Third Post with Photos from Scotland

John O' Groats, claim to the furthest northern tip of Scotland. 

The Standing Stones of Brodgar, the whole circle.

Part of the Circle, very impressive when you are actually standing there. 

Skara Brae, the neolithic village.  I found this so interesting! 

On the road again....... 

This was a beautiful spot to stop and it is also where I actually dug up a rock to bring home  :)  it started out a small rock on the side amongst the heather, but ended up to be about three inches long---I had muddy hands by the time I dug it out---but I have it!

The next day wasn't quite as lovely, and THE bridge didn't look inviting  :)

Bridge to Skye

This is an original crofters house and again, I've forgotten the date. 

There was space for the animals at one end, for when the weather got nasty. 

We weren't allowed to take photos of the inside. 

Can you image living in these buildings! 

This is a place on the road that looks like it is down-hill, but actually is up-hill.  The driver stopped the bus and let it roll backwards to prove it  :)

Thanks for looking, more tomorrow...

More Photos of Scotland

Here's the second bunch of pictures  :)   Our tour with Trafalgar was called Highlands, Islands and Cities.  We were really lucky with the weather, but the day we got to sit at the front of the bus---the place you think would be great for seeing everything---it poured rain! 

What would Scotland be without the Thistle  :)

Our tour bus was Huge.  We travelled on some pretty narrow, twisty, roads, a couple of narrow little bridges and even a very narrow hair-pin corner, but our amazing driver got us through!

This and the next two photos go together  :)

I held the camera up to the hole in this standing stone. 

For our special dinner one night, we were 'piped in'. 

The story of the Haggis--very entertaining  :) 

Haggis and very good it was  :)  I actually had it four times, but this one was the best.

This is the wall beside the entry to Culloden.  See how the stones are protruding?  The first ones show the number of British soldiers who died there, then there is a space and the rest of the wall shows the number of Scottish soldiers that died on the field.  Very sad indeed. Very moving place to be.

Monument on Culloden Battlefield.

The Battlefield

Moving on to the distillery, a tour and a lovely sample to drink  :)  I must say it was a smooth, warming and welcoming drink on this damp day!  And yes, I did buy some  :)

The famous Highland Cows, these ones lived by the distillery---I should think they would all be very happy by the fumes surrounding the place, but this fellow showed a bit of aggresion, so we didn't push the photo thing too far!

Loch Ness, still a little rainy and chilly so I did not go dip my toes  :)

Are you tired of seeing Castles yet  :)

I'll post some more tomorrow---John O' Groats, Neolithic village, and Standing Stones of Brodgar. 

Pictures of Scotland

Well, a few anyway  :)  I think I took a kazillion photos!  The first two weeks of the trip was a bus tour so you may see a few reflections because we were zooming along on the bus!

Scotland was wonderful!  There are old (the whole place is old) stone buildings and fences everywhere.  A lot in ruins, a lot of repair going on--very nice to see they are doing their best to keep these old, old places up the best they can.

It's a toss up whether there are more sheep than churches in Scotland.  I can only imagine the work that went into gathering stones to build all the millions of feet of 'fencing' and the buildings!

I loved the highlands, but the west coast was my favourite I think.  I'm going to post a few photos here of the beginning of the trip.  I will be sorting through the lot and be posting more.

We started in Edinburgh. 

Arriving in Edinburgh, awesome, but long flight!

Walking around before the tour started.

We could see Edinburgh Castle from our hotel window  :)

The Rosslyn Chapel

Toured Glamis Castle and sat outside for lunch. 

I will be back to post some more pics later today. 



Hello from Scotland

Hello everyone  :)  just a quick stop in to let you know that I'm having a great time in Scotland   :)   Still in Edinburgh, have had pretty good weather so far, however it is a wee bit windy today, little cloud and some sun!

On the way to another tour destination.

Happy Birthday Janet :)

A HUGE Birthday wish for Janet.   I hope you have a wonderful day and the year ahead is filled with happiness  :)

You can hop over to Creative Accents blog to follow the blog hop for Janet.

As always, thanks for stopping by  :)  be sure to leave a comment so I can come and visit you too.

Copic Cards

Ok  :)  here are two of the cards I coloured with my new Copics.  Love those pens!  I'm still a little heavy handed I think, but learning as I go  :)

Thanks for the awesome image Janet, I don't know where it's from, although you probably told me  :)  

This image is a digi image from Crafts and Me, a UK company.

http://www.craftsandme.co.uk/index.php Be sure to check them out  :)

Thanks for looking  :)

More Cards

Well, I did some more cards, so thought I'd share threee of them with you.  Apparently I can't take a staight photo today, sorry.

I haven't put any saying in this 'Mother' card because I thought it could be for Mother's Day or a birthday.

These are the two non-traditional Christmas cards I made while in Williams Lake    :)

And, the insides of these two,  again, I appologize for the crooked photo.

 Thanks for coming to look  :)
  

A Wedding Card

This is my card for the challenge over on  Graphicat's Sketch Challenge Blog
 

On this wedding card, you can cut a 2" photo of the bride and groom and slide it in where the heart is.

There is still time to get in on this Sketch Challenge, so hop on over to Graphicat's blog and add your name---check around at her Digital Images while you're there  :)

Thanks for stopping by, leave a comment and I'll check out your blog  :)