Four photo collage. Winters day, cold, dry, low cloud. Skies grey, some pale blue. Top left:grey/blue stone ball sculpture to left; green/yellow grass: looking down over pale blue expanse of water: surrounded by brown heather; leading to brown/blue high hills and mountains. Top right and bottom left: similar to top left but the sculpture this time is brown/grey stone wall, long and narrow. Bottom right: as others but with no sculpture.
Tuesday, Knockan Cragπ #walking #knockancragnationalnaturereserve #assynt #naturescot #westerross #scottishhighlands
14.02.2026 16:59 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Four photo collage. A cold, bright, day. Deep blue skies, streaky white clouds here and there. Top right, left, and bottom right: each photo shows expanse of brown heather; some small green trees; patches of blue water; leading to brown high mountains; craggy, pointed and rounded tops; some with a light covering of white snow and ice. Bottom left: brown and pale yellow heather and scrub; grey, rocky shoreline, bay of blue water; leading to blue/brown high mountains.
Today, Coigach Peninsulaπ #walking #coigach #westerross #northwesthighlands #scottishhighlands
12.02.2026 17:27 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Four photo collage, bright, winters day. Grey/blue skies and sea. Top left and bottom right. Grey strip of beach; leading to grey/green expanse of loch water; leading to grey/black/green high mountains. Top right and bottom left: brown/green grass and heather; grey stoney ground: leading to grey/blue expanse of loch water; leading to low hills of the Summer Isles.
Yesterday, Rhueπ #walking #rhue #rhuelighthouse #lochbroom #summerisles #beinnghobhlach #westerross #scottishhighlands
10.02.2026 17:05 β π 16 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Four photo collage. Late afternoon winter light. Blue tones. Top left:blue and white Cal Mac ferry Loch Seaforth, arriving into port from Stornaway; blue/grey hills as backdrop. Ullapool Shore Street, white terraced houses on right; moored boats on right: lights strung from lamp-post to lamp-post cast a yellow light on the grey/blue pavement. Bottom right, mostly empty wooden moorings; blue and red fishing boats on the right; the expanse of water leading to blue/grey hills and mountains. Bottom left: wide blue Loch Broom; two small fishing boats moored in the water; blue/grey hills and mountains in the background.
Today, Ullapoolπ #walking #ullapool #lochbroom #westerross #scottishhighlands
08.02.2026 18:19 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Four photo collage: all contain tropical plants in various shades of green, some with touches of yellow. All are wet and shiny.
Today, escaping the rain, at David Welch Winter Gardensπ #davidwelchwintergardens #duthiepark #aberdeen
29.01.2026 17:31 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Four photo collage. A bright, cold, winters day. Grey/blue skies, some white cloud. Top left: ochre and green cliffs and headland,, grey, stormy seas, white waves. Top right: honey coloured harbour buildings, faded red boat, black and green lobster creels. Bottom right: green and ochre headland; blue/grey stormy seas: white waves crashing onto stony land. Bottom left: brown/beige coloured harbour walkway, looking over to honey coloured harbour buildings; grey water of the harbour on the right.
Today, Burghead and Hopemanπ #walking #coastalwalking #burghead #hopeman #morayfirth #moray
24.01.2026 17:06 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Four photo collage. Cold winters day, pale blue/grey skies. All four images partly snow covered waters edge; leading to the mostly frozen stretch of white water; leading to green and brown conifer trees on the other side of the loch. Colours are pale and washed out.
Today, Aboyneπ #walking #winterwalking #birsemoreloch #birsemore #aboyne #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
18.01.2026 15:59 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Four photo collage in deep mid winter, a very cold, bright morning: deep, deep, white snow on the ground; sitting on tree branches; white all around; deep blue cloudless skies.
Yesterday, Alfordπ #howeofalford #alford #aberdeenshire #deepdeepsnow
09.01.2026 16:24 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Four photo collage, bright , clear, winters day. Blue skies with long white cloud formations. Top left: looking across a brown recently ploughed field and green fields, towards forested green hills. Top right: brown heather in the foreground, looking down to and across green and yellow fields to blue/purple peak and ridge. Bottom right: a wide expanse of brown heather towards brown and dark green forested hills. Bottom left: looking down over an expanse of green and brown fields, blue/purple hills in distance; a treeless brown tree to the right of the image.
Thursday, Hogmanay day, Kildrummyπ #walking #hillwalking #ardhuncarthill #coiliochbhar #taponoth #kildrummy #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
02.01.2026 16:53 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Four photo collage. Cold, winters day. Blue/grey skies, grey/blue water. Top left: river showing reflections of leafless trees and housing estates on the hill; green rivers edge and glimpse of grey footpath. Top right: white pedestrian bridge over the river; leasing to old btw on buildings on the far side of the water. Bottom right: canal, leading to green bank, onwards to green trees and hills; some low grey cloud below the hill top. Bottom right: white bridge house by a white canal swing bridge; reflected well in the canal water below; forested hills in the background.
Today, Invernessπ #walking #riverness #caledoniancanal #inverness
29.12.2025 16:24 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Four photo collage, all showing street art murals. Cloudy, cold, weather conditions, grey/blue skies. Top left: green and red dressed fair haired woman holding brown castle, painted on brown grey wall, surrounded by grey building with many windows. Top right: grey and black workmen, working on granite structures; surrounded by green ivy and red nd grey city buildings. Bottom right: pale blue background, βsuper scurryβ lettering and white painted seagull, with further white painted seagull in red box. Bottom left: pale grey background, man in blue and black hoodie and jacket holding a small brown long haired Pomeranian-type dog.
