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26th November 06, 03:35 AM
#1
 I've just had a bit of a gulp
I was doing some Google-ing, and as happens got sidetracked. Then I find myself at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Tay and looking at a very familiar sight from my childhood. I don't ordinarily get emotional, but this gave me a bad moment of homesickness. The views from Kenmore in particular had me wiping an eye. I haven't been back since June 2001.
Well anyway, don’t worry, I’m feeling much better now  , but I thought I'd share the scenery with you all.
Jim
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26th November 06, 04:03 AM
#2
You've certainly been blessed with the privilege of experiencing some wonderful landscapes. So often, it seems, we don't truly appreciate some of the things in our lives until we no longer have them.
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26th November 06, 04:12 AM
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I haven't been to Loch Tay since the 1970s when I had a university weekend at a youth hostel near Fortingall which lies the other side of Drummond Hill from the Loch.
I remember a friend and I went for a walk and ended up at Kenmore when we realised it was going dark and we had to phone the hostel and ask to be rescued!
But I remember the peace and beauty of the Loch still.
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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26th November 06, 06:46 AM
#4
The one positive of being away from home is that it gives you a greater appreciation of it!!!  I can't wait to do some sightseeing in Edinburgh at Christmas.
Thanks for sharing the pictures JIm!
In Scotland, there is no such thing as bad weather - only the wrong clothes. - Billy Connolly
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26th November 06, 07:34 AM
#5
Many thanks for the link, Jim. Now all those tales of your childhood will make more sense!! It may not be a mountainous area, but it has a grandeur of its own.
(PS: Hey! This is my 3,000th post!!)
[B][I][U]No. of Kilts[/U][/I][/B][I]:[/I] 102.[I] [B]"[U][B]Title[/B]"[/U][/B][/I]: Lord Hamish Bicknell, Laird of Lochaber / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Scottish Tartans Authority / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society / [U][I][B]Member:[/B][/I][/U] The Ardbeg Committee / [I][B][U]My NEW Photo Album[/U]: [/B][/I][COLOR=purple]Sadly, and with great regret, it seems my extensive and comprehensive album may now have been lost forever![/COLOR]/
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26th November 06, 07:54 AM
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 Originally Posted by Hamish
Hey! This is my 3,000th post!!
Oo er! Time for a short sit down then
Jim
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26th November 06, 08:43 AM
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lovely spot...
ta!
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29th November 06, 03:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Blu (Ontario)
...So often, it seems, we don't truly appreciate some of the things in our lives until we no longer have them.
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How very true. I grew up in the industrial heartland of Scotland - coal, steel, heavy engineering - but now when I return to the spot (which I don't do often enough) I see beauty in the landscape that I took for granted in my youth and that's not on any tourist's itinerary. Ain't nostalgia just wonderful ?
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