tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post4704914115800026898..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: Meall Dearg. A Graham near Aberfeldy.blueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-52590422969083720872015-02-03T23:56:19.559+00:002015-02-03T23:56:19.559+00:00Hi Carol,
Could be the River Tay as I know there ...Hi Carol, <br />Could be the River Tay as I know there are well over 100 living along Scotland's longest river. No one knows how they got there... or no ones telling anyway :o)<br />They have been there for years now living under the radar until recently.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-85949149510801641802015-01-31T08:38:42.632+00:002015-01-31T08:38:42.632+00:00There was a TV programme on fairly recently from s...There was a TV programme on fairly recently from somewhere in eastern Scotland - could have been Cairngorms/Monadhliath I think - that said there had been some beavers re-introduced there and they'd completely altered the floodplain. The farmers weren't happy about it!<br />Carol.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-60354913624400196572015-01-31T00:55:04.655+00:002015-01-31T00:55:04.655+00:00Hello Carol.
"Nukes! Nukes are the future! Nu...Hello Carol.<br />"Nukes! Nukes are the future! Nuke em all to hell!!" Dr Strangelove.<br /><br />Yes, I always carry two pairs of gloves and two hats in winter just in case I lose or soak one set. You can never have enough fingers. Useful things to keep on your wrists at all times.<br />Knapdale is the one area of Scotland with loads of forestry but I cant see the beaver in the long term being too popular with landowners as they change the landscape too much. blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-15819361350410640132015-01-30T12:20:01.358+00:002015-01-30T12:20:01.358+00:00I'm amazed they're re-introduced beavers t...I'm amazed they're re-introduced beavers to Scotland with the current problems with lack of natural trees. That will ensure they never return!<br />Carol.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-9319158086643903052015-01-30T12:18:10.764+00:002015-01-30T12:18:10.764+00:00I like windfarms actually - unpopular as it makes ...I like windfarms actually - unpopular as it makes me!<br /><br />Great photos there. You're right about falling in the 'slush puppy' hole - so many people don't realise how serious it is to get cold and wet at the start of a mountain day - or lose a glove or something!<br /><br />I had a fall with my SLR camera yesterday too - I slipped and upended into a deep ditch - I think the camera's okay. Of course, I won't know until I get my next film processed after I've taken more photos.<br />Carol.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-35178430742211393742015-01-29T00:26:28.683+00:002015-01-29T00:26:28.683+00:00Hi Jim.
See they have some beavers in England now ...Hi Jim.<br />See they have some beavers in England now but I cant see the wolf, bear or Lynx making a return to the UK with sheep and cattle around.<br />"Woodstock" I used to have all Joni M's early albums on tape and a few of Ewan MacColl's as well. Ironically, I prefer the old folk ballads to the more modern political stuff as they usually have more interesting lyrics and stronger tunes.<br />Some yew trees are believed to be over 1000 years old. What sights they must have witnessed.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-43763879024106960042015-01-28T13:50:00.948+00:002015-01-28T13:50:00.948+00:00I know what it's like to fall through snow cov...I know what it's like to fall through snow covered ice Bob. I was young and fit so never came to grief but it was scary.<br />My last climb in the snow was Benyellery and I never even made the top.<br />Fabulous winter pictures on this post.<br />On your 'Yew Tree' memories of long gone animals you missed out the Beaver. Even now it's limited comeback is causing some heated debates.<br />Regarding renewable energy, I'm not against progress, but It's like you say it's all to do with the money.<br />Maybe we should take heed of Joni Mitchell when she says "Got to get back to the land, set my soul free.<br />We are stardust, we are golden, we are billion year old carbon,<br />And we got to get ourselves back to the garden."<br />I only got to know of Dick Gaughan through my dad who was a big Boys of the Lough fan. <br />I got two of his later Boys of the Lough albums after Dick had left. <br />I think I'd like to listen to him on the Songs of Ewan Maccoll, I remember Tony Capstick singing back in the 80's on local radio talikng about the album<br /><br />The Glebe Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609629219727888442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-463783996933577862015-01-28T00:23:15.188+00:002015-01-28T00:23:15.188+00:00Hi Neil,
Yes, the snow really made a difference as...Hi Neil,<br />Yes, the snow really made a difference as I like scenically dynamic hills normally and I,m not too keen on forestry plantations but given the depth of snow an easy track leading halfway up the hill was a bonus to follow.<br />Wind farms are getting out of hand. There will soon be no views left in the country without one visible in it.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-87051782029721059972015-01-27T19:25:58.980+00:002015-01-27T19:25:58.980+00:00That looks like a great winter walk Bob. I managed...That looks like a great winter walk Bob. I managed to do this hill just before they started putting the wind farm in. It was a great view to Schiehallion then, not so good now by the looks of it. Another wild bit of land ruined.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.com