We were going to take the ferries to Insh and Luing, but the weather was so wet we abandoned the idea.
EDIT: to get to the Atlantic bridge, we had to cross the Bridge of Awe.
On the way back, we drove past Loch Awe, through Glen Dochart, and along Loch Tay. The temperature average 2C and there was snow on the tops of all the mountains.
My wife and I just returned home after attending the Deep South Star Gaze near Norwood, Louisiana. There was a little fall color and at times some mist. Of course there was mist… it was an astronomy gathering, so there HAD to be mist – and clouds – right??
The star gaze is held at the Feliciana Retreat and Conference Center, which is a very nice rural setting. Unfortunately it’s wooded enough that it’s often too visually cluttered for “clean” compositions. But a little fog helps.
Stopped off on my way to work this morning to photograph this Poinciana today. As a result of a hot spell late October (38 Celcius on 27 Oct) the Jacarandahs (now done) and the Poincianas (traditionally December) are both earlier this year, and more vibrant in colour than usual to boot.
The magnificent Kindallachan oak, unfortunately soon to be no more. It will disappear in the conversion of the single carriageway A9 to dual carriageway.
I have mixed feelings about this, the A9 can be busy, but I remain to be convinced that dualling it is the right thing to do. I am slightly heretical, in that I think building/improving roads causes traffic.
Tradition would say to light a candle to go with the wreath … but it’s too hot for that, so the lantern on our smoking figurine (which we do not tend to make smoke either), will do duty as illumination.
. (you have to look very, very closely)
