Beautiful Ballantrae –17th March 2012

Our original plans were thwarted by a blocked road and diversion so we settled on a bit of photography at Ballantrae.

We were glad we did as it was a lovely sunny day and Ballantrae looked stunning in the sunshine.

Looking South

We thought this crab was dead but it started to move so son Mike rescued it and took it down to the shoreline where it would have a beer chance

Greylags

Greylags and assorted Gulls

Ballantrae and Knockdolian

Boot trap-so cruel!

Views back towards Ballantrae

 

Son Mike trying to get a better shot than me!

Remains of a Sun Star

24 Spot Ladybird

Ailsa Craig

Ballantrae

 

Interesting pottery

Not a cool look!

We found this great stone with a hole in it and had fun taking some photos of it

 

 

Warship on the horizon

Red bricks

Ballantrae

Ardstinchar Castle ruins

Eyesore!

Ringed Plover

I hate balloons!

Reflections

Jackdaws

 

 

What have they seen?

..and what’s down there?

Curlew

Shanny in rock pool

Ailsa Craig

Merganser

Foam

Silhouetted man on bike

Kelp on stone

 

Shelduck

Pied wagtail

Ailsa

 

Into the sun

Now what’s he found?

Bull!

Barloch Wood–10th March 2012

A cold grey day so not very photographic!

Parked near Loch Maberry for a walk in Barloch Wood.

View across Loch Dornal

Forest track

Loch Maberry

 

River Bladnoch

Yet another silhouetted Crossbill, one day perhaps I will get a decent photo!

Hairy moss covered tree

A slight detour to the other side of the loch, not really worth it!

Toads in the path!

 

 

I think Loch Maberry is the source of the Bladnoch

Reflected reeds

Dog lichen Peltigera membranacea

Polbae

Plenty of frogspawn about

3 Roe Deer disappearing over the hill

Coltsfoot

Nearly back to the car and a view towards the Galloway Hills

I think we are parked in “no mans land” one way says Dumfries and Galloway….

…and the other Ayrshire!