Sunday, July 12, 2015

Kirkcudbright Childrens Festival 2015-28th June


A visit to Kirkcudbright and the annual Childrens Festivl.
1-Clown
Doudlas the Magic Clown did a great job entertaining the children..and adults!
2-Clown

3-Clown

4-bubbles
Daffy Dill with her amazing bubbles!
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6-bubbles

7-bubbles

8-bubbles

9-bubbles

10-bubbles

11-bubbles

12-bubbles

13-Bubble-Lady

14-bubbles

15-dragon
Dragon
16-dragon


20-Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright from the park
21-Kirkcudbright

24-Becky-and-Conor
Owl Magic
25-Becky-and-Conor

26-Owl-Magic

27-Conor-and-owl

28-Ukelele-girl
Childrens Open Mic
29-Kirkcudbright
Boats in the harbour
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31-Kirkcudbright

Thursday, July 02, 2015

Carlingwark Loch Circular Walk-20th June 2015


We parked by the campsite by the loch in Castle Douglas
1-Carlingwark
We have stopped here a few times before but never visited the hide or attempted the circular walk
2-Carlingwark
You soon leave the people behind and it doesnt feel like you are on the outskirts of a town, albeit a small one.
3-Carlingwark

4-galls
Galls

6-Hide-panorama
Panoramas from the hide, click to view larger

 Lots of ducks and swans seen from the hide

7-Clover
Zig-zag clover I think
8-Silver-Ground-carpet
Silver-ground carpet
9-gall
Another gall?
10-boardwalk
Boardwalk, alive with the sound of Sedge Warblers
11-boardwalk

11-small-tortoiseshell-caterpillar
Caterpillar-Small Tortoiseshell?
12-boardwalk

13-boardwalk

14-boardwalk

14-burn
Burn, lots of caddisfly larva seen in the water
15-bridge
Bridge
16-ragged-robin
Ragged Robin
16-Yellow-iris
Yellow Iris
17-sheep
Sheep
17-willow
Wilow
18-footpath
Well kept footpath
19-footpath

19-hare
Brown Hare
At the end of the path you turn right along the quiet lane.
22-mausoleum
Douglas Mausoleum at the back of Threave Estate
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24-coat-of-arms

25-fence

26-fence
After passing the mausoleum the lane continues for a while before coming out on the main road into Castle Douglas
27-Carlingwark
The views over the loch are good but this is the worst part of the walk as it is along the main road, however there is a pavement, so it is just the traffic noise you have to contend with.
28-Carlingwark

29-black-headed-gull
Back in the park there are a lot of Black-headed Gull about
29-Carlingwark

30-Carlingwark

31-Carlingwark

32-Carlingwark

33-mute-swan
Mute Swan
34-gulls

35-gull

36-gulls
Would recommend this circular walk on well kept paths