Susie wrote:
Great photo's Jan, I love Perthshire, we stopped to see the ospreys at Loch of the Lowes for a good few years.
I took this photo of Oban Harbour while waiting for the ferry to Mull.
Nice pic. You could get a job in the jigsaw business.
We did the Tobermory (Balamory) pilgrimage at Easter a few years ago. Stayed in Josie Jump's house (well, a big yellow hotel where they filmed bits).
While waiting for the ferry I watched some seals bobbing up and down just outside the harbour wall.
Beautiful crossing. Mull was lovely. There was a great craft shop and cafe a few miles outside Tobermory near a Harry Potter-style house or castle, heading towards the beautiful cove beach at Calgary?? Did you see any sea eagles?
In the photo you can see the Victorian folly on the hilltop built by some wealthy businessman who had a thing for the Coliseum in Rome and other amphitheatres. It also helped provide labour for the town's craftsmen, stonemasons and labourers. I don't think it served any purpose.
Odd things Victorian follies, aren't they? You may have seen the one at Lancaster alongside the M6 on your trip up north? Big green dome? I think a rich industrialist built that in memory of.....himself. There's always a prize for the first person to spot it.
Anyway, I've drifted. You've brought back nice memories and reduced my blood pressure. Thanks, Susie.
Back to work. Where's me shovel?