Dumfries and Galloway holiday 3
Such a hot day cooled off to a calm and pleasant evening, almost Mediterranean in feeling (which was not at all what I expected in Scotland!). I stayed in the town of Kirkcudbright (pronounced Kir-coo-bree), which is on the estuary of the River Dee. A short stroll from the hotel took me down to the harbour area, where there is a small marina. It was all very peaceful, bathed in a soft golden light.
Looking upstream there is a road bridge in the distance and, on the right hand side, some old harbour-side buildings. There seemed to be just one fishing trawler, which was moored there all the time I was there. Maybe there are others that were out at sea. Beyond the bridge was an industrial estate that had a fish processing plant (very smelly in the heat!) so it seems as though the fishing industry still survives there in some form.
The river is tidal at this point and the tide was ebbing; the current was flowing really fast and was quite mesmerising to watch:
Beautiful light!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful skies!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful time of the day.
ReplyDeleteI do like flowing waters! That's great that you had a break in the weather for a bit. Such great photos and I love how you bring the big skies into them.
ReplyDeleteI like the soft golden light as though the sun is kissing the earth goodnight.
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