I'm posting this as the results of the Referendum are coming in.
Tuesday was another wet day and one on which I
was not in the best of health. Our first
stop was Arisaig Tourist Information Office which also housed a wonderful
display about their Post Office. I shall
do a separate post on that subject – perhaps on my Postal blog. Also there was a stone incised with Neolithic
(4000 – 2500 BC) carving that was found on the Rhu Peninsula, Arisaig.
The Centre was built on the site of
the old smithy and still contains the forge and other bits and pieces.
We carried on up the old Road to
the Isles but the rain and mist meant that the usual view of the Inner Hebrides
was non-existent.
We parked up in Mallaig – the end
of the Road and also of the railway line that runs from Fort William over the viaduct
at Glenfinnan. The viaduct which appears
in the Harry Potter film.
Because I wasn’t well we headed
back to the Lochailort Inn for me to have a lie down. But the idea or a sleep was soon upset by the
fact that there were Red Deer in the Inn’s garden.
Deer fences are OK until the deer
get the wrong side of them and can’t get back!
This was Mum (on the correct side
of the fence) keeping an eye on what her son or daughter was up to.
After taking a few slow speed photos
in the midday dark of a rainy day I headed for bed. But my
sleep was soon interrupted by Partner-who-loves-tea telling me of the arrival
of a number of Red Deer under the bedroom window.
When a deer moves fast and it’s
dark outside the best a chap can do is click through the rain-soaked window and
hope for the best.
Each of the deer was easily
recognisable. This one was darker than the first
one we saw.
This one had little antlers
growing.
Then this one turned up and the
first one we had seen took one look at him/her and fled across the road.
After a sleep we went downstairs
for dinner which was excellent. And so
to bed – properly this time.
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You had quite a day of deer sightings. Sorry you were a bit under the weather.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the look at Arisaig museum. I never visited but did like the memorial to the special agents.
ReplyDeleteGlad you were refreshed by your nap. That is a bunch of deer you saw today.
ReplyDeleteHere we are waiting to hear if Scotland will be an independent country.
Watching deer right outside the window is a wonderful treat! Thank you for sharing it with us, i can imagine them not being still more than a moment.
ReplyDeleteThe deer are coming down into the townships of Lewis more now too. Beautiful though they are they could become a real nuisance.
ReplyDeleteNot much of a lie down but good to see the photos.
ReplyDeleteThe deer photos are quite captivating and I'm glad you made the effort to capture them.
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