Thanks to the generosity of friends we have just spent the past week in Boat of Garten, just north of Aviemore. That's osprey and eagle country and we saw both – as well as red squirrels, a heronry with at least 8 herons, and some of the most heart lifting scenery in Scotland. Did a lot of walking, some reading, a fair amount of thinking, and a little writing.
No one will be surprised that we tried several coffee shops and I sampled the life-belt size freshly made doughnuts at Grantown on Spey (twice, but both times we had one between two – they are that big!), almond and apple tart at Inverness, and dumpling and gingerbread (two separate visits) at Carrbridge.
I wrote a Haiku about the osprey – what a magnificent creature, and what a great job being done by the various groups and agencies who protect and conserve their presence in our country.
winged trout-trapping talons tensed –
the "Compleat Angler."
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