A couple of nights stay in Dumbarton to chill out (in more ways than one!) and after the awful experince at Braehead the day before we wanted a long walk and to take plenty of photos. We first headed for Luss on the Western shore of Loch Lomond but the trees werent so frosted and pretty so we headed back to Loch Lomond Shores.
Taken from the layby on the western shore of the loch.
Snowy cottage
Who needs decorations when your Christmas tree is already decorated by Jack Frost!
Aparently as well as several days of freezing temperatures thay had thick fog for a few days previous to our visit.
Every tree was coated in frost and looked beautiful against the blue sky.
A good part of the loch was frozen
Slippery walkway!
Wilderness of Mirrors!
The yacht cub
Careless fisherman!
The Maid of the Loch
Every cobweb was coated
Footpath in the enchanted forest
Frozen burn
Frosted leaves
Robin looking for scraps
Pretty fence
...and seedhead
Frosted railings
Cobwebs adorning the Sealife Centre
No chance!
Cobweb on lifebouy
Frosty beech hedge
He's walking in the air...! He wouldnt strip off to his white long johns and vest to get the full effect, spoil sport!
A bit of open water for the ducks and gulls
They approached me to be fed
Frost fingers on ice
Balloch slipway
Icebound Maid of the Loch
Ice was broken and then refrozen
Ben Lomond
Frost necklace...
...and matching earrings!
Another snowy robin
..and a magpie
I dont think I will!
Where the river meets Loch Lomond
Reflected trees
Balloch House
Reflected swan
Smoke on the water
Goosander
Frosted barbed wire
Silhouetted moorhen
Ice circle
Laughing crow
Female mallard
Changing light
Ben Lomond
Sometimes he just cant resist it!
Icicles
Toadstools huddled in a crevice
Lamps in Balloch Castle Country Park
Back accross the bridge
Christmas lights on the Sealife Centre
Loch Lomond Shores
Ailsa on the way home, Christmas Eve, looking like a Xmas pudding with a dusting of icing!
