Have you checked out our new Video Gallery on the website yet? posted by Lyn @ 5:33 PM
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Out on a mission to buy a birthday gift for my mum so popped into Holm Mills Shopping Village on the outskirts of Inverness. This is the perfect place to buy gifts & souvenirs, music & videos, tartan wear,tartan rugs,
books, jewellery, ladies & gents fashions, art equipment, shortbread of every shape and size and of course WHISKY. Purchased a lovely soft deep pink cashmere cardigan which will certainly keep her warm and cosy this winter. posted by Lyn @ 2:19 PM
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Looking down onto Loch Ness and busy Urquhart Bay taken from the top road above the village of Dores. Urquhart Castle is just visible on the left of the bay with its commanding panoramic views of Loch Ness. The hay bales are drying out in the lovely September sunshine. The weather has been wonderful lately, except for my birthday last Thursday when it was very misty and rainy so we decided not to go on the Loch Ness Express. A neighbour drove us into Inverness and we had a terrific meal at Rocpool Reserve just up the road from Inverness Castle. After taking the above photo we drove down into the village of Dores and stopped at the Dores Inn for welcoming refreshments and a casual stroll along the beach there at the eastern end of Loch Ness. 
posted by Lyn @ 12:03 PM
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Still enjoying beautiful weather, often mysteriously misty in the early morning but it clears up by the time we are up and running. After doing our various jobs in the office and around the house we escaped in the car for an adventure. Drove through the nearby village of Foyers and were pleased to see so many tourists visiting the famous Falls of Foyers waterfall. Further on, at Fairyglen Cottage on the corner, we turned left down a single track lane and passed a not so famous loch, Loch Bran. A local hotel nearby has its fishing boat moored for guests to use. It was very calm and tranquil. I only hope tomorrow is just as calm as we are going on the Loch Ness Express for a birthday meal in Inverness. Will let you know. 
posted by Lyn @ 2:45 PM
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We have had really lovely warm weather for the last few days so I strolled down to the nearby beach to dip my toes in Loch Ness and rest on the rocks. As you relax and look more closely around you suddenly see there is a multitude of different plant and insect species that inhabit
the beach. Growing on the banks are hazel,rowan and birch trees and a magnificent oak tree with acorns just showing. There were blackberry bushes with fruit waiting to turn from red to black, 
clumps of mushrooms and delicate wild flowers growing in the rock cavities. Spiders webs were attached to the rocks and shimmered in the bright sunlight. Various insects scuttled about their daily business and I suddenly felt quite lazy. Got over this feeling fairly quickly and went back home for a cool gin and tonic, on the rocks naturally.
posted by Lyn @ 12:22 PM
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The purple heather on the hills and mountain slopes is in full fantastic flower. This photo was actually taken in mid August so it is blooming one month earlier than usual mainly due to the alternating weather conditions of the unusually wet spring followed by a very warm summer. It is a beautiful, cheerful sight, providing a typical scene of the Scottish Highlands in Autumn.
posted by Lyn @ 8:46 AM
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