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Posted: **Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:28 pm**

Wow! , but it made me more than dizzy. I think that I could actually get car-sick if I twiddled that enough

Posted: **Tue Mar 06, 2012 8:20 am**

I am quite into these just now, inspired into action by new kit.

Here's another from last night down at Rockcliff.

Rockcliff by sisterblue, on Flickr

And for the dizzying spin > http://infinite-eye-dev.co.uk/vr/rockcliff/

Posted: **Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:59 pm**

These are great Sharon, I was down at Portpatrick shark fishing last Summer, scorching weather, Peroni lager very cheap, we were just speculating on Italians sitting outside drinking Tennants.
Some entrepreneur has bought the harbour and sent a minnion to collect £8 for parking the boat while we went for fish suppers, he didnae get it! Chippie on the harbour excellent.

Posted: **Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:21 pm**

kippford,just along from where you were taking those pics is well worth a visit sharon.amazing home built grotto made mostly from driftwood there.

Posted: **Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:29 pm**

Cheers guys

I imagine there will be lots more of these to come over the next few months!

banjo wrote:kippford,just along from where you were taking those pics is well worth a visit sharon.amazing home built grotto made mostly from driftwood there.

Kippford I know well... but a driftwood grotto I do not know!! Where would I find that!?

Posted: **Tue Mar 06, 2012 8:15 pm**

sharon,you have to keep on walking past the bus turning point and its straight ahead.you find yourself surrounded by surreal and quirky things made mostly from rocks and driftwood.

Posted: **Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:42 pm**

Just keep going past the Anchor ( if you can

) , keep to the coastal path , and start looking out for rocks that have "eyes" , and you are getting pretty warm.

Posted: **Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:27 am**

Most intriguing. Must try to find it myself some time I'm down there.

Posted: **Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:55 am**

Mersehead by sisterblue, on Flickr

The very tranquil Mersehead on Saturday. No idea what the round things were.

Posted: **Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:42 pm**

I think I've seen the same things, and haven't a clue either I'm afraid. Pipe related, in some way?

Up near the Haugh of Urr, a wee sign for a wee road:

Still waters don't run very deep:

An abandoned build with a sad story that needn't be gone into:

And an attempt at a farm building sort of abstract thing:

Posted: **Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:29 pm**

Nice! That last one fits right into a theme I am pondering (those little familiar things, the broken whitewash on buildings, old fencing, nails in trees, bailer twine would be nice though little used now, old broken farm machinery and tractors muddy gates.... the countryside! Oh why didn't i have a decent camera and the inclination when my folks still had the farm..... *sigh*)

and a castle again.

Threave Castle... again by sisterblue, on Flickr

Posted: **Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:37 pm**

Another postcard from Galloway taken earlier this week. It really has been a lovely week

Rockcliff: View from Mote of Mark by sisterblue, on Flickr

And the history...

The Mote of Mark is a defended hilltop overlooking the Urr estuary. It was the court or citadel of a powerful Dark Age chieftain, possibly one of the princes of Rheged. The site was occupied during the 6th century and appears to have been destroyed by fire in the 7th century.

The top of the hill was enclosed by a massive stone and timber rampart. Inside was a timber hall surrounded by a huddle of workshops and stables. This was a wealthy site with trading contacts across Europe. Finds from the excavations include glass beads and wine jars from central France and glassware from Germany. Local craftsmen produced elegant bronze jewelry in a distinctive Celtic style.

The tumbled remains of the ramparts can still be seen and an on-site interpretation panel has an atmospheric reconstruction of the fort.

Posted: **Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:46 pm**

Hestan Island by sisterblue, on Flickr

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:10 pm**

Lucky Poet wrote:Back there again, and lo and behold we were in Castle Douglas, at an old coaching inn:
[...]

Ach, lovely to see the laurie arms - haugh of urr is one of my favourite places in the world, I think - used to go there on family holidays. Love the graveyard there (odd as that sounds) - stunning wee part of the world.

Need to take a trip back with a camera and re-do the best bits. Love the boat trip across to Threave and have pics of us as kids on the fiberglass Belted Galloways on the entrance bit to the gardens...

Sharon, your pictures are something else - wish I could take something half as good!

Posted: **Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:38 pm**

dogface wrote:Love the graveyard there (odd as that sounds)

You'll have met my family then - well the quiet ones anyway! ::):

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