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The Lone Tree, Glencoe

Todays archive post is of a shot that had lain forgotten on my hard drive until today.  This lone, dead tree has been photographed many, many times before.  If you catch it in the right light the results can be very pleasing.

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Butterbridge

Todays post was taken a couple of days ago.  Due to the weather being nice for a change we had a trip up north.  This picture is of Butterbridge, part of an old military road in Glen Kinglas.  This  road was built by English Redcoats not long after the Jacobite rebellion of 1745 and was [...]

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The Old Pier, Loch Long

Todays archive post is a bit special for me.  It was taken a couple of years ago on my 40th birthday.  This is the old pier at Loch Long, not far from Arrochar. We had been away out for the day and were starting to head back home when I saw the shaft of light [...]

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Castle Stalker

Todays image is of Castle Stalker, near Oban. Castle Stalker (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal an Stalcaire) is a four story tower house or keep picturesquely set on a tidal islet on Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe. It is located about 1.5 miles (2.5 km) north east of Port Appin, Argyll, Scotland and visible from [...]

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