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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195870008265549346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11385536.post-84818422979526378282011-09-06T22:14:00.000+01:002011-09-06T22:32:36.940+01:00Sutherland scenic views<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/BgPcemN5lh" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-OgABEhAnE8Y/TmUpemRHxFE/AAAAAAAAHm8/dPWYKvGmE2Q/s160-c/NorthCoast.jpg" /></a><br />
New photo album taken around the Bettyhill and River Naver area of Sutherland.<br />
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The site comprises mainly of family and friends photos, holiday scenes in Holland, France and Isle of Wight, plus an odd assortment of nonsense that makes me smile. There are some cool videos too.</div>
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I had a fabulous holiday on the Island this year: saw the family every day, cycled every day, had good journeys both north and south in the car. It was good to spend some time with Gary and Caren, and Jackie, great to see Jan and Ge, and of course great to see Sam having lots of fun. Here's to the next time! </div>
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<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/yatesorama/SouthamptonWaterAndSolent2011?authuser=0&feat=directlink">Southampton Water and the Solent</a>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195870008265549346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11385536.post-37474075079731929602011-07-15T23:13:00.001+01:002011-08-28T12:34:57.774+01:00Granny's grandson graduates in Granite City<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQklJ1RsdORXnmhQROgUlbFhiF5wKtS-h3Iu90Oe3x3KyemswYDj2o6R3Y-IW5Al10LICcwCP7SjG9hGTqsgJSocew-fnQdSp363iaNJlVhwTlU5D-aFMsO_ZCuYKqQHYhK17kw/s1600/IMGP4809.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQklJ1RsdORXnmhQROgUlbFhiF5wKtS-h3Iu90Oe3x3KyemswYDj2o6R3Y-IW5Al10LICcwCP7SjG9hGTqsgJSocew-fnQdSp363iaNJlVhwTlU5D-aFMsO_ZCuYKqQHYhK17kw/s320/IMGP4809.JPG" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a> Congratulations to Paul, who graduated as a Bachelor of Arts today in a ceremony at His Majesty's theatre, Aberdeen. Paul's degree is in photographic and electronic media.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195870008265549346noreply@blogger.com0Aberdeen, Aberdeen City AB25 1GL, UK57.148154 -2.104944157.1460005 -2.1098796 57.1503075 -2.1000086tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11385536.post-55340658650658220092011-06-24T16:48:00.000+01:002011-06-24T16:49:12.676+01:00Newbigging farm, Near Inverurie<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfcWlndlUJI8Agj7w5L_5VDx5L4sVoq9vz6zG0nwpTa9wMQ4eGL09E2sjp-1FVJjB3pgCndfiazskyXahhGEtC9nHB3Se-1fNe3TpVrNwyxIDWCt1QRzxUIqsTUAT6dPXcpRpzg/s1600/IMGP4785.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfcWlndlUJI8Agj7w5L_5VDx5L4sVoq9vz6zG0nwpTa9wMQ4eGL09E2sjp-1FVJjB3pgCndfiazskyXahhGEtC9nHB3Se-1fNe3TpVrNwyxIDWCt1QRzxUIqsTUAT6dPXcpRpzg/s320/IMGP4785.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195870008265549346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11385536.post-32469019081858392622011-05-03T08:04:00.001+01:002011-05-03T08:08:06.721+01:00Austin 7<div><p>Spotted parked up on the Laird's Throat road near Monymusk, this wee beauty reminded mr of my first ever car, which was a 1936 Austin 7, bought on the Isle of Wight for five quid.</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195870008265549346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11385536.post-79430025000663877182010-12-19T17:14:00.000+00:002010-12-19T17:14:32.747+00:00More snow - quel surprise!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBg_tq6P7KVp6fJWe_9FhZHrrf6dAsXj_v-qe_TikTzEMum2OBo-oZM3iEfK7gy5D_tbnyvZi6veFftbIHQOv6U3OLgcQiduuPZLsC2OEdBbkMJ9UFcniFFCJ3-5NpS9VfUa4dA/s1600/IMGP4722.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBg_tq6P7KVp6fJWe_9FhZHrrf6dAsXj_v-qe_TikTzEMum2OBo-oZM3iEfK7gy5D_tbnyvZi6veFftbIHQOv6U3OLgcQiduuPZLsC2OEdBbkMJ9UFcniFFCJ3-5NpS9VfUa4dA/s320/IMGP4722.JPG" /></a>Another day, another heavy snowfall. We've currently got around half a metre of snow lying... digging out each day is not much fun but has to be done... the lowest temperature we've had so far was minus 21.<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/yatesorama/ASnowySunday#">Click to see pics taken in the garden this afternoon</a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195870008265549346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11385536.post-81052421974422224552010-12-05T12:17:00.000+00:002010-12-05T12:17:34.988+00:00Food court choir<object height="320" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SXh7JR9oKVE&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SXh7JR9oKVE&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="500" height="320"></embed></object> go full screen... turn the volume up!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195870008265549346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11385536.post-42627006849075492902010-11-28T15:23:00.002+00:002010-12-05T17:01:32.244+00:00Keep digging...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi098tdQ-Todj-vf2MGajK9pIjsGoxgLJ28y5wX-uwRPtFhBEOBph3kIYV7byEOHUZiFJfiiQCQyt07PHizTDQIDdhvTS60tvVUMbS0Vtse6RR_s9rComPGAwsmSKEO2oQnRo3MVA/s1600/2010-11-28.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi098tdQ-Todj-vf2MGajK9pIjsGoxgLJ28y5wX-uwRPtFhBEOBph3kIYV7byEOHUZiFJfiiQCQyt07PHizTDQIDdhvTS60tvVUMbS0Vtse6RR_s9rComPGAwsmSKEO2oQnRo3MVA/s320/2010-11-28.jpg" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a> I ain't never seen nuffink like it, 'specially in November!<br />
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