Saturday 20 February 2010

Dunnichen Hill and winter sun



I dropped my little teenager off at her friends house this afternoon and on the way back home I took a detour up Dunnichen Hill.



I've posted about Dunnichen in the past. Picts, hippies, Northumbrians and all sorts gather here from time to time.



It's a peaceful area nowadays, I encountered one guy having a walk with his backpack on and a car with a guy who completely ignored me or didn't see me as he drove straight towards me on the single track road......evasive action was required!



It was worth it for these lovely scenes though.



I really liked the dappled snow and shadow effect on this fallow field .

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17 comments:

  1. All the glory of frost on a ploughed field. In northern climes, one of the maxims of farming is ploughing ones fields in autumn for early Spring planting. The frost aerates the soil.
    Glorious scenes Neil.
    Glad you evaded the blind driver.

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  2. It was certainly worth a trip up that hill, these pictures are fabulous. Wintery scenes par excellence.

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  3. great - i alwys think trees look best in winter :))

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  4. Wonderful shots, I really like the last two.

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  5. Such fascinating and beautiful scenery to wander around! I would be taking heaps of photos!

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  6. nice vistas, mild weather. we'd have som 50+ days of -15C--20C, snow depth is whopping 50+cm. how's that? :)

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  7. Such a beautiful blue sky! Great shots of a lovely landscape:)

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  8. Beautiful photos, Neil! I love that moss... but you knew that. ;-)

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  9. Fabulous skies - and I like the furrowed fields

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  10. Great place, beautiful pictures! Love//Eva

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  11. I really like your shots. Beautiful nature in your part of the world.

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  12. What a fantastic place Neil, I couldn't pick a favourite shot 'cos I love 'em all. Where can I find your previous blog on Dunnichen Hill?

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  13. dunnichen hill is so beautiful :)

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  14. Groovy pics encore, Neil. But are you really no gettin a tad sick o this long, deep winter?

    Have i become soft in my dotage?

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  15. Chris, you'll find my previous post on Dunnichen ....http://beingfreescotland.blogspot.com/2009/04/dunnichen.html

    Naldo - You were always soft mate - you're a Jambo!

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