Monday, January 22, 2007

Forest Grunts



Photos of pigs of which I used to know 'very little', and now know 'not a lot'. These are 'working pigs' in that they scarify the forests on the estate (on Islay) which owns them. The reclining sow is 'Betty' and the darker LB one 'Frieda'. Interesting 'piggy fact' is that they are born with their ears swept back (bit like Dumbo, Walt Disney's flying elephant) but these quite rapidly metamorphose to the front falling form of floppy (droopy) ears, as displayed by the sows. Litters as can be seen are quite large, and not all survive birth.

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Monday, January 08, 2007

May 2006



Older ones taken in May on a day round the coires with the weather deteriorating and ending on top with horizontal sleet snow hailstones and rain in a howling gale. First time out with the new Paramo jacket, and it passed the test.

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Back on Line




No photos for some time as I've been in Holland. These were taken in October on a quick trip to Aviemore. From top left cw: clouds rolling onto the plateau, cairn toul across the lairig ghru and a ptarmigan out for a walk.

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