Friday 4 December 2009

Friday My Town Shoot-out – A Few of my Favourite Things

This week's subject for the Friday My Town Shoot-out is A Few of my Favourite Things chosen by the Town Blogger Team. I have decided to ignore the approach of Christmas and simply to take photos from one day out in June 2008 when I was staying with GB and a friend, David, kindly took me over to the West side of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.  So many favourite things in the one day - including, of course, being with family and friends.


The sunrise and the mountains.


The birds of the air.  This baby Skylark was temporarily stunned by hitting the study window.  He flew off OK after a while.


The sea and the sky.  (And deserted beaches).


A cosy fire.  This was in an Iron Age hut.


The sun's rays.



Telephone boxes out in the wild.


Seedheads.

 
Buildings old...



and buildings new.



Stormy waves.



And wild flowers.

Of course, this post wouldn't be complete without:-"Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens..."

 


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22 comments:

  1. wow, I cannot say which one would be my favorite... I do feel partial to the phone box out in the middle of nowhere! oh and the bird, okay I can see lots of things here...

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  2. Fabulous shootout, Scriptor. I do think the call box is calling me to hike all around and discover it.

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  3. The insight of a vibrant mind! Very good! Photos are terrific.

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  4. I tried to think of something favorite to Christmas and Brasil just doesn't have them - I thought about giving favorites from travel in Europe - that would have done it.... good post I enjoyed from begining to end.
    have a great weekend....

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  5. Great shoot out! I agree...the phone box in the middle of nowhere and you better not have only coins should you be stranded there! Makes an interesting photo.

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  6. Your photos are always among our faviourite things!

    We're glad the little bird was ok.

    Barry & Linda

    Excuse us, we have a phone call to make. You haven't seen our phone box around anywhere have you?

    Barry & Linda

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  7. Such beautiful shore lines! I wish that I lived closer to the water :) I'm with Chef E - I think that my favorite is the lone phone booth! Great pictures this week :)

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  8. Lovely photos, especially the sunrise one.
    The one of the red phone box reminded me of the final scenes in the movie, "Waking Ned Devine."

    And I loved the stuff on the word of the day, about solidus. It's a word I've never heard before. Thanks for the info.

    Have a good day!
    Canadian Chickadee

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  9. Positively breath-taking, all of these. The baby skylark melts my heart. Thanks for sharing these favorites!

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  10. Oh my gosh! These are wonderful! The baby bird! The stormy waves!! All of them, beautiful!

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  11. A terrific set of wonderful pictures and some amazing ones. I enjoyed looking at every one. Thank you.

    PS who are you calling a 'Snert' ... today's word moderation ... grins.

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  12. love all your shots. the telephone booth in the middle of nowhere is strange to me. does that happen often? poor baby bird.. glad he could fly away. great shoot out!!

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  13. You've got some of my favourite things, too. I've never been able to take a good bird photo so love your little skylark. And wildflowers and seedheads! Oh, and wild deserted beaches.

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  14. Oh wow that was wonderful...what beautiful shots of a beautiful place!! :)Sarah

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  15. My favorite is the lonely telephone box. It reminds me of a scene in Monarch of the Glen, a favorite of mine. Have a great weekend!

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  16. What wonderful things to have as favorites in one day. I agree with all of the others. That call box in the middle of nowhere is very eye catching. I love this post and enjoyed it very much.

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  17. I love the beach shots, so awesome!
    Does that telephone in the red booth still works?

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  18. Yes, Jama, the phone still works and there are a number of these isolated phone boxes around the more rural parts of England, Wales and Scotland. Some of them are now protected by legislation to stop them being taken away even if the phone company decides to disocnnect them.

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  19. Another set of photos you have on this week's theme. I love them all. I am just here taking a deep breath because I like what I see- Beautiful Nature.

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  20. love it love it love it! Your photos are amazing and I really loved the bird x

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  21. Very nice. You have seen (and enjoyed) some lovely sights. Thanks for sharing.

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  22. I'm late looking at Friday shoots but this is beautiful All of them. The suns ray one is ethereal and must have been interesting to take. And thanks for letting me know the real words to "Favorite Things"

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