Life in Scotland
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Fortkentdad
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My Mom was born in Scotland and I've been to "the old country" as Nanny called home twice, once as a lad in 1967 and then on our 25th Anniversary in 2000. The year of the terrible animal disease that closed many places - but upside - very very few tourists to contend with. Cut my Nikon SLR teeth on that trip in 2000 having bought a F60 for the trip. Developed 600 photos (almost all of which were keepers - thanks to auto-everything setting).
Your images brought back memories of those trips.
May need to copy your idea and start a thread about my 'modern rural life from little house on the Canadian prairie' .
Got my creative juices stirring.
Maybe others will follow your lead.
My Mom was born in Scotland and I've been to "the old country" as Nanny called home twice, once as a lad in 1967 and then on our 25th Anniversary in 2000. The year of the terrible animal disease that closed many places - but upside - very very few tourists to contend with. Cut my Nikon SLR teeth on that trip in 2000 having bought a F60 for the trip. Developed 600 photos (almost all of which were keepers - thanks to auto-everything setting).
Your images brought back memories of those trips.
May need to copy your idea and start a thread about my 'modern rural life from little house on the Canadian prairie' .
Got my creative juices stirring.
Maybe others will follow your lead.
Roads
This is a bit topic and it might keep going for a while. Let us start with the tiniest of them: single-track roads.
In the remote parts of the Highlands and Islands some of the roads are no more than dirt tracks. Notice grass growing through asphalt (yes, it is asphalt!). This road hasn't been resurfaced for ages.
This is a bit topic and it might keep going for a while. Let us start with the tiniest of them: single-track roads.
In the remote parts of the Highlands and Islands some of the roads are no more than dirt tracks. Notice grass growing through asphalt (yes, it is asphalt!). This road hasn't been resurfaced for ages.
Fortkentdad
Senior Member
Thanks for the memories
When we went to Scotland I figured I would only tackle one new driving trick - using the other side of the road - and not add remembering how to drive a standard shift. Automatic cars for rent were few and far between. Found one on line from an independent operator - I felt like a rich man for three weeks driving my BMW. Not sure how I felt about the bright yellow "CAUTION OVERSEAS DRIVER" sticker across the whole back side of the car. But it was warranted.
Shot with my Nikon F90
When we went to Scotland I figured I would only tackle one new driving trick - using the other side of the road - and not add remembering how to drive a standard shift. Automatic cars for rent were few and far between. Found one on line from an independent operator - I felt like a rich man for three weeks driving my BMW. Not sure how I felt about the bright yellow "CAUTION OVERSEAS DRIVER" sticker across the whole back side of the car. But it was warranted.
Shot with my Nikon F90
Housing
Let's have a look at houses in the western Highlands and Islands. These parts of Scotland are sparsely populated and in the rural areas houses are usually far apart.
This picture was taken from a distance (across a strait) to show typical distances between houses.
Second house on the right from closer distance. It turns out to be a terrace with three houses. It stands alone and commands truly excellent views!
An isolated group of houses and some farm buildings.
Let's have a look at houses in the western Highlands and Islands. These parts of Scotland are sparsely populated and in the rural areas houses are usually far apart.
This picture was taken from a distance (across a strait) to show typical distances between houses.
Second house on the right from closer distance. It turns out to be a terrace with three houses. It stands alone and commands truly excellent views!
An isolated group of houses and some farm buildings.
Housing
Some of the houses are very remote.
The house below is on a tidal island of Erraid. It is cut off from the main island of Mull for half of the time. There are no roads and no vehicles on the island. The only access is by boat. There is a tiny community of crofters living there. They "heat the cottages and water with woodburning stoves, bathe in peat water, drink rain water, use outdoor composting toilets, work in the gardens and live a life very close to the land and the elements."
Some of the houses are very remote.
The house below is on a tidal island of Erraid. It is cut off from the main island of Mull for half of the time. There are no roads and no vehicles on the island. The only access is by boat. There is a tiny community of crofters living there. They "heat the cottages and water with woodburning stoves, bathe in peat water, drink rain water, use outdoor composting toilets, work in the gardens and live a life very close to the land and the elements."