the harbour wall were placed vertically in the belief that this way they dispersed the power of the waves somewhat. They gave been there a while so perhaps there's something in it.

Ghosting

 

William

 

Not quite as spritely as he once was but lovely all the same.

Taken at his home with an old minolta 505 and kentmere 400 film.

i HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN YOU

 

some days

 

Crovie

 

Now this was an interesting place to visit.

I have just about recovered from the walk back up from here.

Sandend

 We stayed here for a few days, walks along the next door beach watching the surfers. Dallying around this little harbour right outside the wee hoosie. ooft, was lovelee.

I had this Canon AE1 with me and a 20mm lens and, as you can see it showed the curvature of the  earth just like it is at home here. Always like this. Either that of I have one leg shorter than the other.

here now

 

We have been away.

Off island and everything.

The island was still here when we got back although the ferry bumped up and down down somewhat on the way back while trying to find it.

We went to the sea side. A house by a harbour and not too far from a distillery which we didn't visit. The sea was a tad cool over there too.

not there

 

excitement

 

It's all happening here you know. where i say here i don't actually mean here in the village [although the bin lorry did come round this morning] but in our small capital Stormoway.

As you may be able to see someone walking IN THE SUNSHINE. Doesn't happen too often and not today especially as it's a minor howling outside. [it was inside briefly the other day when the roof sprung a leak but that seems to have resolved itself I think.]

In the village nothing much has happened to be honest.

ball

 

curves

 

You may have noticed if you look back at the non blurry snaps on here that I rather like curves. road, walls and what have you. Anyway, here's one i like.

smoother leci

 

At last after countless months without a working leci meter, another has been fitted. Not before Eve wrote to an MP up here.

Anyway, I can confirm that the leci stuff seems much smoother than before although seemingly making the meter go around at a previously unseen rate.

sorry, I must have fallen asleep

 

Such is the excitement of my life at present I may have dozed off for a few days.

On my return I bring you a boat. There's a lot of boat up here.

Minolta A3

 

Some time ago I had a rush of blood to the head and lashed out a little bit of money for a Minolta A3 rangefinder camera that was made in the year of my birth. EG; a long time ago. 

I took it out for a little jaunt the other day and again it surprised me that even in my hands the results are quite good for such a simple camera. I must use it more.

which way to go?

 

something somewhere

 

me. apparently

 

bike