Dumfries and Galloway holiday 4
Day two of my holiday was devoted to exploring the town of Kirkcudbright, which turned out to be a delightful little place. The oldest part is clustered around the riverside and harbour, with some white-painted cottages, one of which, originally the Ship Inn, is now an art gallery - the Harbour Cottage Gallery.
From the gallery, which was showing oil paintings by Stewart Morrison, there was a lovely view of the quayside and the berthed fishing trawler. Look how thick those cottage walls are, the windows really deeply recessed. Kirkcudbright is known as 'an artists' town' and has many small galleries, studios and shops, as well as a splendid new gallery and museum in the old town hall.
I rather liked the ship's wheel that had been cleverly incorporated into a cottage door:
Lobster pots were artfully arranged on the quayside behind the cottage, perhaps to camouflage the satellite dish!
I had a mooch around on the quayside - there's always something to see and photograph in such places.
Love your photographic eye.
ReplyDeleteYou always find great shots.
ReplyDeleteThere's some different kind of energy where land meets water...the shift of surface, or the animals or plants that can thrive in one or the other. Add to that the passage of time on those wonderful parts of an industray around the water, rust, color, decay - just fabulous images.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteI particularly like all the details that you unearthed on the quayside.
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