Photography – Graeme Skinner

A drift of balloons

Graeme Skinner — Sat, 30 May 2026 12:50:21 +0000

I was pottering in the garden early this morning when I noticed a nice drift of hot air balloons in the distance, so I grabbed the camera

From the Galloway Hoard

Graeme Skinner — Sat, 23 May 2026 09:07:06 +0000

During our day out yesterday we noticed a sign for a Viking treasure that was on display in Kirkcudbright, so we popped in to have a look, it was very impressive work (given that it was buried in 900AD).

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

Graeme Skinner — Sun, 10 May 2026 11:33:27 +0000

In search of bluebells….

Quick trip out to wander amongst some bluebells, some of the woodland was private so we looked from afar

From Little to Long Meg

Graeme Skinner — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:18:39 +0000

We’ve searched for Little Meg Stone Circle a couple of times and walked past it without seeing it so the other day we decided it was the time to find it at last. Luckily it was nice weather for a wander and we found it easily (it helps to look up the location before you head out). It’s quite a small group of stones, and the prehistoric rock art was difficult to see, but it was still worth visiting.

We then left Little Meg behind and walked round to St Michael & All Angels Church which I’d not visited before.

We found a hobbit listed there

We then headed off down the footpath and ended up at Long Meg…

In reference to…

Graeme Skinner — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:03:42 +0000

I was in need of some crashy wave reference photographs, and as it was windy and the tide was in we headed out. Sadly when we got there it was also in pounding with heavy, icy rain so we only spent a couple of minutes out of the car.

A drop of snow

Graeme Skinner — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:19:54 +0000

Couple of pics from yesterdays wander.

Nice start…

Graeme Skinner — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:41:49 +0000

It’s nice to start the day with a sky like this….

Samye Ling

Graeme Skinner — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 10:24:03 +0000

A few photos from our trip to Samye Ling, though I have to start with the photo of Julie finding the statue of me…

Wandering

Graeme Skinner — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 10:36:38 +0000

A few snaps from our morning wander, some I took just for reference

A mixed bag

Graeme Skinner — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:35:35 +0000

As my head is now fried here’s a mixed bag from yesterday (when we timed some drives from different parts of the area to see if we could live there or not and still get to places we need to be), and some from today on the coast blowing some cobwebs away….

Taken in my perpetual search for the Shire (and somewhere to dig a nice Hobbit hole and hide with a good book or two).