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The Gornergrat
(English: Gorner Ridge; 3,135 m)
is a rocky ridge of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the Gorner Glacier south of Zermatt in Switzerland.
It can be reached from Zermatt by the Gornergrat rack railway, the highest open-air railway in Europe.
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55004 QUEEN'S OWN HIGHLANDER awaits departure from Hull Paragon with 1A18 12:34 Hull - King’s Cross on 14th October 1980. 03063 on the right, Cravens in the background. Happy days!
Zenit EM f/8 250th/sec Ektachrome 400
Highlander..
Bonnie Prince Charlie..
On the 4th May 1746 Charles Edward Stewart landed here while on the run having sailed from Scalpay . It was 18 days after the battle of Culloden where over 1200 Highlanders were killed.
He traveled on foot from here to Arnish where he was given shelter by Lady Kildun. He then sailed south to Eilean Lubhard with a price of £30,000 on his head. It is to the honour of all Hebrideans regardless of their loyalties he was not betrayed to the authorities..
Approaching Cattle Egret and Highlander.
Looks like the big fella as an inkling what's headed his way.
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Had a lovely time photographing the Highland Coos in Leicestershire today.
Here's a moody mono portrait of one of them.
As dusk falls on old Route 66 in Williams, Arizona, the colorful neon sign for the Highlander Motel beckons tired travelers to drop in for the night.
I just recently got back from a quick trip to Thailand. Not that this pic looks anything like the Thailand, but getting back I realised that its almost been a year since our trip to Sri Lanka! I actually managed to take a few pics this time rather then spending my whole time partying (kman). But before I get to those I definitely want to make sure I have a look over the last of these pics as I promise you I've saved some best till last.
Taken in the hills around Nuwara Eliya, this was pretty much our view point from the end of our driveway to Warwick Gardens.
This shot was taken inside the van as we headed out to explore the surrounding area!
Hope you've all been good for Santa boys and girls and you have very a merry Christmas!
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Delphinium, intense blue frilly double flowers, with mauve centres. Bred in Scotland the Highlander series is prized for its unusual colours, long flowering and hardiness.
The fourth generation of the Toyota Highlander is the first one sold in Europe. Like the Camry, built on the same platform, it's available with a 2.5 litre hybrid engine only here.
Model: Jake Mattila
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The Winterless North with Leica Film M's - Full post here - aperturepriority.co.nz/2014/10/16/winterless-north-leica-...
Leica M7
50mm Summilux f/1.4 Asph
Kodak Ektar 100
Processed at home in the JOBO CPP2
C41 Digibase Kit
Imacon 848
GB Railfreight Class 92, 92006 heads past Moore Lane with the heavily delayed (184L) Caledonian Sleeper Up Highlander.
92006 had performed the rare feat of working both the northbound (1S25) and southbound (1M16) Highlanders on the same night.
Sister engine 038 had been rostered to work the Lowlander Edinburgh portion (1C11) then head back from Carstairs to Waverley to work 1M16. However, it encountered difficulties shortly after leaving Waverley and required rescuing by a 73/9 (967) after a significant delay. All this meant 92006 was the only option to work the southbound Highlander once it arrived in the Scottish capital with the northbound service.
The 2022 Atholl Gathering and Highland Games, Blair Atholl, Perthshire
The Atholl Highlanders is a Scottish ceremonial infantry regiment. They are the only remaining private army in Europe, and act as the personal bodyguard to the Duke of Atholl; Chieftain of the Clan Murray, a family that has thrived in Perthshire for some 750 years. Although it has no official military role, this hand-picked body of local men are armed with Lee Metford rifles, and the regiment includes a pipe band. Joining the Highlanders is by invitation-only from the Duke, who specially selects men with ties to the estate or the local area. The regiment is not part of the British Army but under the command of the Duke of Atholl, and based in at Blair Castle, Blair Atholl.
History
The regiment was raised in Perthshire by John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl as the 77th Regiment of Foot (or Atholl Highlanders, or Murray's Highlanders) in December 1777.The regiment was formed as a relief for other regiments serving in North America, and spent most of its existence in Ireland. The terms upon which the regiment was raised stated that the men were to be employed for either three years or the duration of the war in America. In 1781, the original three-year term ended, and the men expected the regiment to be disbanded. However, the regiment was transported to England and marched to Portsmouth to be embarked for service in India. Upon learning of this, the men mutinied, and the embarkation orders were countermanded. The regiment was marched to Berwick, where it disbanded in 1783.
More than 50 years later, in 1839, George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl, as Lord Glenlyon, resurrected the regiment as a bodyguard which he took to the Eglinton Tournament at Eglinton Castle, Ayrshire. Three years later, in 1842, the regiment escorted Queen Victoria during her tour of Perthshire and, in 1844, when the Queen stayed as a guest of the Duke at Blair Castle, the regiment mounted the guard for the entire duration of her stay. In recognition of the service that the regiment provided during her two visits, the Queen announced that she would present the Atholl Highlanders with colours, thus giving the regiment official status. The regiment's first stand of colours was presented by Lady Glenlyon on behalf of the Queen in 1845.
Under the John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl, the regiment regularly provided guards for royal visitors to Blair Castle (which was a convenient stopping point on the journey to Balmoral). The regiment also attended the Braemar Gathering, while an annual gathering was held in the first week in September in which the regiment paraded, then participated in various trials of strength and stamina. Following the First World War, parades of the regiment became fewer, although it did provide guards when the Crown Prince of Japan and King Faisal of Iraq visited Blair Castle in 1921 and 1933 respectively.
After many years of inactivity the regiment remained in abeyance until in 1966, when it was reformed by Iain Murray, 10th Duke of Atholl. The 10th Duke made the decision to revive the regiment’s annual parade. To this effect eight local men mostly estate employees and all with previous military service training were invited to join, seven accepted. They paraded on 8 April 1966 at Blair Castle for the first time in 33 years. They marched past the Duke led by two Atholl Highlander pipers. In 1973 the regiment returned to the Braemar Gathering and took part in a march past in front of the Queen and other members of the royal family. The Atholl Gathering was re-introduced at Target Park in June 1984.
It was feared that the regiment would be disbanded following the 10th Duke's death in 1996, until his successor, John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl, wrote to the estate trustees insisting that he would continue his traditional role. The 11th Duke, although resident in South Africa, visited Blair Atholl almost every year to inspect the regiment's annual parade until his death. The Atholl Highlanders continue with the current Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl, as their Colonel in Chief. [Wikipedia -Abridged]
Not what you would normally expect to find in Staffordshire, but a local farm has acquired a number of Highland cattle. I managed to get close enough for some photographs!
The midnight ritual of Mountain people in Kintamani Bangli, about 1400 m above the sea level
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