It’s been a long long time since I was last on the grounds at Lowther Castle, I’m guessing over 30 years and it was known as Lowther Park (or something similar) and was very different than it is today – in fact I can’t remember exactly where the previous park was located in relation to the castle. Anyway, being at a bit of a loose end at the moment Julie suggested we visit Lowther Castle as it’s close by and the weather was nice. Most of the photographs are for…
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Wrong handed
I know it’s only been a couple of weeks since my operation* but then I was bored and frustrated on day two not being able to do something creative, today I went for a wander and took the camera along to try and reduce the boredom/frustration – taking photographs with my left hand was a challenge, and I could use my right hand for the lighter stuff. There were quite a lot of blurry photographs, but some were acceptable π *Carpal and Cubital tunnel surgery on my right hand/elbow
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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 π
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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).
Read MoreHyacinthoides non-scripta
In search of bluebells…. Quick trip out to wander amongst some bluebells, some of the woodland was private so we looked from afar π
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