The Harbour
Posts from the ‘Scotland’ category
The Pods
The Woods Today
The Woods Today – Richard Broom Photography
The Firework Plant
I have no idea what this plant (weed?) is called but I call it the firework plant because it looks like a firework exploding in the sky..
The Beautiful Evening
A wonderful sunny afternoon in Banff, Aberdeenshire
The Shop
The Trawler
The Scottish Aircraft
The Canoe Girl
The Drum Girl
The Throw
The Young Piper
The Kilted Master of Ceremonies
The Heavy Lift
You have to lift the weight and toss it over a high bar…
The Piper
The Kilt Man
The Caber launch…
Reference my last post: and in case you were wondering, a caber is something like a telegraph pole that you have to pick up, carry and then throw into the air. Not something you should really try at home…
The Caber Tosser
If you have ever wondered how to toss a caber, here’s a man who will show you how to do it.
The Girls Get Ready!
The Cornhill Highland Games
We went to the Cornhill Highland Games today to watch highland games (tossing the caber, hammer throwing (I think that is what it is called), tug of war and so much more. We were also entertained by the very excellent Portsoy Pipe Band.
Here’s a bit of video showing the games…
The Other Sodding Tractor
Please see my previous post and then join me as I try to record the tranquil sounds of the River Deveron, near to Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It clearly isn’t my day for field recording! Today is a public holiday and I would expect any self-respecting farmers to take a day off. Not in Banff. So please enjoy the tranquil sounds of the River Deveron passing you by and the delightful sound of a f**king tractor pull a rake around a nearby field. Using my directional parabolic mic (DM), I can hear the sounds of tractors and other industrial noises several kilometres away.
The Sodding Tractor!!!
Join me as I try to record the sound of birds today. It is public holiday here today in Scotland. There is no wind. It would have been a perfect day to record bird sounds in the woods near to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff_HouseDuff House in Banff, Aberdeenshire. Wonderful bird sounds but oh my, the noise of a f**king tractor on Banff Golf Course provided unwanted background noise to the recording of the birds who were really going for it in the woods today. Pah!
The Hat and the Dog…
The Boat
The Not Quite Ready Berries
The Walker
The Duff House Walk
Join me for a walk in the woods close to Duff House in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
The Girl in the Red Coat…
We’re firmly back in Scotland!
The Stream Meets the Sea
Join me on the beach at Portsoy, Scotland where the stream that flows down from the hills crossed the beach and flows into the sea.
The Sound of Portsoy Beach
Join me and listen to the waves crashing onto Portsoy beach. Portsoy is in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and was the setting for a Peaky Blinders episode last year. Portsoy has some wonderful walks in and around this most delightful town. The harbour is also well worth a visit. By the way, I used my panoramic microphone (1 dish, two mics) to record the sound.
The Boats
The Walk Along the Muddy Track (in Scotland)
Join us as we walk along a muddy track in Scotland…
The Walk Along the Muddy Track (in Scotland)
The Trawler Departs
The Trawler Departs – Richard Broom Photography
The Boat
The Dovecote (inside)
Please click here to see the outside of the dovecote (previous post)
The Dovecote
See inside the dovecote (where doves are kept) – next post, please click here.
The Sunset
The LK 687
The BF 247
The Ocean Lee sets off…
The Reliance
The Sunset
The Sharyn Louise
The Edward Henry
The Annette
The Nimrod on the Slip
The Tiny Trawler
One of our smaller visitors…
The Smallest Trawler on the Slip…
Compared to most, this trawler is one of the smallest I have seen on the slipway at Macduff Harbour.
The Net Mender
The Kingfisher’s new coat of paint…
The Ocean Lee making for home…
The Faraway Yacht
The Crewman
The Toilet Seat Growth (today’s question)
We were up in the Scottish hills this morning where a number of trees have been cut down (to allow others more space to grow we think). We noticed this strange wooden-like growth (shaped like a toilet seat) growing around the top of the tree stump. Appropriately brown! We’re not quite sure what causes this growth. It is solid and is not some kind of fungus. We noticed the ‘toilet seat’ on several tree stumps. What are these growths? That question has got us stumped too. Anyone know the answer?
The Stella Maris up on the slip…
I like looking at these wooden hull fishing boats…
The Ocean Lee Arrives
The Gorgeous Gorge
Beautiful Scotland…
The KY43 on the slip…
The Fishing Vessel on the Slip…
The Ocean Rose Sails
The Splash of Yellow
The Nimrod brightens up an otherwise dull harbour
The Battler
As an old tug man, I can’t help having a soft spot for tugs..
The Hot Food on a Cold Day
Snow here in Scotland today…
The Plucky Little Tug
The Clean Bottom
You can’t beat having your bottom scraped…
The boat on the slip…
The boat with the hole in it…
The Boat
The Scottish View
The Shipyard at Night
The Tiny Trawler
The Ocean Reaper
The Rope Catcher
The Trawler Departs…
The View Over The Water…
More images of Portsoy here.
The Sharonelle BF 18
The Andy Capp’s Hat Fungi
For those people who remember Andy Capp and his creator Reg Smythe. The fungus is the right shape for Andy’s cap!
The Slippery Slope
The Sticky End…
They don’t mess around in Scotland (Boris Johnson, take note!)
The Just Reward
The Chicken on the Rock
The Prosperity
The Boat on the Slip
The Text Chap
The Voe Jarl Returns
The Voe Jarl is back in the harbour at Macduff
The Voe Jarl Returns – Richard Broom Photography
The Lass O’Doune
The List to Port
The Crane Engineer
The Watchman
The Deep Ocean
The Fisherman
The Gathering Storm
The Boat on the Slip
The Just Reward
A regular at Macduff Harbour
The Trawler
The Little Toot
The Cordelia-K’s Keep Door Closed Notice
The Back Passage
The Fishing Nets
The Fishing Vessel
Richard Broom Photography 