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Braving ‘the Big Freeze’

5 February, 2012 by Stonehead 1 Comment

We went for a family walk to the summit of Dunnideer today. Yes, we ignored the dire warnings about temperatures as low as the Himalayas and failed to heed the the advice to not make unnecessary journeys as we braved the ‘Siberian conditions’.

Daily life

cold, Dunnideer, Met Office, postaweek2012, scotland, Siberia, snow, Weather

The hill of Dunnideer beneath a cloudy night sky lit by city lights.

Dunnideer at night

9 January, 2012 by Stonehead 2 Comments

An experimental shot of Dunnideer and its castle ruins at night with Bennachie on the right. The clouds behind the hill are illuminated by the lights of Inverurie and Aberdeen, giving them a weird orange glow. I took several 30 and 40-second exposures but this is the only one that was sharp enough to use. [...]

Photography

Aberdeenshire, Bennachie, Dunnideer, nightscape, Photography, postaweek2012, scotland

It’s warm, or so I hear

30 December, 2011 by Stonehead 2 Comments

I was surprised this morning when I heard BBC Radio 4 proclaim a warm end to 2011. In fact, I was so surprised I picked up the camera, put on multiple layers of clothes, slipped into my overtrousers and jacket, wrapped a scarf around my neck, popped my woolly hat on, went outside and crunched [...]

Weather

Climate, December, Postaweek, scotland, snow, Weather, winter

Oil lamps and candles standing on a wooden table.

Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks!

8 December, 2011 by Stonehead 6 Comments

We’re firmly into the storm season now although the media appears to think today’s winds are something unusual with their focus on ‘huge’ waves, hurricane winds and people who ‘can’t remember the last time it was this bad’. How about last winter? Wind speed is around 50mph, with gusts to 70mph. It is dangerous outside, [...]

Crofting, Farming & Smallholding, Weather

Aberdeenshire, Crofting, postaweek2011, scotland, storm, wind

A typical sunset over the croft—that's right, no sun!

A more typical sunset

3 November, 2011 by Stonehead 2 Comments

Readers who have seen the sunset photos I’ve published from time to time may well have concluded that our part of Scotland is a lovely, bright, sunny place with glorious sunsets. Today, I decided to set the record straight and photography a more typical sunset. That’s right, there’s no sun. There’s just cloud cover from [...]

Crofting, Farming & Smallholding, Photography

cloud, Crofting, Photography, postaweek2011, scotland, Sunset, Weather

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