Beams of light pour from storm-clouds over Strathspey, from Ord Ban Ord Ban is a great wee hill. Its very steep, but the old Victorian-built path winds up gently, until the final section when there’s nothing for it but grit and determination! Luckily its only a short steep section. Once on top, the views up […]
Sunset rays stream across Strathspey, from the hill of Ord Ban.
Patterns of light and shadow, looking over Strathspey from Ord Ban Ord Ban is a steep climb, but the view is worth it. This is the view looking south-west over the Strathspey woodlands, to the Monadhliath Mountains behind. Winter is definitely here, with snow on the hills and days of freezing mist, like yesterday, when […]
Strathspey and Loch Insh from Ord Ban I was very glad this afternoon when the rain cleared and the sun started coming through the mist. I took a series of images from Ord Ban, its only a wee hill but it has a great outlook over the Strath. Unfortunately by the time I had climbed […]
Last Autumn Colour – Cairngorms and Rothiemurchus. The autumn here has been so colourful this year, now with the purple birch branches showing through the last golden leaves. This view looks across Loch an Eilein and the plain of Rothiemurchus to the Cairngorm mountains. Didn’t the full moon seem extra-bright this week? Maybe we haven’t […]
Strathspey from Ord Ban, with Loch Insh and the River Spey. I’m not sure how much longer the leaves can hold out against the weather stripping them from the trees… but its been a beautiful autumn. This week’s image was taken as storm clouds rapidly advanced into what had been a beautiful, clear, morning. I […]
