well I'm making the most of this fantastic weather - and I'm trying to take as many pics as possible. People seem to think that Aberdeen - the Granite City, is a pretty miserable, grey and rainy place to stay and it really isn't. We have some of the most spectacular scenery in and around Aberdeen city and shire and I will always call this home - hmmm think I must have a hormone imbalance of some description, seem to be awfully emotional lately.
Anyway, I was off out to Torphins yesterday which is where I was born and bred, my parents still live out there as does my brother and his family, so I thought I'd share some pics of another beautiful day...
Faith having a sneaky wee grin to herself cos she managed to con another biscuit out of Nana
Playing nicely - lasted all of 5 minutes
Clachnaben off in the distance
another (not so zoomed in) pic of Clachnaben
Looking towards Craigmyle
Isn't this just a fab view that my mum and dad get from their house? if you double click on the pic you can see a tower on top of the wee hill in the centre of the photo - that is Scolty Tower near Banchory, which was built in memory of General William Burnett who fought alongside Wellington in the Napoleonic Wars.
I just liked the variety of trees behind their house - some Scots Pine...
and some Silver Birch.
and Beech
Willow concentrating
On the lounger
Pepsi enjoying the fresh country air
Scott having a break from terrorising the girls
Fayfee
And on the way home I just had to stop and take a pic of these new wee lambies
7 comments:
Gorgeous photos Debbi (and a bit of local history thrown in too - and yes I've been up Scolty). My folks live in Torphins too - small world! xx
Lovely photos Debbi. We do great scenery round about here don't we?
Kat xx
gorgeous pics of the kiddywinks and oh yes wouldn't live anywhere else either...and yeehaa the sun is out again....big hugs kath xxx
love the family pics...your girls are so cute!...one so blonde, the other with that dark hair...so pretty!:)...
and the scenery is amazing...i'm a little jealous:)...we don't have hills or mountains here. but i'll live a little through those gorgeous pics of yours:)...it's spectacular!
have a great day!!:) xoxo
It's lovely seeing your scenery & I know what you mean; we overlook the Brecon Valley towards a mountain too. The lambs are super & as Krista says your two girls are so striking with the one being dark & the other fair. Pepsi looks a bit happier than last time.
Paula (PEP)
Love the photos you've taken, also the ones further down the blog - the kiddywinks and Pepsi look so cute(especially the very bored Pepsi lol) My favourite is the tree foliage you took lying on your back, it is so beautiful. Mary G x
These were lovely pics and made me think back to when I lived in Scotland. My family lived in Hatton for 4 years and at Old Slains Castle just outside Collieston for a year before that. Happy memories
Hugs, Karen xxx
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