tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90988484149233743672024-02-06T20:57:38.434-08:00beyond my gateA view of countryside life beyond my garden gateAngela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-13719136673246793932017-06-13T08:02:00.000-07:002017-06-13T08:02:55.952-07:00St Kilda Expedition <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One for the bucket list! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Day 1 Saturday May 13<sup>th</sup> 2017</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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give us plenty of time to get to Oban for 4pm, with several planned stops along
the way. We had a good journey, the
Motorway was busy but moving, so we arrived in Oban with plenty of time to do
some last minute shopping including a pair of shoes for the boat. Once all the
shopping had been done we set off to find Hjalmar Bjorge. We found her moored
up and being greatly admired by several people walking along the harbour.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thankfully we were able to drive up to the harbour to unload
all our bags leaving them for Skipper, Tim and crew man, Craig to load on board
before taking the car off to the carpark. We returned later and met some of our
fellow passengers on the harbour before climbing down onto Hjalmar Bjorge,
first problem – only it looked harder than it actually was, in fact it was no
problem at all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Once we were on board we were shown to our cabins, did a bit of unpacking </span></div>
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quick look around before gathering in the lounge and dining area for a light
tea – Scones and jam oh yes! </span></div>
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Our skipper, Tim then ran through the safety procedures and
general housekeeping with us before giving us the news we had all been
dreading. St Kilda looked highly unlikely – strong storm force winds, had been
forecast for the next few days which probably wouldn’t give us enough of a
window to get over to the islands, we might though manage to get to The Shiants
or Monarchs, but for the next couple of days we would take shelter in the Inner
Hebrides. It transpired that more than half of the 12 passengers previously had
failed attempts at getting to St.Kilda and the trip over to our first evening’s
anchorage was therefore fairly subdued (no pressure Tim!). We spent most of the
trip over to Loch na Droma Buidhe at the mouth of Loch Sunart out on deck
watching the wildlife including a distant view of a Sea Eagle, a porpoise and
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Our first night’s anchorage Loch na Droma Buidhe – It
appeared that several other boats had the same idea and we shared this evening’s
view with several others! </div>
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Once we had anchored for the night our spirits were lifted
when it came to dinner, our chef for the week was Karen and she started with a
show stopper of Fresh Grilled Langoustine with a garlic and herb butter,
unfortunately no photo but it was exactly the type of starter I was hoping for -
followed by Salmon with crushed new potatoes and capers and then sticky toffee
pudding, the meal was also accompanied by plenty of general chat. After dinner another briefing by Tim with a
weather forecast update and maps - it was still not looking good for St. Kilda.
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<b>Day 2 Sunday May 14th</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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I was concerned I wouldn’t be able to sleep with all the
strange boat sounds, in fact the boat was silent, but I couldn’t sleep until
people started waking up and walking about! I managed to grab an hour before
emerging for breakfast. We woke to this view – </div>
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breakfast Tim gave us our morning’s briefing, we were to move on to the Isle of
Skye and seek shelter in Loch Dunvegan. It would be quite a long trip but it
was hoped the other boats which anchored with us overnight would choose other
places to shelter from the storm that was heading our way! So we headed off to
Skye! And yes Tim was right the other boats went elsewhere. It was a lovely
trip with great views,</span></span><br />
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lots of wildlife sightings including an Eagle, Common dolphins playing in our bow waves and fabulous rafts of Manx Shearwaters.<br />
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And it was passenger Tim’s birthday which meant tea and cake
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A fabulous dinner consisting of Prosciutto salad starter followed by Roast
Pork loin and then a raspberry marscapone cheesecake, preceded another briefing
by Tim - storm still heading our way and St Kilda is still not looking likely
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<b>Day 3 Monday May 15</b><sup><b>th</b><o:p></o:p></sup><br />
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My birthday, and not exactly where I had hoped I would be celebrating it but
we always knew that we might not get to St Kilda, and just being on this trip
and seeing the Hebrides from the sea along with all the wildlife was still
fabulous. <o:p></o:p><br />
Morning briefing, we would stay here until lunch, giving people the chance
to go to the castle and view the St Kilda collection if they wanted, or just
have a walk around Dunvegan. Then we would move on 5 miles or so around the
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Seven passengers chose to go ashore but we opted to stay on board and relax.<br />
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We had a leisurely sail to our next anchorage, slowing down
on seeing a mass of feeding seabirds in the distance in the hope of spotting a
whale – alas no whale. We also slowed as
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As already mentioned this was my birthday, so again we had
afternoon tea and cake and I made a very poor attempt at blowing out all of my
candles, it has been a very long time since I have had to do that! Tim’s briefing gave a glimmer of hope
promising we would cross the Minch tomorrow and anchor off North Uist and then
for those who stayed up long enough after another fabulous meal there was some
whisky on offer -Slainte!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Day 4 Tuesday May 16<sup>th</sup>
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Before setting off to North Uist we were offered the chance
to spend the morning on land, this time we decided to go for a walk, this was a
part of Skye that I hadn’t seen as it isn’t so easy to access, so it was a good
opportunity to do a bit of exploring even if it was just for a couple of hours.
