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Could it be a Peony?

Posted on July 20, 2018 by

The one unopened bud certainly reminds me of one but I’m not quite sure.  Would any of you happen to know what kind of flower this is?  It resides in the same gardens as the blue poppy in Scotland at … Continue reading →

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Blue Poppy

Posted on July 19, 2018 by

It was the first poppy of this color I had ever seen and I loved it!  What garden was this beauty growing in? A garden in Scotland.  Stay tuned for where and more from it. Teri  📷

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Fairytale Castle Craigievar

Posted on July 18, 2018 by

An example of the original Scottish Baronial style is Craigievar Castle; a pink seven story castle completed in 1626 set in the rolling foothills of the Grampian Mountains.  It took some doing to find this castle with all of the … Continue reading →

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Almost missed it

Posted on July 17, 2018 by

The it is Kilchurn Castle ruins here on Loch Awe in Argyl and Bute, Scotland; constructed in the mid 1500’s.  We had just picked up our car from the airport in Edinburgh and were heading west on our  Scotland road … Continue reading →

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Sheep next 4 miles

Posted on July 16, 2018 by

That is what the cautionary road sign stated on the road to the Aberdeenshire castle trail.  And it was absolutely correct. These were behind a fence; many of their kin were not. Teri 📷  

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Eilean Donan Castle

Posted on July 15, 2018 by

Welcome to Eilean Donan Castle! Scotland is filled with castles and Eilean Donan is probably the most visited and photographed of them all.  I suppose it doesn’t hurt that Highlander and a James Bond film were filmed here.  In the … Continue reading →

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Duntulm Castle Ruins – Isle of Skye, Scotland

Posted on July 10, 2018 by

It was a long and winding drive on mostly one lane roads to get here and to be honest there isn’t a lot of “it” here but the views were spectacular. Looking at the map below, our journey took us … Continue reading →

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