North Fife (Free subscription) | yesterday
Looking South from Anstruther East Nuek of Fife,late afternoon over the Firth of Forth. Anstruther is the home of The Scottish Fisheries Museum and boat connection the Isle of May. The setting Sun from Anstruther on a coldish, windy November day. North Fife Scotland.
On An Overgrown Path (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
'Music for young people. The Art of Listening . Dr George Firth director of Scotland of the Arts Council for Great Britain. Mary Firth (pianist). An Opportunity for those under 35'. This last item, The Art of Listening , was a favourite subject, often repeated. In Sir George Trevelyan's view listening was as active as speaking, neither was to be undertaken casually. This course, which was organised...
Bird Ringing (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Today we had our first swan catch of the winter and instead of heading home from Scotland on Sunday - I decided to stay up until Tuesday. So a team of WWT staff, volunteers & local ringers all met at WWT Caerlaverock on the Solway Firth. When talking to members of the public at WWT reserves - I'm often asked how do we catch the birds and so I thought I would take a series of photos and display...
SeaKayakPhoto.com (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
On a cold frosty morning in mid October, we found ourselves in Crinan on the west coast of Scotland's long Kintyre peninsula. We had come here because a floating pontoon would allow me to get easy access to the water despite my injured knee.Crinan is the launch point for many peoples' nautical adventures.It is at the north west end of its eponymous canal, which links the Firth of Clyde to the
Tour Scotland (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Tour Scotland Smithy Croft Dufftown Moray Holiday Cottage . Set in the magnificent scenery of Glen Rinnes, Dufftown, this attractive detached holiday cottage offers peace and relaxation. Surrounded by the hills of the Glenfiddich Estate to the front and the brooding bulk of Ben Rinnes to the rear, there are walks right on the doorstep. Being in the heart of the Whisky Trail there are many distilleries...
KeesKennis (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
I have served in many forms and names. And I find this amusing. Eric and Mowhawk and Shadow and Vearl and MC and Guy and Oldie and Dirty old effin Millionaire and Blob and all others service grunts/troops are free to argue All I can say is that seals sleep with girl seals even if there is mermaids around. The U. S. S. Constitution (Old Ironsides), as a combat vessel, carried 48,600 gallons of fresh...
Whiskymerchants.co.uk Blogg (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Founded in 1790 Balblair is the second oldest working distillery in Scotland. It is situated on the Dornoch firth, one of the most stunning scenic areas of Scotland. The area is known as the 'parish of the peats' whilst the name Balblair means battlefield or town of the plain. . Balblair Elements Single Malt Scotch Whisky Alc/Vol. 40% Tasting Notes: Nose Light, fresh with a hint of autumn mist. Colour...
Dunedin Napier News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
By Leroy Carter Edinburgh’s top chefs may be salivating over the return of oysters to the Firth of Forth, but local people hope there are bigger fish to fry. Local historian, George Hackland, says the real benefit will be in the re-generation of his town and the return of prosperity to Newhaven. Newhaven used to be Scotland’s oyster [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
An "extinct" animal has been found alive and well in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Oysters were thought to have died out in the area decades ago but specimens were found at a secret location.
Pyatshaw Papillons (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The rising sun tints the sky to the north over the Moray Firth and The Black Isle in the north of Scotland. For more World Skies visit this site.
My Nairn (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
The BBC reports that another Sperm Whale has washed up dead on the coast of Scotland, this time at Balmedie Beach in Aberdeenshire. It’s just over a year since one died in the Moray Firth and was washed up at the headland at Allanfearn (picture above). It has been a busy year for Cetaceans, though, with Bottle-Nosed [...]
BBC News (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
An energy trade body says renewable power projects in the Pentland Firth could cut Scotland's carbon emissions by almost a third.
360 Cities (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Panoramic photo by Scott Knauss . Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. It is the second largest Scottish city, after Glasgow, and the seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas.Located in the south-east of Scotland, Edinburgh lies on the east coast of the Central Belt, along the Firth of Forth, near the North...
360 Cities (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Panoramic photo by Scott Knauss . Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. It is the second largest Scottish city, after Glasgow[1], and the seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas.Located in the south-east of Scotland, Edinburgh lies on the east coast of the Central Belt, along the Firth of Forth, near the...
360 Cities (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Panoramic photo by Scott Knauss . Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. It is the second largest Scottish city, after Glasgow[1], and the seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas.Located in the south-east of Scotland, Edinburgh lies on the east coast of the Central Belt, along the Firth of Forth, near the...
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