Long time no blog!
Posted: Friday, 16 November 2007 |
Where have I been? nowhere really - just getting on with life and living but I have neglected my blogging duties. I seem to have been busy but on looking back struggle to think "what have I been doing?" before you know it a month has gone by!
Life goes on here in Mull - the vole population seems to be having a stay of execution - only one body in the last fortnight - she hates the wind and rain, so consequently, pokes her nose out the door and thinks "I dont think so" and comes back into the house. One vole found in the outside shed where he indoors had stored polystyrene(?spelling) ready for disposing - he/she looked very cosy and snug till his little nest was "accidentally" turned upside down! where was Pepper? nowhere to be seen.
Had a great day on Iona with Hannah - it was raining when we left home, then the sun appeared as we arrived on Iona - that happens so often - are there strange forces at work me wonders?
A couple of photos from the many hundreds I take of this lovely Island which is a spectable in autumn -
Life goes on here in Mull - the vole population seems to be having a stay of execution - only one body in the last fortnight - she hates the wind and rain, so consequently, pokes her nose out the door and thinks "I dont think so" and comes back into the house. One vole found in the outside shed where he indoors had stored polystyrene(?spelling) ready for disposing - he/she looked very cosy and snug till his little nest was "accidentally" turned upside down! where was Pepper? nowhere to be seen.
Had a great day on Iona with Hannah - it was raining when we left home, then the sun appeared as we arrived on Iona - that happens so often - are there strange forces at work me wonders?
A couple of photos from the many hundreds I take of this lovely Island which is a spectable in autumn -
Comments
Freckle - good to see you! I was only wondering the other day how you were getting on. Glad you're well and still enjoying Mull. Iona is a lovely place, you're right. I've had the privelege to stay overnight there, and after the last ferry's gone and the island's quiet, it is quite the most peaceful and spiritual place I have ever known. Iz
Iz from NE Wales
I love the way you caught the swans in mid-wing-flap.
Flying Cat from an admiring glance
nice photos thanks for sharing, I must get over to Iona the next time i stay on the Ross
island threads from stornoway library
What *is* that large bird on the tree ...? Is it a buzzard ...? Well done for catching him ... :-)
soaplady from perplexed oddly
Hi - sorry in my hast forget to label the photos! Yes it is a buzzard - you see them round every corner on Mull - the swans are whoopers caught mid flap (luck honest!), the one inbetween the swans and buzzard is theSound of Mull from Glenforsa - that is my daily walk with the dog! top one is going through Glen More.
Wild Freckle from Mull
Pic 2: a buzzard, you say? Looks like a red hawk (SW USA) at first sight. Your buzzards look much better than our turkey vultures. # Good to hear from you Wild Freckle.
mjc from NM,USA
why thank you mjc! - I have to say our buzzards are quite splendid - I still love to watch them - the markings on them are something else - locally they are known as Bowmans' Eagles - Bowmans are the local bus/coach company on the island - the tourists see buzzards from a distance and think they are eagles - a mistake we would never make (tongue in cheek!)
Wild Freckle from Mull
Blush. I've done that. Sitting on the deck of a boatie going down the Sound of Mull, I pointed out a big bird to the cap'n, asking "is that an eagle?". He (a Dervaig resident) sighed slightly and identified it as a buzzard. Now I understand the reason for the sigh. Iz
Iz from NE Wales
A new life on the Isle of Mull for my husband and daughter - an attempt to escape the ratrace, live simply and enjoy the simple things in life on this tranquil island!
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