Yesterday, Aberdeenπ #walking #citywalking #nuartaberdeen #nuartmurals #aberdeen #aberdeencity
19.12.2025 13:52 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Four photo collage. Traditional christmas decorations through the ages. Bright tones and colours. Top left: green Christmas tree in background; cream/beige Christmas tree decoration made using honesty flower petals. Top right: grey white marble type fireplace; topped with a colourful garland made using Helichrysum dried flowers, Honesty, Sea Holly and other dried flowers. Blues, yellows, pinks, whites. Bottom right: green Christmas tree in background; red velvet pouch tree decoration; beige hand made paper star, made using sheet music paper with black notes. Bottom left: rich brown wooden table ; various traditional cards and gift boxes. Browns, greens, golds, reds, blues.
This week, Castle Fraserπ #christmasatthecastle #castlefraser #castlefrasernts #kemnay #aberdeenshire
12.12.2025 17:23 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Four photo collage: cold, bright, very windy, early winters day. Bright blue skies, some white cloud. Sand gusting in the wind. In all four photos, the sand seems almost pure white, both on the ground, and, as it blows towards the sea. Some green marram grass peeping through the sand. And, top right, a pale grey tree trunk blends into the white sand.
Today, Nairn East Beachπ #walking #coastalwalking #nairn #nairneastbeach #morayfirth
28.11.2025 16:07 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Four photo collage: mild, early winters day, grey skies with large white/yellow clouds. Top left and bottom right: marram grass and beach sand leading to the grey sea, with white choppy waves. Top right: small boats lined up next to each other in the marina; mainly white with touches of dark blue, light lie and red. Harbour equipment and storage can just be seen in the background. Bottom left: grey statue of a fisherwife with herring in her hand and a fish basket on her back. Greek grass surrounds the statue. Beige marram grass in the background leading to the grey sea.
Today, Nairnπ #walking #nairn #nairnharbour #fisherwife #morayfirth
27.11.2025 16:41 β π 19 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Four photo collage. Bright early winters day. Pale gold tones. Blue toned skies. Top left and bottom right: distance views to blue hills across green and pale yellow fields; some dark green conifers here and there. Top right and bottom left: blue/grey loch surrounded by pale green and yellow conifers, reflecting in the water. A small brown boat house with red roof in bottom left.
Monday and Tuesday, Birsemore and Knock Saulπ #walking #knocksaul #taponoth #leslie #oldleslie #birsemore#birsemoreloch #aboyne #aberdeenshire
22.11.2025 16:58 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Four photo collage: late autumn, golden tones, some hazy mist, grey/white blue skies. Horses of various sizes and colours - chestnut brown, dark brown, grey-white, black, dark brown and white - in pale green fields. All have yellow leafed and green broadleaf trees and/or conifers in the background. Top and bottom right, trees only. Top and bottom left, trees and pale grey/yellow hills in the distance.
Today, Aboyneπ #walking #hiking #belwadefarm #worldhorsewelfare #bellwood #aboyne #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
08.11.2025 16:38 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
(235) Muir of Dinnet-Old Kinord-Culblean Circuit (Aberdeenshire)
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#Walking in mature pine and birch woodland on the #MuirofDinnetNNR - the route takes a short diversion to the ruins of a small settlement of houses and steadings at #OldKinord β¦
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04.11.2025 16:40 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Four photo collage, bright autumn day, autumn light, blue skies, some white cloud. Top left: brown sand, blue sea, white waves, water coming in over sand; leading to red/brown/grey rock face; white cottage sitting on cliffs in far distance. Top right: old white simple building (salmon bothy), grey roof tiles; surrounded by some grass and sandy pebble. Bottom right: pale grey silvery beach and sea, looking into the sun; sun and its rays in the sky: footprint outlines in the sand and some white waves on the sea. Bottom left: grey stone wall with orange red old simple building behind the wall, brown/grey old roof tiles. Leading to brown bracken at base of grey/green cliff face.
Monday, St Cyrusπ #walking #coastalwalking #stcyrusnaturennr #stcyrusnaturereserve#stcyrusbeach #stcyrus #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
29.10.2025 18:28 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Four photo collage, autumn tones, blue skies, white clouds. Top left: bright orange, yellow leafed broadleaf tree in foreground with pink castle to the right and in background. Bottom right: pink castle main feature with grey stone barmekin to the left; bright orange and copper leafed broad leaf tree arching over the barmekin. Top right and bottom left: pale green/yellow fields leading to green/blue hills in the distance. Top left shows cattle of varying colours grazing in the field.
Today, Craigievarπ #walking #hiking #craigievar #craigievarhill #craigievarcastle #alford #howeofalford #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
25.10.2025 15:45 β π 9 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Four photo collage: cool autumn day, grey/white skies, autumnal tones. Top left: wooden grey field gate; green/brown fields; copper beech hedging to right; green conifer belt and grey mountains in distance. Top right: copper beech tree avenue; falling copper leaves; grey tree trunks. Bottom right: green field leading to white buildings (Dounside House); copper beech branches frame the image; leading to autumnal tone trees and grey high hill (Morven) in distance. Bottom left: green field; brown and beige cattle eating grass; copper beech branches frame the image; grey building of a small croft and autumn toned trees in the background.
Today, Tarlandπ #walking #hiking #tarland #petts #douneside #smallburn #morven #howeofcromar #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
18.10.2025 15:47 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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