Again seven of us chose to go for a short walk along the coast – we were
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After a slow exit from Loch Bay to look out for the Golden
Eagle from the morning’s walk, which happily obliged by soaring over our heads
before heading off to hunt, it was then full
speed over the very choppy Minch to Cheese Bay, North Uist. Sea sickness tablets were required by some. (Note
to self - if standing at the bow of the boat as it crashes through waves make
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We had reached the Outer Hebrides and our spirits were raised. Dinner was
fabulous again: Mozzarella salad, venison
casserole and mash followed by chocolate mousse, then we had our briefing….<o:p></o:p><br />
Weather forecast was not good. Although the winds were dropping slightly it
was looking as though there was too much Easterly in the wind direction which
would make it difficult if not impossible to anchor in Village Bay, so unless
the forecast improved over the next few hours St Kilda was not going to happen
but we would hopefully be able to get to the Monarchs. <o:p></o:p><br />
Determined to remain positive we went to bed.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>Day 5 Wednesday May 17<sup>th</sup>.</b><o:p></o:p><br />
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Breakfasted and we waited for our briefing - it had to happen today or we
wouldn’t get there at all. <o:p></o:p><br />
Tim was not happy, there was still too much Easterly wind in the forecast and
it was still blowing strong. The sailing boat which was also moored up at
Cheese Bay had made the decision not to attempt St Kilda but Tim decided to
take Hjalmar Bjorge out into the seas to see how it was, so everything was
secured in place, sea sickness tablets were again taken, coats and waterproof
trousers were donned and off we went to the bow again to enjoy the ride! What
was I saying about doing my coat right up? It was brilliant but I got soaked
again!!!<br />
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So back inside I retreated to dry off and to find just a handful of passengers. Most
had decided the best place to be was in their cabins, that was not an option
for me- I didn’t want to miss a thing so we sat in the lounge and watched the
waves crash onto the boat as we steadily powered through at 8 knots an hour, I
ventured up to the wheelhouse shortly before lunch to see how things were
going. What a fabulous place to sit and watch. Tim’s comment as we left the
wheelhouse was “it will be the Monarchs!” That was not what I wanted to hear at this
stage of the trip – so close!<br />
How Karen managed to prepare any food when the boat was continually being
rocked amazed me but lunch was served for those who ventured out of their
cabins <o:p></o:p><br />
A couple of hours later we were still going when the call came up - St Kilda
was in view! At some point between lunch and then Tim had changed his mind,
there was apparently more Southerly in the recent forecasts and it had been
decided that St Kilda was possible after all!<o:p></o:p><br />
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I went back up to the wheelhouse and watched as waves crashed over the boat
and at times hit the bell as we approached St Kilda. What an amazing hour –
just so very special. <o:p></o:p><br />
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and it is all thanks to our skipper<br />
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We had arrived at Village Bay, St Kilda, the first boat to do so for a week!
