for the love of scotland
I never thought I’d be the type to geek out over a bridge. Or old military transit roads. Good gracious. Who AM I?! Someone please send help.
While heading southwest one morning on the B862, Mr. C and I came upon this interesting bridge over the River Fechlin in the tiny community of Whitebridge, Scotland.
Intrigued, we parked our car and with cameras in hand, crossed the road to get a better look.
Well friends, another Scottish adventure has come to a close. I’m home.
It’s 4:45 in the morning as I begin to write this. My body, however, thinks it’s 9:45 and that Mr. C and I should be loading up the car for a day of exploration. With our tummy’s full of Scottish bacon, eggs, and coffee, we would have been all fueled up for a long day of hikes, history, and miles upon miles of some of the most breathtaking scenery on God’s earth.
Being home is bittersweet. I missed my dogs terribly and there is something to be said for getting back into the “regular” routine of things, I guess. But oh how my heart hurt when those airplane wheels began to roll.
That’s how it feels when you’re in love.
A Red Squirrel in the Scottish Highlands. Isn’t he cute? Look at the tufts of hair on his ears.
The Scottish Crannog Center – Loch Tay, Kenmore
Finlarig Castle – near Killin in the Scottish Highlands
Loch Tay in the Scottish Highlands
Falls of Dochart in Killin, Scotland
Greetings to you on this fine Tuesday. I hope your week got off to a great start. I am currently outside on my deck, bundled up in the November chill – a fleece to warm my body and a cup of tea to warm my soul. The autumn trees are lovely and I am happy.
Today I would like to take you up into the beautiful Scottish Highlands to a site located about four miles southwest of Aberfeldy, right off of A827. Our destination occupies a portion of a farmer’s field, actually, so you may want to grab your wellies in case it’s muddy. Ready? Great, then let’s be off!
If I were to ask you about stone circles (those mysterious, prehistoric, man-made rock formations commonly found across Northern Europe and Great Britain), I’d wager that the image that would come to your mind would be Stonehenge. It is one of Britain’s most iconic sites – and of course, the location of one of the Griswold Family’s hilarious misadventures.
Hello friends. What’s shakin’? Not much around here this weekend. I attempted to write this blog outside but good grief – the humidity! I see it’s a balmy 65 degrees in Edinburgh right now. What I wouldn’t give.
Today I’d like to show you a beautiful area in the Scottish Highlands that I visited on my last trip. Located on the River Dochart at the pretty village of Killin in Stirlingshire, are the spectacular Falls of Dochart.
“Once in the Highlands, the Highlands of Scotland…”