THe fllowing water was part of the defences of Doune Castle, which was featured in the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Old Railway Bridge carrying National Cycle Route 7 track leading to a dissued mill.
On a lonley walk along a muddy farm track.
Under the old Lochwinnoch loop line to a field and then to Barr Loch.
On exercise near where I live a line of trees with one fallen branch breaking the path.
Delicate clouds tinged with morning ligt.
On an early morning walk the sunrise light cretead mist from the Castle Semple Loch (Lake).
Just after sunrise a fence leads into Castle Semple Loch (Scottish Lake).
After sunrise the morning sunrise kisses the trees beside and in a Scottish Lake (Loch).
Taken looking down from the old railway line now cycle path on a early morning cycle.
Millbank Burn (Scotish for stream) used to power a grain mill called Meikle Millbank Mill.
Millbank Burn (Scotish for stream) used to power a grain mill called Meikle Millbank Mill.
On an early morning cycle down the National Cycle Route 7 I encountered this old mill that was powered by Millbank Burn, near Lochwinnoch.
Walking back from an old mill this picture is the view of the path back.
On an early morning I surprised these spring lambs.
Walking up Bridgend Hill the early morning light was this view of flowers and leaves.
Just as golden hour started I took this looking down from a nearby hill.
The picture looks like a bend in the river actually is not, the river is flowing from the behind the tree in the middle.
Walking up Bridgend Hill the light briefly lit the view from the side.
On an early morning walk these Lupins were against a broken down moss covered wall.
A cow enjoys a early morning munch on some grass and flowers.
Early morning walk leads to this moss covered brocken down wall and foxgloves.
A long trapped log sits at the bottom of a weir.
A long exposure of the River Calder (Renfrewshire) as it flows its short course towards Lochwinnoch and its end at Castle Semple Loch.
A sheep enjoying the warmth of a damp Scottish morning stairs at an intruder.
On a wet morning walk through local woodland this strong moss covered tree presented itslef.
On a wet morning walk through local woodland this backlit clearing presented itself.
Lochwinnoch Parish Church lit by an early morning sunrise light. Sadly the closure of the church was announced recently.
Coming down over the fall in the foreground the river splits over the little stony island in the middle before recombining and heading east to fill Kilbirnie Loch.
After coming down over a small fall and splitting around a little stony island in the middle the river recombines and heads east to fill Kilbirnie Loch.
On one of the banks or the river Maich Water, this side is in the Renfrewshire side near Lochwinnoch.
Coming down over the fall in the foreground the river splits over the little stony island in the middle before recombining and heading east to fill Kilbirnie Loch.
Traps stacked up on on a harbor quay.
Traps stacked up on on a harbor quay.
At the Fife Scotland harbor village of Saint Monans the outer sea defences have a zig zag shape.
A brocken down wall, a memory of farming past.
Built around 1825 to commemorate Robert Walter Stuart, the 11th Lord Blantyre, a major land owner in the Renfrewshire area.
Walking down North Porton Lane these four cows showed me there curious side.
As night falls the last light of the day strikes Ladymuir Reservoir.
As night falls the last light of the day strikes Ladymuir Reservoir.
Morning light warms the cold concrete harbor defenses.
Taken on a sunny day walking across the Erskine bridge which cross the River Clyde towards the Highlands.
Early on a foggy morning a tree sits in lake waiting for sun to break through.
Fog, Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland,UK .
The early morning light stikes a circle of stumps bedside a small stream.
A old ridged tree reaches to the sky.
An old mill sits beside White Cart Water.
Millbank Burn, heading into a tunnel just before its final destination, Barr Loch..
As the sun starts to assert itself the sky starts to lighten over the local recently much quieter railway station, Lochwinnoch.
Taken on a cold and overcast autumn morning.
River Calder flows over a weir on its way down to Lochwinnoch and the River Clyde via Black Cart Water.
A weather worn bollard sits outside the entrance to St Monans harbour.
On a small road north out of Lochwinnoch is a run-down building.
A Cairn on top of Queenside Hill in Muirshiel Country Park, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Warmth coming over the hill, horses still cold.
A large pile of wood logs with a light covering of snow awaits processing.
The roofs of a piggery (Foreground) and stables (Background).