Hugs and tears - now where is the champagne?<o:p></o:p><br />
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Dinner - Mackerel pate, roast sirloin of beef followed by a selection of
Scottish cheeses, watched the sun set behind the island and then off to bed –
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<b>Day 6 Thursday18<sup>th</sup> May</b><o:p></o:p><br />
St Kilda<o:p></o:p><br />
5.30am and we were making our way to the Island of Hirta for 2 hours
exploring<o:p></o:p><br />
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Some opted to stay in the village, including a visit to the museum. We
headed straight up to the gap, stopping to photograph the Soay sheep and watch
the St Kilda wrens and just take in the views when stopping to rest,
consequently we missed the sun rise<br />
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What an experience. The sights, the noise, the smell – thousands upon
thousands of gannets, with bonksies flying about looking to pirate feeding opportunities
from the gannets. The islands themselves are spectacular.<o:p></o:p><br />
Then we had the long journey back to Mull, accompanied several times by
small pods of dolphins, through the Sound of Barra to Tobermory, where we
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Day 7 Friday19th May<br />
Departed from Tobermory after breakfast to make the sad return journey to Oban.<br />
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An amazing week with wonderful people visiting a magical place, with huge
thanks to Skipper Tim, and his crew Craig and Rosie for getting us there and
not forgetting our incredible chef for the week Karen creating all those fabulous
meals from this tiny galley. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<o:p></o:p>Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-89866191656865292132016-01-31T10:01:00.000-08:002016-01-31T10:01:55.770-08:00snowdrops at Loynton MossI have been waiting for some sunshine to visit <a href="http://www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/reserves/loynton-moss">Loynton Moss</a> again but the days the sun has shone I have been busy and as our last visit was over a month ago and the snowdrops had already started flowering, I just couldn't leave it any longer!<br />
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<br />Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-68234448529110804752015-05-31T11:41:00.001-07:002015-05-31T11:41:19.338-07:00out on the chaseYesterday we spent the morning wandering about on Cannock chase.<br />
we walked down to the stepping stones first,<br />
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our first painted lady of the year - unfortunately I had my macro lens on my camera at the time and the painted lady landed quite a way off!<br />
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and this oak eggar moth caterpillar<br />
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<br />Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-51522307906655150422015-05-04T09:46:00.000-07:002015-05-04T09:46:54.317-07:00pearl-bordered fritillaryWe visited the Wyre forest this morning with the hope of seeing some pearl bordered fritillary butterflies, The last time we visited was a beautiful sunny warm day and it seemed that they were everywhere, the weather forecast last night looked favourable, so we ignored the clouds at home and set off fairly early with trusting the forecast and the sun would be shining and we would see loads!<br />
Well the sun was shining, unfortunately there was also a lot of cloud so we only had brief sunny intervals and when the sun went behind the cloud it was actually fairly chilly. We didn't see any butterflies for at least an hour and we were heading back towards the car park when we saw our first butterfly it didn't stop so no firm id but could have been a skipper, may be! less than a minute later a pearl bordered fritillary drifted past us, I eagerly followed with camera poised... how can butterflies just vanish like that? hey ho at least we had seen one so we now knew they were about!<br />
It must have been a good ten minutes or so later when this one decided to settle close to us, the problem was there was always a blade of grass or two in the way...<br />
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....until it briefly landed on a dandelion<br />
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<br />Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-34737925929138574622015-05-03T08:33:00.000-07:002015-05-03T08:33:39.849-07:00bluebells and butterfliesAt last a free day and a chance to visit Aqualate to look at the bluebells, and the butterflies were about too!<br />
most of the bluebells are the other side of the fence so although I could see butterflies fluttering around the mass of bluebells I couldn't get up close to most.<br />
The first one we saw that settled just about close enough, was this red admiral,<br />
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then this peacock came along, somewhat battered and in the shade - but a peacock butterfly nonetheless<br />
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there were several orange tip butterflies about, but they were not stopping long enough on any flower, they seemed more interested in chasing each other off, it was while I was following one of these orange-tips when I suddenly spotted my first brimstone of the year<br />
A quick snap of it in flight, just in case it didn't stop<br />
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but I needn't of worried<br />
it landed!<br />
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We continued walking, the weather forecast was sunshine with showers and as we were almost at the furthest point we got caught in a downpour - we started on our walk back to the car, just as we arrived at the edge of the bluebell wood the sun returned and Mr S spotted this drenched green-veined white drying out so out came the camera again, and another first for this year<br />
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then I turned around to see a female orange tip settle - not on a bluebell, but it would do!<br />
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well I would have settled for that but then this male decided to land on a bluebell and stay put!<br />
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A good day!!!Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-42589967915248823272015-02-15T14:46:00.000-08:002015-02-15T14:46:17.482-08:00A day visit to Newborough, AngleseyToday we were in need of a good walk on the coast - so a drive to Anglesey was in order and a return visit to Newborough - the car park was almost full by the time we arrived but after walking ten minutes along the forest road you wouldn't have known it, as everyone else seems to head straight for Newborough beach! we walked through part of Newborough Forest until we reached Traeth Penrhos beach -<br />
