An overdue picture of the old country...

I haven't published a pic of the old country for a while on here. Ok i haven't written either but I'll get to that. This is from a really good photographer called Anthony Brawley. This is looking south towards the mighty Ben Lomond, a hill I've climbed a few times.

Torridon in the Spring

Another cracker from Steve Carter to soothe the toubled soul.

assynt again

Assynt is a place that looms large in my imagination for a range of reasons. Once again Colin Prior does the place justice with a wonderful photograph.

A treeless forest

This is the view from Sgurr nan Ceannaichean to Glenuaig Lodge and Gleann Fhiodhaig, entitled Glenuaig Forest from Steven Russell. The Victorian hunting lodge there is spectacularly remote...

Harris, the Outer Hebrides

Harris beaches are secret joys of quietness and beauty. Thanks as ever to Steve Carter.

An Teallach, North West Highlands

This one is from Michael Aird and his transformedbylight landscapes. I was walking round here and the Ffisherfield forest (somewhat lacking in trees as a forest but a wonderful place) a few years ago and it's a stunning place.

(These photographs are a welcome breather from thinking up posting ideas... )

Assynt

Two of Assynt in the far northwest today, courtesy of Colin Prior, who runs holiday tours teaching people how to make photographs like these.

Five sisters

On the south Kintail ridge, a panorama from the east shoulder of Creag Mhaim (947m). from the left, Loch Cluanie, mist filled Glen Loyne then to the snow covered Glen Quoich hills; Spidean Mialach (996m), Creag Coire na Fiar Bhealaich (1006m) and Gleouraich (1035m). This is the Glasgow Uni medical faculty's mountaineering page.

Skye is filled with snow

The Red Cuillin above Broadford in winter from Skye images. A wonderland in winter.

In the bleak midwinter

Something a little bleaker from Steve Sharp, this is part of the Five Sisters of Kintail out on the road to Skye.

According to this site:
"Legend relates that two Irish Princes washed ashore during a storm, fell in love with two of the seven daughters of the King of Kintail. Having promised to send their five brothers for the remaining sisters, the Princes married the two youngest Princesses and returned to Ireland. The five sisters waited in vain, and eventually asked the Grey Magician of Coire Dhunnaid to extend their vigil beyond life itself, whereupon he turned them into mountains."

Assynt again...

Assynt again, posted by someone called OldSch00l on Flickr. This is Stac Pollaidh from Cul Mor

A different Glencoe

Glencoe looks very different in this one from Online Scotland

stoned in wonder

i think Steve Carter has excelled himself with this one of the Torridon Hills in November

another highland pic...

whenever i start a new job somewhere i normally find a good pic of the highlands and set it as my background on the desktop.

this one came from here. The place is buachaille etive mor near glencoe and is one of my favourite places...

something soothing

having slipped into rant mode, i want something more restful before i fall asleep. thie photographer is called steve carter and his photos are lovely. this is rannoch moor near glencoe....

skye is filled with light

not mine, i lack such talents. just an image that inspires awe. for those that don't know it's the old man of Storr on Skye. the photographer is the very , very good ian cameron

anyone know what the evolutionary value of awe is? if it was to inspire respect for the environment around us in those early days of first migrations out of africa, then we need some more of it. sadly that feels too neat though. answers most welcome...