Leisure

LEISURE What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep or cows. No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass. No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, lik...

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To the Virgins

To the Virgins, to make much of Time Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: And this same flower that smiles to-day, To-morrow will be dying. The glorious Lamp of Heaven, the Sun, The higher he's a-getting The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he...

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Vi...aduct

River Findhorn Railway Viaduct designed in 1858 by Joseph Mitchell for the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway

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Weather Vane

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Geranium

Focal Length 29mm F4

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Orienteer

Jaywalking on the streets of St Andrews

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Spynie Canal

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From Above

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Prized Purchase

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Brodie Castle

HDR image created using Photomatix Pro

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Brodie Burial Ground

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Renovation Project

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Muddy Track

Muddy track leading to an ancient monument I wanted to photograph. You can imagine the state of my car!

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Bricked Up

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Garden Gate

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Sailing Away

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Former Mansion

Kinloss House is a substantial three-storey detached Victorian mansion house dating from 1887. Colour HDR image post-processed to sepia using Photoshop.

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Pigeon Poop

An enormous heap of pigeon droppings discovered in an old abandoned tower.

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Graveyard Gates

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Pile of Bricks

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Dracunculus Vulgaris

If you wash your hands in a liquor made from the plant you can handle snakes with impunity!

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Yew Berries

Yew berries are fatal to humans if eaten without removing the seeds first.

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Woody Nightshade

The berries of Solanum dulcamara are very attractive and very toxic. Fortunately they are also very bitter and so are implicated in only a handful of poisonings.

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Overwhelmed

A greenhouse overwhelmed by ivy

For: vines contest