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photographing a few of the shells on the way<br />
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photos by Angela Smith -Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-27420444504008563582015-01-25T08:20:00.001-08:002015-01-25T08:25:27.592-08:00A grey winters morning at Doxey MarshesToday we visited Staffordshire Wildlife Trust reserve - <a href="http://www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/reserves/doxey-marshes">Doxey Marshes </a><br />
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<br />Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-68283995158211633362015-01-10T08:41:00.000-08:002015-01-10T08:41:52.414-08:00snowdrop timeThey are out!!!! Another couple of weeks or so and they will look fabulous, but wonderful to see them today at Loynton Moss.<br />
We had a raven chasing off a buzzard overhead and a patchwork of snowdrops beneath our feet, It was lovely to be able to walk amongst them without trampling on any, in a few weeks if I return then, I will be admiring them from the edge of the mass instead as they will be carpeting the ground!<br />
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<br />Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-44237957874515763582014-08-23T13:22:00.000-07:002014-08-23T13:22:16.732-07:00Bees, kingfishers. terrapin and leucistic crowsToday we visited <a href="http://www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/wolseley-centre">Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Wolseley Centre</a> to pick up more sunflower hearts - stocking up for the Autumn, we also bought our tickets for<a href="http://www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/events/2014/09/24/audience-john-craven?instance=0"> 'An Audience with John Craven'</a> and we had time to stroll around the grounds too.<br />
The scabious was out in full bloom and when the sun shone it proved a huge attraction for the bees and hoverflies<br />
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these aren't the only kingfishers at the Wolseley, there is also this magnificent kingfisher in the grounds</div>
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and whoever planted this garden, can they come and do mine please!</div>
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... and finally hopping around the grounds are blue eyed leucistic crows.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Not to be confused with albinism, leucism is an inherited condition caused by the absence of cells responsible for the production of melanin. You can find out more about leucism and albinism on the<a href="http://www.bto.org/volunteer-surveys/gbw/gardens-wildlife/garden-birds/behaviour/plumage/leucism"> BTO website</a> </span></div>
Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-21615511402359969982014-08-03T09:09:00.000-07:002014-08-03T09:09:46.214-07:00Today's dragonfliesOur dog walk today and we had so many dragonflies zigzagging across the lane and some kindly stopped long enough for me to photograph<br />
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<br />Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-61177872207369057242014-07-30T15:01:00.000-07:002014-07-30T15:01:01.601-07:00A day out to Loch CoruiskThis was a treat for me and my daughter, while Mr S spent the day at Elgol, looking after our dog who would not have coped with the boat trip. Mr S had visited Coruisk by sea kayak before so he'd recommended it, for it's stunning views - we took the <a href="http://www.bellajane.co.uk/">Bella Jane</a> with the 1 1/2 hour landing at Coruisk to enjoy.<br />
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I love boat trips and having taken the road bridge to Skye again because our dog wouldn't have coped with the ferry - (she doesn't like the vibration of the engines and digs her claws in, refusing to budge and she is too heavy to carry, so ferries are ruled out of holidays for the time being!) I needed to get on the water even if it was just a small boat!<br />
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The way in to Coruisk the Bella Jane took us past Camasunary which is where the Schools Hebridean Society used to camp back in the 1970's 80's although I never attended one of the Skye expeditions, I had read about many of them and met many members of the SHS who had, so I felt as though I knew it - It looked like a spectacular setting for an expedition.<br />
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The Bella Jane then slowed down as we passed close by several islands covered with Common Seals.<br />
Two sea kayakers also were approaching Loch Coruisk, One of the fantastic things about being in a sea kayak is that the seals will swim up to you as they are curious by nature - I have had some very close encounters in the past, but kayaking doesn't come easily to me any more, I seem to have lost the use of the muscles in my back and top of legs which I need to kayak so I was very envious, but of course if I had been in a kayak I wouldn't have had my camera so wouldn't have been able to take these photos.<br />
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and then disembarked at Coruisk.<br />
Time to explore and according to the Bella Jane website, enjoy the magnificent scenery and overwhelming tranquillity of this truly unique and unforgettable location.<br />
It really was magnificent scenery set within the heart of the Cuillin mountains.<br />
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Tranquillity? well yes it should have been very tranquil, but unfortunately one of the families who came over with us thought they were the only people there, and spent most of the time swimming in the very cold loch, so lots of screams and shouts - so no chance of seeing otters and eagles then - but hey I expect they had a good time!!!<br />
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A brisk walk past the family and everyone else who had sat down to eat there lunches and you could escape most of the noise and almost imagine that you were the only people there until you turned around again that is or another of the swimmers gave out another scream!<br />
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then the highlight as we approached Elgol again I spotted a porpoise! (No photo)<br />
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<br />Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-35709063427366507292014-07-27T13:17:00.000-07:002014-07-27T13:17:27.934-07:00Views from Ord - Isle of SkyeOur second week on Skye was spent here<br />
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with fantastic views of the Loch Eishort</div>
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Our first evening we took a stroll down to the beach </div>
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First stop Kilt Rock which is the cliff that resembles a kilt beyond Mealt Waterfall.<br />
