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I live in a camper van with a West Highland Terrier for company.
My passion is creating images but it is a work in progress.
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Monday, 27 May 2013

THE SUN CAME OUT. (27/05/13)

It has been a bit damp again today, the rain gauge informs me that we’ve had 26.7mm. The sun did pop out a couple of times so it could have been worse.

_V0G6622 I saw a couple of reasonable rainbows.

_MG_0663  Everywhere is very wet though.

_MG_0661   Water rushing down to the loch.

This morning we managed a dryish walk but had to curtail it to dash back for Bertha.

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_MG_0658 copy  I found a couple of Black-throated Divers but before I could get close enough some imbecile threw a stick in the Loch for his dogs. The cretin thought it was funny. School holidays! They should be banned. Hopefully the divers will be back in the morning. The rain has soaked most of the children so they have gone back to whichever hell hole it is that they call home and taken their half witted parents with them.

_MG_0666    I should have taken this Pied Wagtails picture before the holiday as it is twice as wary now.

_MG_0665    The Siskin couldn’t care less and they are happy to tolerate my presence at around a couple of metres.

Today could have been a whole lot worse. I’ll see what tomorrow brings.

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28 comments:

  1. Bob Bushell27 May 2013 at 19:07

    Wow, you saw a Diver? Lovely bunch. I love kids, but they should be at school all of time, woops.

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    1. ADRIAN27 May 2013 at 21:00

      Bob, the diver made the day. At school in the Falkland Isles.

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  2. Douglas Mcfarlane27 May 2013 at 19:46

    You really got down on your belly for that Siskin Adrian, dead jealous of them loons/divers, never been able to get close enough to one, fingers crossed for the morning....next time chuck the bloke in the loch:)

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    1. ADRIAN27 May 2013 at 21:03

      Douglas, I cheated it was a steep bank. I hope they come back. I wish I were young enough.

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  3. Hilary27 May 2013 at 19:52

    Loons are elusive. The diving kind.. not the ones of which you speak who threw sticks.

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    1. ADRIAN27 May 2013 at 21:05

      Hilary, it really is hell in paradise. If the weather is reasonable it's not too bad as one only has to walk a mile and you are on your own.

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  4. DawnTreader27 May 2013 at 20:03

    Love that rainbow bridge! :)

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  5. FOREST SNAPPER27 May 2013 at 20:43

    Well behaved kids are rare, so keep your camara at the ready, great read and great photo's.

    peter

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    1. ADRIAN27 May 2013 at 21:07

      Peter, it's hardly surprising that the kids run amok. The parents are in many cases as bad or worse.

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  6. holdingmoments27 May 2013 at 21:23

    Looks like you've found paradise there Adrian.
    Two divers? That's just rubbing it in.

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    1. ADRIAN28 May 2013 at 05:10

      Keith, they don't seem to have any diverlets with them though.

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  7. Laura~Pretty Pix27 May 2013 at 22:16

    Great images..
    and I love your commentary.

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  8. Graham Edwards27 May 2013 at 23:13

    If the weather is good you should see plenty of Divers on the Braighe (the isthmus between Stornoway and the Eye Peninsula) when you get to Lewis. CJ and I have managed quite a lot of pictures and with your camera.... You shouldn't be troubled by children there either.

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    1. ADRIAN28 May 2013 at 05:14

      Graham, If you can arrange for an example of each to line up in the sun that would be great. I'll get the ferry booked this week.

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  9. Red28 May 2013 at 01:38

    Hey you're using metric!
    You're showing more bird pictures in spite of kids ruining things.

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    1. ADRIAN28 May 2013 at 05:17

      Red, I switch between the two systems. It's complicated here but rain is usually measured in inches.

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  10. Horst in Edmonton28 May 2013 at 02:54

    Hi Adrian, just in case you didn't know, here in Canada we call the Divers, Loons. They are on our 1 dollar coin. We call the coin a loonie. Big Bertha is really doing a good job for you.

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    1. ADRIAN28 May 2013 at 05:19

      Horst, Yes Keith told me you had a different name. Bertha is pretty good even in low light. She is heavy though.

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  11. Pauline28 May 2013 at 03:57

    I like the tumbling down water!

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    1. ADRIAN28 May 2013 at 05:20

      Pauline, there is plenty to choose from after yesterday. At least it's warm.

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  12. The Herald28 May 2013 at 09:50

    Super images of the 'water and the weather' Adrian, especially the second one with the reflections. Great to see the Black-throated Divers (you're just tacking the p*** now!!) I hope they're back today and have posed nicely for you?
    As for the stick throwing cretin hopefully with a bit of luck, after being let out for the bank holiday, he's crawled back into the pit where he normally festers!
    I hope you've got better weather today?...it's grey,cold and raining here!...[;o(

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    1. ADRIAN28 May 2013 at 14:24

      Trevor, Bertha got the second whilst I was scanning around. I liked what I saw. The piss taking divers aren't back. They need their wings clipping.
      It is a nightmare here they charge by the truck load and not per person. I've been at it long enough and should have known.

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  13. Coloring Outside the Lines28 May 2013 at 12:09

    Love those first two shots- very pretty.

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  14. Maria29 May 2013 at 07:07

    Beautiful post; mastery of landscape. What a nice rainbow, cascades, and Siskin. Bertha is worth it (for the Siskin anyway).

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