Sunday, 20 March 2016

Kirkconnell Flow in the Spring


A couple of HDR shots of Kirkconnell Flow looking up one of the main paths:




Saturday, 19 March 2016

Powillimount Rock Formation HDRs and Fossils


Powillimount beach is a geologist's paradise because it has a lot of interesting rock formations and there are massive slabs of rock just lying on the beach packed with fossils, all on my doorstep practically.

Fossil packed rock!
Rock Formations

Some sort of ancient shells?

Another interesting fossil

Quite long large fossils

These look like fairy bones to me! 20p for scale!

Rock formations and 'cave'

More interesting geological features.


Friday, 18 March 2016

Red Squirrel on my Window Sill


Just had to share this one. I recently put a window feeder on my kitchen window (so I could watch the birds while I do the washing up!), and the red squirrels in my garden have started using it. I am now carefully creeping up on them while they feed so I can get some pictures. Here's one of the better one's I took:

Red Squirrel on a Window Sill

Tuesday, 15 March 2016

BBC Use My Photo of Mull of Galloway Lighthouse for Story Promoting Dumfries and Galloway!


Today, the BBC had a story entitled Dumfries and Galloway: Selling Scotland's 'overlooked corner' talking about Dumfrie's and Galloway's new tourism strategy.
The best part was that they decided to use my photo of the Mull of Galloway Lighthouse to illustrate the story:
BBC News site using my image!