Showing posts with label blog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blog. Show all posts
Wednesday, 30 July 2014

A wee week (Days 194 - 200)

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Day 194 - Grasshopper  Looking at my diary I worked out that I needed to change the timing of my blog if I had any chance of getting it ...
Saturday, 26 April 2014

W is for Weddings (A to Z challenge)

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Goatfell in the background of the Big Wooden House Garden The Isle of Arran is a spectacular wedding venue and has plenty of unique plac...
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Thursday, 24 April 2014

Urie Loch, Isle of Arran (A to Z challenge)

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Urie Loch - Frozen This is just a short walk from my house, however it is quite a steep walk and qualifies as a 'good walk'! The...
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Monday, 21 April 2014

Red Squirrels (A to Z challenge)

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The Isle of Arran is a haven for these little creatures who are slowly being pushed out of mainland Britain by the bigger greys (and also b...
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Saturday, 19 April 2014

Quackers! (A to Z challenge)

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Ducks quack, geese honk but what do swans do.  Well apparently not quack - they hiss, so there goes  my opportunity to put up some lovely pi...
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Friday, 18 April 2014

Pipe Band (A to Z challenge)

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What could be more Scottish than a pipe band, and of course Arran has its own. The history of the pipe band goes way back and some detail ...
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Thursday, 17 April 2014

O is for Ocean Breeze (A to Z challenge)

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Russell refueling the rib Living on an island I'm never far from the sea, in fact the road follows the coast all the way around.  I ...
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Wednesday, 16 April 2014

No take zone (A to Z challenge)

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Did you know that we have octopus in Lamlash bay?  Well we do, and a lot of other wonderful sealife. This is solely down to a small group of...
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Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Mountain Festival (A to Z challenge)

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Next month brings the annual Arran Mountain Festival between the 16th & 19th May, in an event that caters for different levels of abi...
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Monday, 14 April 2014

Lamlash (A to Z challenge)

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Lamlash is the largest village on the Isle of Arran and is just south of Brodick.  It sits in a sheltered bay overlooking Holy Isle.  All t...
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Saturday, 12 April 2014

Kings Cave (A to Z challenge)

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Kings cave is a group of caves that are accessible to most visitors to the Isle of Arran.  They are just north of Blackwaterfoot where th...
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Friday, 11 April 2014

J is for Jurassic (A to Z challenge)

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Say Jurassic and we think dinosaurs, right? And although they may not be around now, there is plenty of evidence on the Isle of Arran to pr...
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Thursday, 10 April 2014

Iorsa River (A to Z challenge)

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The river and Loch Iorsa are on the west side of the Isle of Arran and run through the Dougarie Estate .  The river can be fished for Salmon...
Tuesday, 8 April 2014

G is for Golf

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With 7 golf courses and a driving range on the Isle of Arran, it could be described as a golfers paradise.  The courses are varied and all q...
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Saturday, 5 April 2014

E is for Eas Mor

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This is one of those gems on Arran that not everybody finds.  Eas Mor means 'great fall' and that's exactly what it is; a 103 fo...
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Friday, 4 April 2014

The double day blog (Days 73 - 84)

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For those who read my blog you will be well aware I am doing an extra challenge this month which has more to do with writing than taking ph...
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