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The tower of the fortress of Populonia, XV century
Populonia is, originally, an Etruscan village. It was named after the God of wine, Fufluna.
It was build near the ancient Etruscan acropolis, around 300 A.D.
The small medieval village is actually a private property, but it is open to the public, and it hosts several charming restaurants, shops and cafés.
A late afternoon stroll around Bennachie.
Bennachie is a range of hills in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Though not particularly high, compared to other peaks within Scotland, the mountain is very prominent, owing to its isolation and the relative flatness of the surrounding terrain, and dominates the skyline from several viewpoints.
The Mither Tap beyond is the most prominent although not the highest, the highest being Oxen Craig.
The Packhorse Bridge is situated in Carrbridge, a village within the Cairngorms National Park.
It is also known as the Coffin Bridge.
The bridge was built in 1717 to allow funeral processions reach Duthil Church.
Roughcastle Tunnel sits between the Falkirk Wheel and the Falkirk Locks on the Forth & Clyde Union Canal, Scotland
We recently took a motorhome trip to Greenwood Loch Holiday Park, Aberdeenshire, for a few nights.
Some nice reflections and Autumn colours around.
The River Dee as it flows past Victoria Bridge towards Braemar and beyond where it will finally join the North Sea at Aberdeen.
The River Isla as it flows towards Reekie Linn waterfalls.
The River Isla is a tributary of the River Tay.
The famous Packhorse Bridge as it spans the River Dulnain at Carrbridge.
Also known as the Coffin Bridge, it was built in 1717 to allow funeral processions to cross the River Dulnain when it was in spate.
Cairngorms National Park.
Yellowhammer on Gorse at Findhorn Beach, Moray.
The yellowhammer is a sparrow-sized, bright yellow bird of woodland edges, hedgerows, heath and farmland that feeds on seeds and invertebrates.
After a moderate three mile hike we arrived at the Lower Calf Creek Falls. This image shows no people but that is not so in reality. The spot is quite popular and we saw even some swimmers who braved the ice-cold water. Dogs loved it too.
The fall is 126 feet high and an impressive sight. We hung out for about an hour and a half before making our way back to camp. We even had the place to ourselves for a ten minute period. Over on the right side out of the frame there was a little trickle of warmer water which was really pleasant to stand in after you waded through the icy pool. I'm not sure what warmed it, It seemed to ooze out of the rock face.