Grand vistas can introduce you to a place but details tell the story. The more I travel the more I take pictures of small things, textures, colors, the things that make up a place. Here then, a few of my favorites from Scotland. I found that I had way more of these than I thought so I’ll break it up into multiple posts.
Etchings on a window at the Hawes Inn in Queensferry. Some of the dates went to the mid-1800s.
Remains of a stone lintel in a building in Abernethy. Before the United States was a country people were walking through this doorway.
What seems like a normal wrought-iron railing in Blairgowrie takes a wiggle.
Barn door hardware on a riverside merchants’ building in Blairgowrie.
The working mechanics of a steam locomotive in Aviemore.
Finding a friend near Dunvegan, Skye.
Wildflower and kilt on Skye.
A sea anemone in a tidepool by Eilean Donan castle.
Wildflowers in Glencoe.
Bumblebee beside Loch Lubnaig.
Modern steel and glass staircase in Stirling Castle.
Studded door, Stirling Castle.
Little Miss Giggle, found on a garden wall and photographed by CH, Edinburgh.
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Absolutely breathtaking photos!! You really captured the feel of the big picture and the small details. Even Wishful enjoyed the weaver! Good job CH on your photo too!