Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
Loch Laggan is the midge capital of the world.
The humble midge, a wee speck of an insect with jaws like a piranha, common as fresh air on the west coast of the highlands of Scotland.
Attend any outdoor event on a still summers evening and you will know the power of the midge, you will regret the bravado of going regimental.

Great Britains elite fighting forces of the SAS and Royal Marines often train in the highlands and isles of the West Coast, these hard men have very soft skin after these forays, why, they use a womans cosmetic skin cream called Avon Skin so Soft, it retails at £5 per bottle and is the only thing that repels the wee beasties.

Now if these elite hard men are forced to use such an effeminate treatment to repell the foe that is the midge you have to ask the question why would a victorian artist endure them for hours on end in order to produce a romantic image of highland life, the only answer can be he didn't.
If indeed he attempted, you can bet your bottom dollar that when these wee beasties showed up he hightailed it out of the area in double quick time not even attempting to collect he pallet,paints, easle or canvas.
If you believe the scenes that these images portray, then I think you would be best put to use searching the area for the canvas's the artist left when he fled.

The power of the kilt...... phooey when compared to the power of the humble midge