How long soever it hath continued, if it be against reason, it is of no force in law.
- Edward Coke
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Fort George
After Culloden & Clava Cairns we took a wee trip out to Fort George, a magnificent 18th century structure sitting on the Moray Firth.
The fortress lies low in the terrain.
Closer up you get a feel for the depth and thickness of the defenses.
A bronze model of the fort.
A glimpse of the numerous dolphins playing out in the firth.
Not exactly a redcoat...
The fortress lies low in the terrain.
Closer up you get a feel for the depth and thickness of the defenses.
A bronze model of the fort.
A glimpse of the numerous dolphins playing out in the firth.
Not exactly a redcoat...
Clava Cairns
I've already posted about our trip to Culloden battlefield, but we also stopped in at Clava Cairns to take pictures and make eejits of ourselves amongst the thousands of years old graves.
Siri at Culloden. I have no idea why it looks like she's wearing a pirate's eye patch.
Siri playing troll.
Out inthe open.
Close up.
A hat amongst the rocks.
A very elegant pose if I may say so.
Lovely shoes.
On the way back we spotted a couple of colored sheep. I have no earthly clue as to why they were colored, nor who did it, but maybe rural kids are more bored and/or creative than I'd hitherto given them credit for.
Siri at Culloden. I have no idea why it looks like she's wearing a pirate's eye patch.
Siri playing troll.
Out inthe open.
Close up.
A hat amongst the rocks.
A very elegant pose if I may say so.
Lovely shoes.
On the way back we spotted a couple of colored sheep. I have no earthly clue as to why they were colored, nor who did it, but maybe rural kids are more bored and/or creative than I'd hitherto given them credit for.
Inverness
We arrived in Inverness in much the same weather as we'd had at Urquhart Castle, and Siri of course insisted that we take a walk. She's from Bergen, where it rains all the time and so the water probably has about as much effect on her as it has on a goose (no further comparisons intended). Blasted females!
All pics here.
Siri, nice and dry, getting ready to wet her intestines on the Devil's brew.
People were actually fishing in the middle of the river. We stopped a guy who'd just gotten out of the water and of course Siri insisted on striking up a long conversation while I was quietly dying from exposure beside her.
I have no idea what went on here; possibly the birds, crazed from lack of fish, have taken to eating small humans.
The river has some nice parts.
I was shivering and bitching the whole way.
Caught in temporary insanity, doing my own version of "Singing in the Rain".
All pics here.
Siri, nice and dry, getting ready to wet her intestines on the Devil's brew.
People were actually fishing in the middle of the river. We stopped a guy who'd just gotten out of the water and of course Siri insisted on striking up a long conversation while I was quietly dying from exposure beside her.
I have no idea what went on here; possibly the birds, crazed from lack of fish, have taken to eating small humans.
The river has some nice parts.
I was shivering and bitching the whole way.
Caught in temporary insanity, doing my own version of "Singing in the Rain".
Scotland - Urquhart Castle
The next group of Sanyo pics are from Urquhart Castle, on the shores of Loch Ness. Due to my aforementioned membership in Historic Scotland, I got us in for free. It's a nice old ruin, but the weather was awful and I didn't really have much in the way of footwear, as my proper shoes were still wet from yesterday's trip up to Glen Nevis, where I had to cross an ice cold stream. So bear in mind that these photos are taken in pouring rain, while wearing sandals.
All pics here.
The castle in rain and fog, as a Scottish castle should be.
The shitter. Ah knows how to finds 'em.
This poor girl was hired (probably for pennies) to play the bagpipes every now and then. She'd take up position a bit away from prying eyes (and ears) and blow away bravely until out of breath (or until the blasted Scottish weather became too much).
Dr. Siri shielding from the wind as best she can.
All pics here.
The castle in rain and fog, as a Scottish castle should be.
The shitter. Ah knows how to finds 'em.
This poor girl was hired (probably for pennies) to play the bagpipes every now and then. She'd take up position a bit away from prying eyes (and ears) and blow away bravely until out of breath (or until the blasted Scottish weather became too much).
Dr. Siri shielding from the wind as best she can.
Delayed pics from Scotland
So... it seems that a good portion of the pics I took in Scotland this summer were taken with my old pocket size Sanyo camera. I got a surprise when I came back to Norway and my PC told me that there were no files on my memory card. It has therefore been gathering dust on a shelf, until this morning, when I installed software for my shiny, new Nikon 3100. This software also managed to open my old Sanyo card, and voila... more pics from Scotland!
This first batch is from a place called Treasures of the Earth, just outside Ft William. I've visited their shop earlier, but this time Siri insisted we peek inside the museum as well. All pics here.
The stone in the middle looks like a heap of pizza cheese.
There was some petrified wood there too.
And of course a couple of poorly made flying dinosaurs.
This first batch is from a place called Treasures of the Earth, just outside Ft William. I've visited their shop earlier, but this time Siri insisted we peek inside the museum as well. All pics here.
The stone in the middle looks like a heap of pizza cheese.
There was some petrified wood there too.
And of course a couple of poorly made flying dinosaurs.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Quote of the Day
Women might be able to fake orgasms, but men can fake whole relationships.
- Jimmy Shubert
- Jimmy Shubert
Monday, January 13, 2014
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Quote of the Day
Old age, believe
me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the
stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.
- Goethe
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Friday, January 10, 2014
Quote of the Day
Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real
with the ideal never goes unpunished.
- Goethe
- Goethe
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Monday, January 6, 2014
Quote of the Day
One ought, every
day, to hear a song, read a fine poem, and, if possible, to speak a few
reasonable words.
- Goethe
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Quote of the Day
To think that the ruler
of the universe will run to my assistance and bend the laws of nature for me is
the height of arrogance.
- Dan Barker
- Dan Barker
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Friday, January 3, 2014
Quote of the Day
It is no measure
of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
- Krishnamurti
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Quote of the Day
Our heritage and ideals, our code and standards -- the things we live by
and teach our children -- are preserved or diminished by how freely we exchange
ideas and feelings.
- Walt Disney
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Quote of the Day
Time: That which man
is always trying to kill, but which ends in killing him.
- Herbert Spencer
- Herbert Spencer
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