Friday, 23 November 2007

Afternoon amble

Took the bus to the village of Melbost, 4 miles away near the airport, at 2pm today. From there, I walked the half mile along the beach to the old church at Aignish, to find more war graves. It was perishingly cold, if you'll pardon the pun, but mission accomplished. Light was very low, meaning I had to use flash to get decent images of the relevant gravestones.

There was a strong southerly wind, with temperatures of 7C, but it felt more like freezing out there. The church stands near the eastern end of an isthmus (the Braighe, pronounce Brye), linking the peninsula of Point with mainland Lewis. The graveyard is very exposed, and I'm STILL trying to warm up.
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9 comments:

  1. Anonymous23 November 2007 at 18:57

    shellfish?uummm like some now!!
    those old stones -very sad in such shape
    wow what beautiful homes are there-people must make  alot of $ there.................

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  2. Anonymous23 November 2007 at 19:02

    You should have known as soon as you poked your nose out the door Guido how cold it was going to be.  I didn't venture out for a walk this afternoon.  Admittedly I was at the hairdressers and then shopped etc but there was still light when I came home, but by jings it was bitter cold!  No way Jose!!  i was just so glad to get bck into the warmth.
    You are to be commended for forging on and getting your pictures of the gravestones.  Well done...hope you thaw out soon.

    Jeanie

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  3. Anonymous23 November 2007 at 19:10

    Thanks for the pictures...your island home looks very interesting.  It's always sad when a business closes and people loose their jobs.  I've seen it happen hundreds of times here in the northwest.  Boeing being the worst company for layoffs.   I remember back in the early 1970's they layed off so many people there were big billboards all over that said "Will the last person leaving Seattle, please turn off the lights?"   My ex was working for them at the time and promptly went to work for the Milwaukee Railrad which was a good career move.  Even though the Milwaukee shut down in 1980 he had the experience and went right to work for the Union Pacific and worked there until he retired in 2005.  Linda in Washington state

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  4. Anonymous23 November 2007 at 19:39

    Oh you brave soul ,venturing out in the cold the pictures were worth it though ,I lived in village called Eye in   near Peterborough ,....love Jan xx

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  5. Anonymous23 November 2007 at 20:54

    hello Guido, the pictures are beautiful. I love old churches, really beautiful. How close are you to Kinloch bervie? I have an aunt who ran away ther a fewyears back! take care and don't get too cold! mrs t
    http://journals.aol.co.uk/mleppard/eternity/

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  6. Anonymous23 November 2007 at 23:57

    I enjoyed your photos, you are so lucky to live so close to the ocean.  I wish I lived closer ~ I just love the ocean.  I found the picture of the graves to be quite interesting.  
    Lisa

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  7. Anonymous24 November 2007 at 00:41

    I enjoyed the walk along the beach to the cemetary....
    Linda :)

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  8. Anonymous24 November 2007 at 16:06

    I bet you are....have a cup of Hot Chocolate!!!!!!!!!!......June:)

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  9. Anonymous24 November 2007 at 20:59

    Wow, beautiful pictures. Thanks for visiting my journal!  I wonder how your winters compare to us here in Minnesota?
    Melissa

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