POTD: Green

POTD: GreenGreen
Malham, England
2015

The best single word to describe the countryside in the Yorkshire Dales has got to be green. Coming from arid Montana, it’s surreal to see this kind of monotonicity in the landscape, particularly in the fall.

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POTD: Pastoral Morning

POTD: Pastoral MorningPastoral Morning
Carleton, England
2015

From the ruggedly beautiful coasts of Scotland, we’ve moved to the bucolic Yorkshire Dales in England. This was the view from our window just after sunrise this morning. Beyond the gate, there are chickens roaming around, laying eggs for our breakfast. In the foggy field behind, a few cows grazed along with about a dozen pheasants.

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POTD: The Same, Only Different

POTD: The Same, Only DifferentThe Same, Only Different
Portsoy, Scotland
2015

On a walk this morning (they don’t “hike” in the UK, they “walk”) I was struck by how similar the view in front of me was to walking back in the U.S. I might see this same kind of view in parts of Montana, and certainly back in Kansas where I grew up. But of course a single photo doesn’t tell the whole story of the landscape. In Montana there would probably be a view a a mountain range behind me. In Kansas there would be a view behind me of, well, the same thing as in front of me. Here outside of Portsoy, about 150 feet to the right of me the terrain dropped off a cliff into crashing ocean waves. And a couple of miles down the track I was here:

POTD: The Same, Only Different-bSandsend, Scotland
2015

 

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POTD: Stormy Tuesday

POTD: Stormy TuesdayStormy Tuesday
Portsoy, Scotland
2015

I took this shot a short but rainy and windy walk from our place in Portsoy this morning. I used a long exposure to blur the waves hitting the rocks, giving the scene the foggy look. This is a rather trendy method of shooting seas and skies these days, but can produce some interesting images. This one certainly reflects the feeling I got being out in the weather along the North Sea coast today.

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POTD: Moy Castle

POTD: Moy CastleMoy Castle
Lochbuie, Scotland
2015

A compact little castle a short coastal walk from sleepy Lochbuie where the old post office (a small rock building about 10’x12′ in size) at the parking area is now a self-serve snack and meat shop–take what you want, put your money in the lock-box slot (the tray of coins next to it is for change if you’re due).

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POTD: Dogs Home Fund

POTD: Dogs Home FundDog Home Fund
Tobermory, Scotland
2015

Acting in his own self-interest no doubt, this dog was posing on top of the wall to draw attention to the donation bucket. Down the street, an van belonging to the Tobermory Otter Fund was parked. There was a slot in the side of the van where you could drop donation money. To draw attention to it, they had a fake otter hanging off the side of the van. It did draw attention, but not to the extent the  live dog model did. One of the biggest issues they have with the otters on Mull is the number that get run over in the roads every year. Perhaps they should have put that stuffed otter under the wheel of the van. That would have certainly drawn more attention.

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