Friday, July 18, 2008

The Trybe ... as requested by Dr A.

Here ya go dad. :-D

This band played at the Stonehaven Folk Festival, and were highly enjoyable. The handsome chap with the pipes and kilt was very welcoming and amusing.

My personal favourite was a rendition of 'My Grandfather's Clock' (by a different group that played that day) which brought back a slew of childhood memories. One of my favourite toys was a little wind-up clock that played the tune, and my dad or grandfather taught me the words to go with it.
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My favourite photographic subject

...apart from my beautiful daughter.

I don't know what it is about the Grey Heron that fascinates me, but it does. This one was waiting at the Bridge of Feughs last week. Unfortunately, it didn't hang around for long.




Sunday, July 06, 2008

The Knights of Royal England

Yesterday I went to a jousting festival at Urqhart Castle overlooking Loch Ness. No sign of Nessie, but a great day all round anyway.

The first arrival was the very funny and effective commentator for the day:



The kids got involved as fighters for the King:




Then the knights arrived, and the fun began:






More, or a link to more pics, during the week.