South-west Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway, February 2014

Some photos from a delightful visit to my Dad in South-west Scotland.

Terns? Flying above Carlisle

Tiles in Carlisle

Tall structure on the hills

Big wall on the moors. Was it used for target practice?

Old sign

Choppy North Channel

Cave and wall

Oyster-catchers

Ailsa Craig

Ailsa Craig

Russian memorial to the ship Varyag - Shipwrecked off the coast

Out in the wild

Snow-capped hills

On the road

Strange skies

Sunset over a Loch

Clouds and pink

Distances

Kiroughtree Forest Park

Bendy trees

Reflections on Big Bruntis

Heron

Can you see the wood for the trees?

Trees and moss

Colours

Gnarly

Weird plants

Mushrooms

Windswept coast

Disused jetty

Merganser

This creature welcomed us back to Cheltenham. Spotted on the Honeybourne line.
Thanks for a great trip, Dad.

Bibury and Fairford - 3rd Feb 2014

I head out, with my sister, to the Cotswolds. The rivers are full and look to still be rising.

In Bibury, the river is flowing fast and high.

The River Coln

Arlington Row. 17th Century Weavers Cottages.

... and ducks

You can find out more here - http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/bibury/

Water plants

It's a grey day but Bibury is a very picturesque village

Little lambs already?

 Back on the road, we turn a bend to see lots of Red Kites and Buzzards circling overhead. We think they are after some road-kill.

Opportunistic Magpie

 It turned out to be another bird of prey that was being eaten.

Its a grey windy day

We're heading for Fairford

RIP Tiddles

The Church at Fairford has the most complete set of medieval church windows in the country.  I didn't take many pictures of them. They have lots of colourful demons.

... and some wonderful engravings

An excellent literal imagining of Christ ascending into heaven. Can you see his feet?

Thanks for the day trip, sis.