A pair of beautiful Jays suddenly appeared in the garden last week, I've never seen one before and I'm pretty sure they're not too common this far north.
Fabulous colours and an interesting head feather patterning they have.
So pleased I managed to spot one and had time to grab the camera 🙂
One of my favorite hikes from last year. The panoramic views from Hawksbill Mountain summit overlooking Linville Gorge are pretty special. Pisgah National Forest, NC
As expected, it was a cloudy #mountain day but I was able to avoid rain. Three tops of Serpentera are a beautiful #hiking trail in Ligurian #Alps . I also had a very close encounter with one marmot that probably got wrong exit 😂 (no photo, it was super fast to hide again). My legs are destroyed, my soul is regenerated.
Tantallon Castle was built in the mid 14th century by William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas. It was besieged by King James IV in 1491, and again by his successor James V in 1527 when extensive damage was done and again during Oliver Cromwell's invasion of Scotland in 1651. It has reminded a ruin ever since.
Elgin Cathedral
One of Scotland’s most beautiful but troubled medieval buildings, dating back to 1224.
The 13th-century west front is acknowledged as being one of the grandest architectural achievements in Scotland.
Unfortunately, the 800-year-old cathedral didn’t last beyond a few hundred years and by the end of the 16th century reformation it had been left to fall into ruin.
The valleys and wee glens on the approach to Glen Coe have always been my favourite, without hiking for miles you can get that wonderful 'at one' feeling with nature, so powerful, peaceful and beautiful.
The Pulpit Rock at Cheaha State Park provides one of the best views in Alabama. Cheaha is a Creek Indian word meaning high place, which is fitting being that Cheaha Mountain is highest point in AL.
The sun finally attempts to show it's face on another rainy day up in the mountains, east of Glencoe.
As the rain makes its way down the mountains it forms waterfalls and rivers as I watched.