Given that spring is a little tardy in the places I've been, I am relying on the broader scope of nature to share with you—in short, the landscape and how we fit into it. Scotland is blessed (as you have no doubt recognised by now) with many wonderful views and places to sit and just 'be' at one with the elements. And boy, do we have 'elements'..... At least on the day we arrived at East Lomond parking spot, the temps were balmy enough to counteract the very edgy wind, and the sky was bright enough to make this look positively idyllic.
Hettie was well chuffed with this scene. Looking out over the coast of Fife and the Firth of Forth, right over to the Lammermuir Hills. (On the right out of shot are the Pentland Hills, with Edinburgh and Arthur's Seat sprawling before them.) The two wee 'bumps' you can see in the distance are, on the left, Bass Rock, and on the right, North Berwick Law, a volcanic plug. I'm not sure you can make it out from this shot, but there are a lot of wind turbines dotted about the landscape below. Fife gets a good breeze off the Firth of Forth, so wind power makes a great deal of sense and is desirable in this age of needing to shift our power sources.
Being extremely fertile, this landscape has also been a very long-term settlement space.
If you biggify that, you should be able to read the information or at least get the gist. You can also read about a recent archaeological dig HERE.
Let me end with two photos of the sunset from this park up: one taken with the Gopika's preset and through the van window, and the second taken outside after altering the exposure and light balance.
Lovely landscapes!
ReplyDeleteIt put me in mind of scenes that Gail liked to share with us. Beautiful country.
ReplyDeleteSO beautiful views, great clicks
ReplyDeleteoh what a place... imagine how it looked so many years ago... pawsome! no wonder hettie loved it
ReplyDeleteTiggers mum is right, it does remind me of theplaces Gail hiked with Nobby. they are all beautiful and I would enjoy those views with you and Coo... and of course this is excellent on nature friday and easily does double duty of FFF
ReplyDeleteWow - what a view and we love the sunset shots!
ReplyDeleteNature gives you a broad scope, YAM. It is all around us, often in even the most degraded places, and goodness knows there are more than enough of those in the world. The other day I saw a bright yellow Coltsfoot in a crack in the sidewalk. Nature always wins in the end.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful landscapes and lovely sky images. Take care, happy Friday! Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteYAM the first photo is amazing....love the landscape and the 2 different hues of the sunset.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the information signs too.
Hugs Cecilia
What fabulishious shots of a wonderful place! When I can walk better, I want to go up to the medicine circle (built by the indigenous people a zillion years ago). It is not preserved or registered, but it is on private property of people who know what a treasure it is. The people who own the land don't want it advertised as some don't respect history. They allow the few local indigenous to celebrate up there. It appears as though it is not much to look at, but when you enter the circle, the scenery and how the stones have been placed feels magical (just like looking at your images). Thanks for sharing! Barb
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful landscape you have around you. We love that you take us along on your journey.
ReplyDeleteI see no stretch at all...All of these shots, are so very relevant to the lovely nature in your corner of the world!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
The sunset shots are gorgeous. More gay than a sunset should be!
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