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The Tour of Britain cycle race was recently in Castle Douglas (Stage 1 Glasgow to CD). A star studded field included Wiggins, Cavendish, Viviani, Griepel etc. Here's some photos taken a few hours before the riders sprinted up King Street to the finish. All 124 riders turned into King Street in one peloton; Viviani, Cavendish and 2 others crashed on the turn; Griepel narrowly outsprinted the little young Aussie Caleb Ewan to win the first stage. A great day was had by all. (the crash ironically was just next to the Aussie flag on the right of the first photo).









Local businesses got into the spirit of the day:



Finally, it's that time of year again:

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I haven't posted photos for a while. Here's some taken today on the day the clocks go back an hour and autumn is well underway. These photos were taken on a walk from the house to the loch, along the side of the loch and back home.

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I posted the boy fishing at the side of the loch twice!!

ozzieeagle

Great photos once again.... Love them.

BEVS

Blackberries ! Just that. Blackberries boiled in a pan with a little sugar and then served in a bowl with bread

The photos just look so right to me. The colours. The sky & I'm not even Scottish.

themajor

Glad to see your back. Good pics by the way.

Still Game

Gosh this is making me homesick and I haven't even flippin left yet !!

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View over Carlingwark Loch, Castle Douglas towards our sports club:



Kippford on the Solway Coast not far from Castle Douglas. I tried getting a photo from the same spot as the famous Charles Oppenheimer 'Solway Coast' rail poster but it was looking directly into the sun (and I must clean my lens properly!):







This cheeky chap was at my feet when I took those 2 photos:



After a walk to the end of the Merse this is a view towards Rough Island, a bird sanctuary to which you can walk at low tide, the Solway and the English Lake District on the other side:



You can just make out the Lake District hills in the background:

themajor

Great shots. Loved the Robin.

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Better weather today to get a photo from the same point as the rail poster of the 1940's.

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Photos of Orchardton Tower, at Balcary Bay looking to Hestan Island and Lake District, other way to Bengairn and Screel (hills) and then in another position looking across to the Solway Firth and Lake District - hundreds, maybe thousands of recently arrived geese feeding in the field. They're a long way from camera and any attempt to get closer seems them all take to the air!

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I haven't posted photos for a while so as Spring is well under way, here's some seasonal photos from SW Scotland and the Lake District (Cartmel)

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katymelo

Amazing nature!