Thursday 23 February 2012

Ross and Sutherland............................................. images of Scotland in 2007

I'm still sorting through all my images trying to file them in some sort of order... my computer and laptop both crashed last summer but I managed to download my images to an external hard drive... they were in filed in order (sort of) but unedited... the rubbish takes up space and I have been deleting loads as I go through them.
2007

It's a wonderful landscape... miles and miles of beautiful countryside.

 The Summer Isles

I couldn't have wished for better weather.

 Stac Pollaidh ( Stack Polly) is a 2000ft climb with a wonderful craggy top to scramble along.

 Suilven.... stands behind the fishing port Lochinver.
These images don't show the half of the counties of Ross and Sutherland... I have some images on film I took on an earlier trip during the 1990's... I will have to dig them out to scan... 
It's gets better the further north you go.

Skywatch Friday
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38 comments:

  1. Unknown23 February 2012 at 20:54

    Things always improve the further NORTH you go. You said it I didn't. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  2. Unknown23 February 2012 at 20:59

    Wonderful pictures..
    Intense colors..
    Congratulations Andrew..
    a smile..
    dandelìon

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  3. Sylvia K23 February 2012 at 21:01

    What a gorgeous place, Andrew!! Your photos have really taken my breath away! All that beauty and incredible skies as well! Really superb! Thank you for sharing. Hope you get your files/photos all taken care of soon, it is so frustrating to have something like this happen when the computers fail!! Have a great weekend!

    Sylvia

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  4. Joop Zand23 February 2012 at 21:02

    Wonderful landscapes and nice colors,
    you have made a few great shots.

    greetings, Joop

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  5. Steffi23 February 2012 at 21:04

    Wonderful landscape,Andrew!Thank you for sharing and have a nice weekend!

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  6. TexWisGirl23 February 2012 at 21:10

    really beautiful sky and land scapes!

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  7. Karen @ Pieces of Contentment23 February 2012 at 21:16

    Looks amazing Andrew, both landscape and sky in each are wonderful.

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  8. grammie g23 February 2012 at 21:24

    Hi Andrew ... really lovely there..very beautiful country!
    I am so used to seeing mountain covered with trees, so these look so odd to me!!
    Gracexx

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  9. Bob Bushell23 February 2012 at 21:37

    Beautiful images, I remember Lochinver many years ago, it is my ultimate goal.

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  10. Pantherka23 February 2012 at 22:18

    Wonderfully beautiful scenery, wonderful colors and great photos.

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  11. Horst in Edmonton23 February 2012 at 22:48

    Great landscape you have there, you should come and see the Canadian Rockies.

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  12. Sallie (FullTime-Life.com23 February 2012 at 23:39

    Those are just beautiful -- what a great trip. I have the same problem with my files, with the one difference that my old pictures aren't nearly as good. Thanks for sharing yours!

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  13. John @ Beans and I on the Loose23 February 2012 at 23:49

    Beautiful country dotted with funny names. I'm sure some names of places here in the States seem funny to you Brits.

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  14. Carole M.24 February 2012 at 00:14

    your first photograph is so beautiful Andrew. Know what you're talking about re the photo-file-saving; it starts to get out of hand. I'm in the same boat and it seems such a big task when you could be doing fun things; like taking more photos!

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  15. Jason Bugay Reyes24 February 2012 at 01:03

    So nice my friend ...

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  16. Wilma24 February 2012 at 01:34

    Stunning images. Also like your garden in yesterday's post.

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  17. Anonymous24 February 2012 at 01:44

    So love the 'big sky country' you are sharing. We don't see enough of that here in central New Jersy. Thanks for sharing and good luck with your sorting/clean up project!

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  18. Reena24 February 2012 at 02:09

    Beautiful photos and awesome skies and mountains. Looking forward to seeing more.

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  19. Brian King24 February 2012 at 02:17

    Holy cow! Gorgeous colors in those first three photos! I'm glad you didn't delete any of these.

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  20. Gillian Olson24 February 2012 at 04:04

    The weather looks perfect for photography and walking. Beautiful shots.

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  21. Spare Parts and Pics24 February 2012 at 05:38

    Stunning countryside and sky. Such natural beauty!

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  22. Gardener in the Distance24 February 2012 at 07:26

    Glorious!

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  23. cieldequimper24 February 2012 at 07:29

    Oh how wonderful. I have similar photos (also film) of mostly Ross, except that it was in February and though the weather was fair, it wasn't sunny. Thanks for this!

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  24. Linnea24 February 2012 at 07:35

    It looks as if you have the entire place to yourself! I can see why you like it so much. The skies are ever changing!

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  25. Zyzzyz24 February 2012 at 08:11

    Great to see these. I particularloy like the sharp shot of Stac Pollaidh.

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  26. The Glebe Blog24 February 2012 at 09:46

    Beautiful images Andrew. My home country is beautiful.
    I've got to disagree slightly with Gary of Vermilon River fame though. There are parts of northern Scotland that can be quite dire especially in the short winter days.Go west and though not on such a grand scale, just as bewitching.

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  27. eileeninmd24 February 2012 at 10:06

    Gorgeous scenery and lovely photos. The summer isles look like a lovely place to visit. Thanks for sharing, happy skywatching!

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  28. Tatjana Parkacheva24 February 2012 at 10:25

    Beautiful photos.

    Regards and best wishes

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  29. Alan Pavey24 February 2012 at 10:45

    Fantastic scenery Andrew, beautiful.

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  30. Tammy24 February 2012 at 12:25

    Looks like an amazing place to visit! Beautiful scenery!!

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  31. MadSnapper24 February 2012 at 14:01

    thank you for my visit to Scotland, so very beautiful and a country I would love to visit.

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  32. PerthDailyPhoto24 February 2012 at 14:28

    Gorgeous images Andrew, everytime I've visited Scotland it's been raining, so it's good to see that the sun does come out now and then.

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  33. Unknown24 February 2012 at 15:26

    What great blues! The mountain is fantastic.

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  34. Ruby24 February 2012 at 15:26

    Very beautiful pictures. I love Scottish highlands and mountains. Cheers, Ruby

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  35. Kathie Brown25 February 2012 at 00:05

    Beautiful scenery, beautiful skies! I would love to go hiking there!

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  36. Unknown26 February 2012 at 00:31

    Lovely place!

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  37. Pat26 February 2012 at 15:42

    What gorgeous landscapes!

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  38. Susan26 February 2012 at 20:01

    Beautiful, beautiful!

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