i may ask you to leave large bags at the front of the shop !!
well worth the two exclamation marks
September 2009
wild cat and a two headed horse
whilst on the isle of bute i thought i saw a wild cat. but i was just a domestic moggy. But in the same field was a two headed horse. but that wasn’t either. oh well.
the worst looking manequin on the planet ?
this mannequin was spectacularly dreadful. i’ve no idea what had happened to his face, but he certainly didn’t have the romantic desire described above his head.
pucks glen (the second time)
we loved pucks glen so much we climbed up it a second time with jane’s aunt and uncle who live (vaguely) near by.
we had a great time admiring the gushing waters and catching up on life stories
like all good climbs in scotland, we were rewarded with a fantastic view for our efforts.
and then we had a gradual descent to the tea shop in the local botanical gardens
we took the low road back which was a bit flooded
big tree walk
plants on the move ?
hooray it’s henry
abandoned henry the vacuum cleaner in a london street. good to see these things haven’t been totally destroyed by the insatiable demand for vortexes in a cleaner
puck’s glen
in our first week in Scotland we stayed at the bottom of Puck’s Glen in
a lodge. it’s owned by a friend of ours who does holiday lettings.
if you are looking for somewhere easily accessible but feels completely
remote from the rest of the world with stunning scenery, and beautiful
walks, then this is the place for you !
here is a strange rock which looked like a frog. who said the countryside was boring !
the mannequins of inverary jail
there’s no privacy in a prison. especially if it’s a tourist attraction
the chap below is quite fab with only half a moustache. i think the chap next to him nicked it to use as a side burn. do people still have sideburns ? outrageous
protester canoeing in trafalgar square
i went on a 25km walk around london yesterday which involved two food related meetings and collecting our passports (nicely incorporating our NZ residency visas).
on the way through trafalgar square i spotted this lady canoeing round a fountain. she was easy to spot as she was shouting environmental messages at the top of her voice
and the poor plinth person wasn’t particularly bothered and just got on with her weaving
Scotland day 2 Inveraray
more from Inveraray tomorrow – mainly our trip to the jail. oooooh.
the hitman
i walked past peter waterman of top tv program the hit man and her yesterday. he’s the chap with the blue trousers in the photo above.
i thought i spotted john cleese later in the day too, but unless he’s grown a big beard and has changed what he looks like it probably wasn’t him
scotland day 1 – loch eck
so, let’s start on the holiday snaps shall we ? probably got a few weeks of these, so sorry about that. it’s not all tedious mountains.
but the mountains were rather nice
these are of loch eck which was near our holiday lodge
initially the water was lovely and still with gentle mist, but it quickly descended in to a rain fest which stuck around for the next, er, 14 days of so
but rain is good as it makes giant puddles which those scotish folk called lochs
and it also made for some moody photos
which is always good fun
factory land versus ferry land
as theme parks go, these were both pretty specialised. but you’ve got to find your niche in these modern days. factory land and ferryland were divided by this rusty drain
a change in direction
we call this invisible mending, people