The obelisk was built around 1825 to commemorate Robert Walter Stuart, the 11th Lord Blantyre, a major land owner in the Renfrewshire area. Her Monument is seen from North Porton Road.
A sheep and her lambs stand their ground before Barr Loch.
A sheep and her lambs stand their ground before Barr Loch.
Gavin Hamilton's painting Hector’s Farewell to Andromache being restored Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow
Gavin Hamilton's painting Hector’s Farewell to Andromache being restored Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow
On the west coast of the Isle of Harris heavy wind brings the waves hard against the cliffs.
An art installation in Stornoway Harbour commemerates the loss of His Majesty's Yacht Iolaire after World War One in 1919.
In aremote area of Scotland ten miles North of Ullapool sits this hostel.
Morning light and some mist hangs over the River Ness near Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland.
The graves of Tomnahurich Cemetery look down on the Jacobite Queen tour boat on the Caledonian Canal.
A rainbow pierces the Jacobite Queen tour boat on the Caledonian Canal.
Sunrises over hills to the east of the Renfrewshire village of Lochwinnoch.
Sheep suprised feeding near a road.
After gaining speed form flowing down a small waterfall a stream flows away quickly.
Sunrises and Moon sets at an old farmstead.
Sunrises and Moon sets at an old farmstead.
The sunrise over an old railway wagon, which propably came from a now disussed nearby railway line.
Maich water on the North Aryshire Renfrewshire border flows over a weir.
The Sun strikes a waterfall on a crisp clear January morning.
On a bright winter morning sheep grace beside Caaf Reservoir near the North Ayrshire village of Dalry.
A metal swan art installation reaches for the moon.
Snow covered trees in Rothiemurchus Forest on the shore of Loch an Eilein.
Snow covered trees in Rothiemurchus Forest on the shore of Loch an Eilein.
Sun shine through trees in Rothiemurchus Forest on the shore of Loch an Eilein.
Sun shine through trees in Rothiemurchus Forest on the shore of Loch an Eilein.
At sunrise the ruins of a shooting lodge sits on Lairdside Hill looking down on the Renfrewshire village of Lochwinnoch.
At sunrise the ruins of a shooting lodge sits on Lairdside Hill looking down on the Renfrewshire village of Lochwinnoch.
Looking across from Lairdside Hil towards Hannah Law near the Renfrewshire village of Lochwinnoch.
On frosty cold morning a small castle bathes in the early warming golden rays of the sun.
On frosty cold morning sheep bathe in the early warming golden rays of the sun.
A folly on Kenmure Hill, which belonged to Clan Semple, the Kenmure Hill Temple now sits in Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park near to Castle Semple Loch and Lochwinnoch.
A folly on Kenmure Hill, which belonged to Clan Semple, the Kenmure Hill Temple now sits in Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park near to Castle Semple Loch and Lochwinnoch.
A family of swans cross a Scotish lake.
Walls of Dumbarton Castle West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
A swan adjusts its wings feathers.
Cliffs hold the last Icelandic snow.
The last snow from winter clings to ca cliff near the small village of Thingeyri or Þingeyri in Iceland in the Westfjords region of Iceland.
The fishing port of Thingeyri (Þingeyri) is in the Icelandic Westfjords region.
The fishing port of Thingeyri (Þingeyri) is in the Icelandic Westfjords region.
The fishing boat Hafnarnes returns to its home port of Thingeyri in the Icelandic Westfjords region. This fishing boat may be named after a abandoned fishing hamlet of Hafnarnes in East Iceland.
The beach near the settlement of Holt on Önundarfjörður, a fjord in the Icelandic region of Westfjords, sweeps out towards the ocean. The fjord is crossed by a causeway carrying the road to the town of Ísafjörður.
A three pillar memorial to Icelandic poetJónas Jónas Kristján Einarsson or Christ the Depp who died in 1994.
Old farm machinery stands witness over Smjörfjöll mountain range.
Old Farm Machinerystands witness over Smjörfjöll mountain range.
This memorial was erected to remember Þorbjörn Arnoddsson by the people of Seyðisfjörður. Þorbjörn Arnoddsson was a pioneer of winter travel over Fjarðarheiði mountain pass near the town of Seyðisfjörður.
