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the cathedral and the court (and a red car)
This was the view from our window in Edinburgh – it’s St. Giles’ Cathedral, the Scottish supreme court building, a statue*, some people, and a shiny red car.
When I made the photo, I thought it was about the stained glass windows in the cathedral, but now I’ve changed my mind and the red car seems a lot more important than it did initially. (To be honest: initially, I wished it wasn’t even there at all. But now I see that it pulls together all the other red parts of the image in a way I enjoy.)
Edinburgh, Scotland
photographed 11.12.2023
*The statue is of a gentleman with the succinct name and title of Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, 7th Duke of Queensberry, KG, PC, FRS, FRSE, styled Lord Eskdail between 1808 and 1812 and Earl of Dalkeith between 1812 and 1819.
waterfront
It might look too pretty to be real. But I promise you that Tobermory really IS this lovely.
Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland
photographed 11.9.2023
behind the shops
Why, yes! I did turn down a small passageway behind some shops. How else would I have known that the slats in the reflection were generally parallel to the handrail on the steps?
Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland
photographed 11.9.2023
sun ignores the graveyard
While it would have been nice to have some sun shining on these old gravestones, I will admit that it was a lot prettier to see that patch of sunlight across the Sound of Mull.
near Duart Castle
Isle of Mull, Scotland
photographed 11.9.2023
three arches over the River Sligachan
According to legend, if you stick your face in the water under the bridge, hold it there for seven seconds, and then let it dry naturally, you’ll be blessed with eternal beauty.
Instead of doing that (because it was cold AF)(and also because I didn’t know the legend at the time)(but mostly because it was cold), I opted to make a few photos of the fast-flowing water under the stone arches of the bridge. (It was built between 1810 and 1818.)
Sligachan, Isle of Skye, Scotland
photographed 11.8.2023
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