walking

Tollie Red Kites – Knock Farril

We got out walking today and so we did not waste the good weather we stayed local.

We decided to use geocaching to plan the route so the first stop was Tollie Red Kites – where we did see Red Kites and a weasel.

Tollie Red Kites
Tollie Red Kites

a grainy photo of the weasel
a grainy photo of the weasel

We also drove out to Knock Farril – a site of an ancient hill fort.

Knock Farril - a site of an ancient hill fort

the view from Knock Farril
The view from Knock Farril
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The weather was so good that we got the hood down on the MX-5.

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2000 days

2000 days

Today is the 2000th day of making “a photo a day”.

The first photo.

The 1000th post.

The photos have covered many subjects, from flowers and plants (one of my most popular subjects) to mountain views, camping and computer screens. The subjects of the images have been very varied, it depends on what catches my eye that day.

The photos made whilst camping, walking and backpacking are among my favourites.

Wild Camping – Old Man of Coniston

The view from my tent at 5am – hot coffee in hand

First “Camp Coffee” of 2016

Some days I get plenty of time to find a shot, others it is jammed into a busy schedule, hence the computer screens! Some photos have been for the Octagon Technology blog – that particular image was going to be yesterday’s photo but I passed a rose in my way home, that had caught a few rain drops, so I changed my mind.

Using my iPhone makes this project sustainable – it is always within reach and the image processing and blogging software is right there. Occasionally I have been without internet access and the photo has been posted the next day, (I adjust the blog date so the sequence is not broken), but that does not happen often.

No big tips on how to take a photo every day, except have your camera at hand.

So that’s it – day 2000, onto 2001, 2002, 2003…

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Photos from my trip to Scotland

Sunday

Walking out form the campsite.

Walking near Lauder

A murder of crows
A murder of crows

Walking near Lauder

Walking near Lauder

Walking near Lauder

Walking near Lauder

Hill Fort and Settlement

Hill Fort and Settlement  - Scotland

Hill Fort and Settlement  - Scotland

Monday

Woodland walking

Tuesday

Melting snow

After the snow I went into a snowless Edinburgh.

Edinburgh

Wednesday

Lauder Common

Because of an afternoon conference call for a client, I only had time for a short morning walk.


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There was a convenient bench up in the hills for a tea break.

Lauder Common tea break

I had packed my titanium meths stove for this trip – my Alpkit gas stove o-ring seal has been giving me some problems. It was completely still, when I came to make some tea later in the evening, so I sat at the picnic table and brewed up.

Vango titanium meths stove and Alpkit gear

Thursday

Lauder

Lauder Scotland

Lauder Scotland

And a “VR”.

I spent a showery afternoon, in the car, drinking tea and watching videos on my iPhone.

Lauder Camping and Caravan Club Site

Lauder Camping and Caravan Club Site

Friday – on the way to Lincoln!

Jedburgh Abbey
Jedburgh Abbey

A68
A68 South of the Border

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