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below us blocks of basalt had tumbled into the sound of Rassay<br />
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Ahead of us views of Rona<br />
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Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-70675239065480843752014-07-18T07:24:00.000-07:002014-07-18T07:24:40.963-07:00Kilmuir - Isle of SkyeDuring our visit to Skye we went a bit 'touristy'and visited the <a href="http://www.skyemuseum.co.uk/">Museum of Island Life</a> at Kilmuir, well it gave me a chance to photograph some traditional Hebridean crofts!<br />
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We then drove off the tourist trail and came across this lovely spot, just a mile or so away but no coach in sight!<br />
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And Kilmuir nursery had added their own splash of colour too- how lovely!<br />
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and here's a bit of natural beauty just to finish off<br />
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<br />Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-66217511926194540722014-07-16T02:10:00.000-07:002014-07-16T02:10:32.976-07:00The Quiraing - Isle of SkyeAnother must when visiting Skye you have to go the Quiraing, It can be viewed from the road, or you can park up and walk into it. This year we chose to visit for an early evening stroll once the rain had stopped for the day. The views are fabulous!<br />
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<br />Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-63322578957168541092014-07-15T13:58:00.000-07:002014-07-15T13:58:45.405-07:00A visit to Talisker BayOne of my favourite beaches in the Hebrides and a must visit every time we go to Skye.<br />
the path down to the bay crosses this pretty stream<br />
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before the view opens up giving you the first view of the sea<br />
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and here it is Talisker Bay<br />
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<br />Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-36478676774704831542014-07-14T13:23:00.000-07:002014-07-14T13:23:55.856-07:00A stroll from Valtos to Rubha nam Brathairean (Brothers point)Having spent more than ten hours in the car on Saturday driving to Skye, we chose to spend our first Sunday on the Island close to Valtos, so we walked the short distance to Rubha nam Brathairean the most easterly point of the Trotternish peninsula<br />
To get there we had to walk along the orchid filled roadside verges.<br />
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before reaching the path down to the coast, where we spotted these beautiful common blue butterflies<br />
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Where I spent some time watching this young wheatear<br />
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before having our lunch looking over a sea of jellyfish<br />
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and another stroll along the cliffs for Mr and Miss S<br />
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then a walk back to the cottage - more butterflies spotted along with this six-spot burnet moth<br />
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<br />Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-52515767026545080202014-07-13T13:13:00.000-07:002014-07-13T13:13:47.489-07:00Views from Valtos - Isle of SkyeA wonderful week spent staying in this cottage in Valtos, Isle of Skye.<br />
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I love going up to the Hebrides and which ever island we visit I am never disappointed, here are just some of the views from the cottage. <br />
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Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-63433878807604109192014-06-01T10:18:00.000-07:002014-06-01T10:18:30.382-07:00A weekend of ladybirds After yesterdays 22-spot ladybird in my garden, today I found three different species within feet of each other on my dog walk along the lane,<br />
2 two-spots<br />
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a 7-spot<br />
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and five 14-spot ladybirds<br />
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<br />Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-83452192308493720582014-05-24T09:04:00.001-07:002014-05-24T09:04:11.865-07:00Brankley pastures in the rainToday we decided to visit <a href="http://www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/reserves/brankley-pastures">Brankley Pastures</a> a <b>Staffordshire Wildlife Trust</b> reserve to take a look at the new wild flower meadow, it was spectacular even in the rain.<br />
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Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-81701191131643174592014-05-21T04:58:00.000-07:002014-05-21T04:58:39.883-07:00common blue damselflyMy first for this year and another indication of summer approaching - the lane today had several dancing common blue damselflies along the cow parsley laden verges.<br />
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and another sign of summer - the foxgloves are flowering too<br />
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Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-39360889933902138612014-05-05T09:45:00.001-07:002014-05-05T09:45:15.019-07:00Cowslips at Brown End QuarryCowslips are one of my favourite spring flowers from my childhood.<div>
I was delighted to see so many at Staffordshire Wildlife Trust's <a href="http://www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/reserves/brown-end-quarry">Brown End Quarry</a> today - just a shame there wasn't much sunshine!</div>
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Angela Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363516991943402662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9098848414923374367.post-30232592796627542802014-05-02T06:49:00.000-07:002014-05-02T14:46:07.481-07:00Peacock butterfly eggsToday I photographed these peacock butterfly eggs!<br />
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- a good spot you might think as they were on the underside of a stinging nettle or common nettle leaf, and you would have been right in thinking so if it hadn't been for the fact that yesterday I watched the peacock butterfly as she was in the process of laying them - So I knew exactly where to look for them today!<br />
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I didn't watch her for long and hopefully kept a respectful distance, at least 6 feet away, even when photographing her, as some moments deserve to remain private, I would hate to be going about my daily routines with a monster poking a great big camera lens in my face all the time!!!<br />
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