Pictures of Scotland - Spring 2009

[UKRay]

Just got back from picking up my lovely new Highlead sewing machine from Troy in the Highlands of Scotland. Many thanks for your kindness and hospitality guys!

I took the long route home past lochs, moors, mountains, rivers and all manner of natural beauty. The roads are long and mainly empty at this time of the year. It was a glorious road trip and I'm very pleased I did it.

I have attached a few pictures but the one thing they can't tell you is how bl***dy cold it was... I was wearing twice as much clothing in Scotland as I was when I left the Midlands and I was still absolutely freezing.

I can't quite believe a Scotsman wouldn't wear anything under a kilt - unless there was nothing left to keep warm 'cos it was frozen off!

[troy]

Why do you think whiskey was invented!!!!!

I guess when you live in one area long enough you don't realize differences in temperature - at the same time ray was here I was quite comfortable in a T-shirt and yes I wear boxers under everything!!!

It was great to meet you and your wife ray, glad to hear you got back OK.

[badger]

Beautiful country indeed.

Thanks for the pics.

Should have taken your Thermals.

Badger

[Luke Hatley]

Thanks for posting Ray........ all i get to see around here is flat land , crowded places

muddy water..................

[CitizenKate]

I love it when people post images of where they live. (Or in this case, travel to.) That is some lovely scenery!

Later on this spring, once things get a little greener, I plan to get out with my camera and try to get some good images of this area. (ClayB has heard this before, but this year, I think it's finally going to happen!)

Kate

[ClayB]

Those really are beautiful pictures Ray. It's funny how much some of those look like they could be taken in some part of Wyoming or Montana or even parts of Utah. I would have never thought that Scotland would look that way.

Kate, you owe it to Kansas to take some pictures for me. We drove through there when I was a kid every year coming up to ND for the summer. Mostly what I remember was the smell of cow poo from all the feedlots and really twany old country music on ALL the radio stations. Oh, and a sign as you came into one town. I dont remember what town it was, but the sign said "Welcome to ********, home of 102 friendly people and a couple old crabs".

[TroyWest]

Ray,

How would you define a loch?

And a moor?

[Keltrey]

I don't care if it was cold, I wish I was in those pics. That is a beautiful land. Great Pics!

[UKRay]

I nearly said a loch is wet and a moor is dry, but they were both a bit damp when I was there!

As I understand it (and speaking as a Sassenach - see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassenach) a loch is a body of water which is either:

• a lake or;
  
• a sea inlet, which may be also a firth, fjord, estuary or bay.
  

Moorland is generally regarded as highland (and high rainfall) habitat. Check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorland

hope this helps,

R.

Ray,

How would you define a loch?

And a moor?

[TomSwede]

Awww I'm bawling...

I was there last may (excellent weather and comfy temp) and I'm just dying to get back this May but no money to do that...the whisky...the whisky....

Gotta go have a dram right now!!!

Tom