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Caught this purple stock trying to escape through the fence. Almost made it too.

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We went to Linlithgow today. It’s been ages since we went there. The day was clear and sunny, so we took a picnic. Managed to get parked by the abbey, so we had a walk round it, just to be sociable. The view from the top of the tower was impressive, it cold. While we were wandering around I saw this bloke taking a rest from his maintenance duties and managed a useable shot.

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Looking out towards Fannyside moss. I’d taken the 10-20mm Sigma and the D7000 out for a run today. After using the Oly for the last couple of weeks, it’s quite a difference carrying the Nikon kit. Much heavier, but much more solid too. I liked the way the shadows spread out, radiating from the trees. Strangely, I just checked and found that the photo I took on 1st Sept was from almost the same spot.

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There are such lovely architectural details in this bridge when you take the time to look.

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This one is beside the Forth & Clyde canal.

We went for a walk from Auchinstarry to Twechar along the old railway, then back along the canal towpath. For the first time in years, I caught a glimpse of a kingfisher on the banks of the canal. I wasn’t nearly quick enough to catch it on camera, but now I know it’s there still.

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Back home in Scotland and at least 10ºc lower in temperature. This is one of the stuckies (starlings) that frequent our garden informing us that the peanut feeder is empty.

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Another horrendous transfer from the hotel to the airport. Two and a half hours in a bus driving around Cala de Mallorca and Cala D’Or. About 15 pickups before we headed east to Palma. Too much! There has to be a better way than this.

Sitting on the tarmac at Palma airport waiting for over half an hour for one piece of paperwork before we could fly. The Spanish don’t make it easy do they? Maybe they just don’t want us to leave!

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Passing over the coast at Port de Sóller on the way home.

A dull day in the morning, but we sat for a while on the lower terrace. Walked along the cliff top path to the “dirty beach”. Weather improved a lot. Climbed the road beyond it and walked a bit into the National Park. Road was a bit rough for flip-flops and sandals, so we came back to the cliffs. Sheer drop into the sea! Walked back and then more sunbathing after lunch. Dinner was quite good with vegetable tempura. Must try to make them sometime. Went up the Toonie for tonic at night.

I’d seen these spiny plants earlier in the week and tried unsuccessfully to get focus on them. I was much more successful this time. I imagine they would make great dried flowers.

I had shot half a dozen frames of the steps and the lady sunbathing at the bottom, then this bloke came along and completed my compo.

Our final sunset on Mallorca and it was a good one. Sat on the verandah and watched it change. Sanctuary of San Salvador again.

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Another hot day with very little cloud. Very windy and big crashing waves. Red flag on beach next to us to indicate NO SWIMMING. Nobody took any notice of course. Felt strange after breakfast and had to come back from walk. Think I had too much to eat. Went for a walk past the two beaches later. Saw fossils and tiny cactus plants. Surfers doing their thing in waves at far away beach.

They don’t look real. They look as if they are made of plastic, but they are little twin cacti in an almost perfectly round little basin in the rocks. My knees were killing me getting this shot. Thank goodness for the flexible viewfinder on the EPL1.

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Another hot day, although it may not look it here. Put the towels down before breakfast and then lay there until lunch. Table tennis was the sport of the day. Watched a big Stupid, a Scottish Stupid this time, being beaten in the final. Served him right. Went snorkeling in the sea in the afternoon. Saw lots of wee fish off the rocks. More thunder and lightning late afternoon. Went into the “Toonie” later for Cola and Tonic. Hotel is very busy today. Didn’t bother with ’80s disco at night. Not our scene man(!), especially on that wee pocket hankie of a stage.