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“You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it should be a vague idea.” – Pablo Picasso
Hope you are well? It’s storming here today so I’m feeling BNW image is appropriate. I must say I’m still enjoying this mood very much. Love watching movies while is dark out! What do you think?
“We will never have a perfect world, but it's not romantic or naive to work toward a better one.” - Steven Pinker
Hope you are chasing fall color out there? Let’s end this week with some beautiful light from Lincoln Park! What do you think?
Part of my 'Duffus Castle through the seasons' project.
The castle is situated on the Laich of Moray, a fertile plain that was once the swampy foreshore of Spynie Loch. This was originally a more defensive position than it appears today, long after the loch was drained.
The motte is a huge man-made mound, with steep sides and a wide ditch separating it from the bailey. The whole site is enclosed by a water-filled ditch, which is more a mark of its boundary than it is a serious defensive measure.
Duffus Castle was built by a Flemish man named Freskin, who came to Scotland in the first half of the 1100s. After an uprising by the ‘men of Moray’ against David I in 1130, the king sent Freskin north as a representative of royal authority.
He was given the estate of Duffus, and here he built an earthwork-and-timber castle. Freskin’s son William adopted the title of ‘de Moravia’ – of Moray. By 1200, the family had become the most influential noble family in northern Scotland, giving rise to the earls of Sutherland and Clan Murray.
In about 1270, the castle passed to Sir Reginald Cheyne the Elder, Lord of Inverugie. He probably built the square stone keep on top of the motte, and the curtain wall encircling the bailey. In 1305, the invading King Edward I of England gave him a grant of 200 oaks from the royal forests of Darnaway and Longmorn, which were probably used for the castle’s floors and roofs.
Tough choices today? November weather is completely unpredictable and todays outing was a hard miss! Cloudy but still plenty warm. On the other hand it was good to be out and at least have couple of laughs. This is an image from a few months back from another morning spent with a friend. What do you think?
Did you enjoy the snow? I know it can be frustrating being around this much snow but it can also be very interesting. We spent last few days running around chasing snow and I got exhausted, so much that I needed 2 days to get back in the mood to edit some of these images. What do you think?
How is you Sunday going? I had a very busy Sat so I decided to take it easy today (again :) My home is been lately on my mind a lot and I decided to go back and edit one of the images I completely forgot about. It’s been refreshing reminding myself how beautiful it can be overthere. This is one of the Serbian villages just outside our capital. What do you think?
“There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.” - Louis L'Amour