planet vegan scotland - posts tagged 'walk'

a walk in the woods and ice cream

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:26:54 GMT

pine roots

Some pics taken before it turned all rainy, before I got drenched walking in the woods, before it became necessary to make hot chocolate sauce for ice cream… it’s a good reason – try it

loch

Scots Pine

path through pines and birches

summery greenery

patchwork

food and shopping

if the mountain defeats us…

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 06:22:39 GMT

Mither Tap against sun

but it didn’t, so we did not have to brave the mines of Moria, 3 times up and down Bennachie accomplished and quite a bit of money raised for the trees :) My legs hurt today!

at the bottom of the Mither Tap path

top of first climb up steep Mither tap path

down the Donview way

caterpillar

back up on top and heading down Rowan

These new signs help to avoid confusion, there are even paths at the bottom linking different carparks so you can go down different ways without reclimbing if you wish

no such plan for us - back up Rowan

This was the toughest climb being our third, even though it is the easiest path and most gentle slope.

resting on way up - some of the shoes did not make it (5 years old, ethical wares, much walking done)

reaching top 3rd time

steep final descent

down down down

treat picnic at bottom

rose cupcakes

sunset

rhubarb, tweets and elderflowers

swan lake

Tap o’ Noth and Dunnydeer

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:37:04 GMT

OS thing at top, Pictish fort walls visible

Practice triple climb of other hills! Tap O’ Noth first, then Dunnydeer twice.

a tough climb this one

up we go

then on Dunnydeer, Tap o' Noth in misty distance

down the other side of dunnydeer, before going back up and home

beautiful hill

trees for life

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:52:18 GMT

Four of us girls (Charlotte, me and Lucy and Eleanor from moonrabbits) are doing a sponsored climb to raise money for trees for life, the wonderful charity that is replanting the Caledonian Forest. We intend climbing Bennachie 3 times in one day, taking all three routes to the Mither Tap in about a months time. Trees for life is not a member of just giving or any such online fundraiser but please feel free to donate directly on link above if you wish For every £5 raised a tree will be planted.

A favourite of our kids years ago, the lorax speaks for the trees. Richard St. Barbe Baker “the man of the trees“ who inspired Trees for Life, was sometimes fondly known as the lorax

(lorax on amazon) Buy UK or Buy US

A nice tree filled place we cycled round recently, thanks to a neighbour telling us the best way to get in there:

rhododendron way into the woods

more rhoddies

a little loch

coastal pics and pink meadow

Thu, 27 May 2010 08:29:04 GMT

Shipwreck!

washing lines - spot Nemo

what a wonderful airing the laundry must get!

melon, meadow, Lion

faeryland

Tue, 25 May 2010 09:49:49 GMT

the borders

highly perfumed bluebells, wild garlic in back

on the faery path

path

flowers

These cards remind me of the woods – a lovely story telling tool

story telling cards

Other faery places:

gorse blooms

pink snow is falling in the garden

CD of ROC’s lectures UK and US, there is deep wisdom within, much before it’s time as concerns the environment.

wood sorrel

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 08:48:00 GMT

wood sorrel on forest floor

beautiful plant – edible too

in a tree stump

Perfect book for this time of year if interested in wild foods and foraging: Richard Mabey’s Food for Free

Loudon Wood, feet and newts

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:22:28 GMT

feet of sleeping Lion

After many years of searching in vain, we finally found Loudon Wood stone circle. The length of time was contributed to by a council sign pointing into completely different, unconnected bit of wood – ignore that and use google maps instead if wanting to visit! Beautiful place.

path to circle

first glimpse

recumbent and flankers

flanker and white tree

through the tree

carved lines

stones

cloud formation as we leave

Davie put on music down by the pond as he set up some solar lights we were given and it did seem to attract lots of newts over to investigate

newts

newt rising to surface

of Russians and swans

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:51:18 GMT

woods and loch

Totally loving the gorgeous springness that is all around now Had some lovely wild garlic pesto yesterday and think may do same today. Seems to have less of a garlic hit when very young though still very good.

freshly picked wild garlic and the sky

Swans are still following us around – whooping ones fly over the garden and woods regularly just now and look – we have new swan taps on the bath following a water gushing disaster with the old very antiquated ones!

swan tap

fitted for us by a Russian plumber, first plumber to come here who didn’t make a soap opera-esque drama about getting the water on and off with our old system and was also gentle and kind to elderly cats and frenzied frogs! More Russian-ness in The Turning Point from the beautiful Misha and Grishko ballet shoes from here:

ballet shoe heel

sandy shore of the loch

reflections and windows

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:05:13 GMT

The bridge did get finished:

Now this may appear to be a blurry photo gone wrong – well, it is - but it is also a picture of trees reflected in chocolate so worthy of inclusion

It is a montezuma’s very dark bar…