tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post8130767117921192154..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: Pentlands. The Empty Quarter. Mendick Hill. Spring Lambs. The First Religion.blueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-65686016842580701532014-04-22T00:13:18.057+01:002014-04-22T00:13:18.057+01:00Hi Carol, Never thought about it either until I lo...Hi Carol, Never thought about it either until I looked at the photos and realised the difference in shape and grass types. Hardly a single tussock on the Pentlands- hardly a smooth grassy slope on the Campsie Fells away from the paths. <br />Maybe it's an age thing as I used to love the winter season when young- now I'd gladly skip it each year. Mind you it's the only thing keeping the bugs at bay. Stung by a wasp today in the garden and still finding sheep ticks on me in awkward places from the Easter weekend hill near Oban. Isn't nature wonderful :o(blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-89219412115950959212014-04-22T00:04:01.821+01:002014-04-22T00:04:01.821+01:00Hi Jim,
Just trying to think of something differen...Hi Jim,<br />Just trying to think of something different to say after five years at the helm. The Helix horses are probably better appreciated in the off season when it's quieter anyway with the crowds gone.<br />It's obviously not a page turner then :o) I was hoping for a blend of straight memoir plus outdoor hillwalking Para handy type characters(slightly altered to protect the guilty but based on real people and real events in my life)crossed with classical reoccurring elements down through the ages and a touch of Famous Five thrown in. You cant fault me for ambition :o)<br />I've started my next book already which is a straightforward travel guide so should have a more reliable market hopefully.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-13402178185132527042014-04-21T23:17:00.533+01:002014-04-21T23:17:00.533+01:00Very imaginative your comment about how the hills ...Very imaginative your comment about how the hills above Glasgow and Edinburgh match the cities below - never thought of that but you're right! ;-)<br /><br />I used to like Autumn best of all the seasons but we don't get the colours now and I'm now a convert to spring. It really is a symbol of hope after a miserable winter each year. Doesn't always turn into a glorious summer as promised (in fact, doesn't often nowadays), but there's always that hope! I can never wait for the trees to start coming into leaf and all the flowers appear.<br />Carol.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-63960792396726996622014-04-21T11:45:25.268+01:002014-04-21T11:45:25.268+01:00You're certainly waxing lyrical in your posts ...You're certainly waxing lyrical in your posts these days Bob. I am a total ignoramus as far as the classics go. <br />I like the idea of the First Religion though, no blood spilled in anger there. <br />You've captured spring right enough, put's some of my pictures to shame (not all of them though)<br />Every-time I head over to Fife, I tell myself I'll pull off today and visit the 'Helix', but for some reason I never have. Maybe, one of these days !<br />I've driven up the A702 many times, but I never leave myself time to stop. Nice quiet walking area, again maybe one of these days (there's no such thing is there ?)<br />Like the lambs, you've reminded me I've a Colman's Lamb Hotpot that I intend to use this week. Unlike you though, I like to leave some fat for the taste.<br />Not sure about the music. For some reason I thought of Little Anthony and the Imperials, but that's a totally different kettle of fish/bird.<br />Got your book, but haven't got very far yet. I've still to finish " Torhousemuir: Memories of a Wigtownshire Crofter 1935-1945", for the walk I'm leading around that estate this coming Saturday. <br /> <br /><br /> The Glebe Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609629219727888442noreply@blogger.com