Taken on a long stroll with Dog: from the Southern Upland Way, slightly south of Portpatrick, appreciating patterns of cloud, light and precipitation across the sea over Ireland.
Category Archives: Landscape
Sun, Sea and Sky
I never used to understand the appeal of going to the beach. I still don’t, but I do appreciate the simplicity and stillness of gazing out to sea from the coast instead.
Sunlight on clouds
Taken above Portpatrick harbour, looking mostly south.
Blue Sky Days
Low autumn light and undulating landscape
Perthshire
Early(ish) mornings with thick frost on the grass, painfully bright in the glare of the sunlight as the world warms from -3C overnight.
Autumn sunlight in the grounds of Gleneagles
Thick misty clouds lurking in the glens.
Forests of primarily oak and birch, the trees green with moss while their fallen leaves cover the ground in a thick carpet of orange, yellow and red.
Autumn sunlight and a partially frozen pond
A red squirrel scampering up a beech tree.
Freedom to walk in the woods, basking in the joyful glory of it all.
The Wee Cauldron waterfalls, just north of Comrie
Colours of Dusk
The last remnants of warm yellow-orange colours in the sky as night falls
Colours of Dusk
Clouds zipping along through the evening blue and purple shades
Evening Light
More evidence of autumn: glorious golden light at just the right time to walk Dog.
Blue and Gold
A colorful sunset in Portpatrick harbour: warm sky with silver-grey reflection from the water. Out of frame we spotted a heron stalking in the shallows.
Sunny Morning
Trees casting strong shadows across the road, with hints of a clear blue sky beyond. Definitely a pleasant way to spend half an hour of one’s morning.
Clouds
As a general rule, lumpy undulating clouds (‘mammatus’) are a sign of a storm mostly spent passing by. I still got a bit wet walking the dog under this lot, however…
Quiescence
A boring grey overcast day.
Apocalyptic Shores
Down on the sea front, looking toward the disused BT radio transmitter station
Fading Away
Taken during a lunchtime stroll down to Portpatrick: a moderate haar from the sea, obscuring the village in the distance.
Reflections
It was good to go away for the weekend, and it was good to get back home again too nice sunny views around Portpatrick harbour too.
Some Mist
Am exercise in composition, as much as anything – a thick mist reducing visibility to a couple of hundred yards, whilst out with Dog.