Abbotsford

24 July Sunday 2016

The home of Sir Walter Scott the wonderful Scottish poet

Abbotsford

Abbotsford, BC, Canada

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Abbotsford

Abbotsford

ABBOTSFORD, the home of SIR WALTER SCOTT, Melrose, Scotland - See more at: www.scottsabbotsford.co.uk/#sthash.J6wSt8eG.dpuf

Scotland

single exposure HDR Toning

Awes, Abbotsford.

Happy Easter to all. Abbotsford, B.C.

seen while we wandered through downtown Abbotsford.

listening to Led Zeppelin's "Ramble On"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oWfHcl94k4

Abbotsford, B.C.

Abbotsford house

A couple barns in Abbotsford, B.C. on a very hot and sunny June day.

I was checking out the birding sites in Abbotsford and I made my way to Willband Creek Park where there were many Common Yellowthroat working the tall grasses.

Abbotsford is the house built and lived in by Sir Walter Scott, the 19th century novelist, and author of timeless classics such as Waverley, Rob Roy, Ivanhoe and The Lady of the Lake. In 1811 Sir Walter bought the property which was to become Abbotsford, set in the heart of the Scottish Borders, on the banks of the River Tweed. The building of Abbotsford took six years, and was completed in 1824. William Atkinson was the chosen architect, and George Bulloch gave his advice on the furnishings, while local craftsmen carried out the work. The house was opened to the public in 1833, five months after Sir Walter's death, and has been enjoyed by visitors ever since.

Although gone now, flowers in our back garden were blooming until mid November. Abbotsford, B.C.

RCAF Snowbirds always put on an awesome show with their 9 ship formation...it is getting harder and harder to keep the Tutors flying...interesting to see what type they change to...this was one heck of a maneuver..!

In the grounds of Abbotsford House, one time home of Sir Walter Scott

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ABBOTSFORD, the home of SIR WALTER SCOTT, Melrose, Scotland

Walter Scott was the foremost literary figure of his day. Born in 1771, and outliving by the time of his death in 1832 all the great romanticists except Coleridge and Wordsworth, he was incomparably better known than any of them.

This Barred Owl was just off the path watching a stream for any potential dinner items.

View from Abottsford house

Melrose, Scottland

Predominately agricultural community located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.

Abbotsford, B.C.

One time home of the author Sir Walter Scot

RCAF CC-295 Kingfisher

Kodak 35mm slide film image of Canadian Forces Snowbirds at Abbotsford Air Show BC, Canada.