This memorial was erected to remember Þorbjörn Arnoddsson by the people of Seyðisfjörður. Þorbjörn Arnoddsson was a pioneer of winter travel over Fjarðarheiði mountain pass near the town of Seyðisfjörður.
A river monitoring station on the Fjarðará river near the easter Icelandic town of Seydisfjordur.
A view along the river Jökulsá á Fjöllum to the watrfall Selfoss.
An ocean going fishing vessel sits tide up in Reykjavík Harbour.
A large Lutheran church Hallgrímskirkja or Church of Hallgrímur is a visible landmark in the midle of the Icelandic capital city Reykjavík.
A large Lutheran church Hallgrímskirkja or Church of Hallgrímur is a visible landmark in the midle of the Icelandic capital city Reykjavík.
This statue is a memorial to Leif Erikson thought to be the first man to set foot on continental North America.
A group of geese sometimes called a wedge fly by.
In the village of Lochwinnoch, Castle Semple Visitor Centre is part of Refrewhsire's Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park.
A tree branch finds a final resting place on Troon's South Sands.
A view across the bay at Holy Island to Bamburgh Castle Northumberland.
Morming at Whitby Abbey from the west.
Morming at Whitby Abbey from the east.
At the North Yorkshire Moors Railway's Pickering station a platform is checked for trains,
At the North Yorkshire Moors Railway's Pickering station a platform is checked for trains,
Powerful freight locomotive 92134 was built at 1957 and fully was restored in 2019. It now runs on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
A feeding swan dips its neck into the water.
Ealy morning over a rock and pool covered beach on the North Ayrshire coast.
Lonley groynes on a beach, West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland.
Wild geese takeoff, Black Cart Water, Howwood, Renfrewshire..
A late winter view of Culzean Castle house and gardens.
The Nave and Alter of Saint John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta.
The Beheading of St John the Baptist hangs in the Oratory, Saint John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta
The ceiling of the Nave, Saint John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta
The floor and ceiling of the Nave, Saint John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta. The marble floor is made up off tombs of Knights and ither officers of the Knights Hospitaller Order.
The Sanctuary and Altar of Saint John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta.
The Barrel vault ceiling of the Nave, Saint John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta is painted with scences from the life of John the Baptist.
The Oratory of Saint John's Co-Cathedral houses The Beheading of St John the Baptist and Saint Jerome Writing both by Caravaggio. The light in the Oratory is dim to help presserve the paintings.
The Oratoryof Saint John's Co-Cathedral houses The Beheading of St John the Baptist and Saint Jerome Writing both by Caravaggio. The light in the Oratory is dim to help presserve the paintings.
Costa Serena, which is a Costa Serena cruise ship,enters the Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta.
A warming sunrise, Siege Bell War Memorial, Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta.
A statue of the Virgin Mary at one corner of Malta's Cirkewwa harbour were the Gozo ferry arrives.
The Church of Saint John the Baptist, which is moslt known as the Rotunda of Xewkija, is a Roman Catholic church in Xewkija, Gozo, Malta.
Churches and Water Front Flats, Marsamxett Street, Valletta, Malta
Eye wall sculpture, Fort St Elmo War Museum, Valletta, Malta
A statue of social revolutionary Manwel Dimech stands outside the Auberge de Castille where the Office of the Prime Minister is located.
The memorial was constructed to commemorate those that died in Malta during the second world war. The bronze statue on a catafalque represents the unknown soldier about to be comitted to the sea.
The memorial was constructed to commemorate those that died in Malta during the second world war. The bronze statue on a catafalque represents the unknown soldier about to be comitted to the sea.
The Alter and surrounds of the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Valletta, Malta.
The Nave and high oval dome of the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Valletta, Malta.
The Sacristy of Collegiate Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck, Valletta, Malta.
The relic of the right wrist-bone of St Paul is displayed in Chapel of St Joseph part of the Collegiate Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck, Valletta, Malta.
The ceiling of the Baroque Collegiate Parish Church St Paul's Shipwreck in Valletta the capital city of Malta.
The ceiling of the Baroque Collegiate Parish Church St Paul's Shipwreck in Valletta the capital city of Malta.
The dome of the Baroque Collegiate Parish Church St Paul's Shipwreck in Valletta the capital city of Malta.
