Spent yesterday at friends just north of Oban. Journey up was uneventful, but with little to see due to poor weather. Brighter once we got there. Enjoyed watching out of the window which overlooks rough pasture to the wooded cliffs and mountains beyond. Noticed a Buzzard, a couple of Hooded Crows and a distant small raptor (possibly a Sparrowhawk). One of our friends reported seeing a bird from time to time that she kept mistaking for a small plane. I guess White tailed Sea Eagle would be a strong possibility. Went out for a short, damp walk. The vegetation is still in the grip of winter although some welcome greenery was contributed by good sized patches of Polypody. The drive home was enlivened by drifting snow over the passes and flooding at lower levels. Very grateful when we reached Tarbert and some decent (if noisy) roads.
Wednesday, January 05, 2005
"The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls".
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