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« Reply #420 on: 21:51:01, 16-02-2008 » |
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« Reply #421 on: 22:23:57, 16-02-2008 » |
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t-p, always take your camera: you never know what you may see. This is the harbour at Arbroath, just up the coast from us, a couple of mornings ago. It's famous for its smoked fish: the local delicacy, the smokie, is now geographically protected and may only be made there. As I've mentioned before, for such a tiny town it has an awful lot of fish shops. Visible in the centre of the picture, just behind the huge stack of fish baskets and lobster pots is one of the smoke-houses: the fish literally come straight out of the boats to be processed. |
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« Reply #422 on: 23:22:47, 16-02-2008 » |
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I like people's photos, what they saw. I was home bound for six months and now beginning to venture out. I have not been to small harbour towns. It is like if I took a trip.
If I will see something interesting you will have to teach me how to load them in.
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« Reply #423 on: 23:36:53, 16-02-2008 » |
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Hi t-p! Seeing other posters' photos is great isn't it. I'd rather see Ron's harbour than be there as I can't stand the smell of fish, raw or cooked. I do hope Ron doesn't discover a smell function on this forum...Scratch'n'sniff computer screens?  (I have a little scratch'n'sniff book with all the food a mouse finds on his travels. The cheese page is disgusting! But the chocolate's not bad.) I'm looking forward to seeing photos from you, t-p. Even an everyday view for you may be very interesting for the rest of us. I'm sure Uncle Ron will guide you patiently through the uploading and posting processes. (Or Uncle or Aunty Anyone Else Who Knows How To Do It...) I'm sorry I don't have pix to post here but I love seeing everyone else's.  |
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« Reply #424 on: 00:11:01, 17-02-2008 » |
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mj, believe it or not, the harbour doesn't smell that fishy - really fresh fish has a lighter, sweeter fragrance than the amoniac reek of older specimens. You probably wouldn't want to visit the shop below, though others might enjoy the website advertised on the sign, not least for the video pane with its opportunity to hear a real Angus accent, with heavy overtones of Scandiwegian rather than the Gaelic which pervades the sound of the West Coast. You can even order direct, if smokies take your fancy.... |
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« Reply #425 on: 08:58:40, 17-02-2008 » |
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mj, believe it or not, the harbour doesn't smell that fishy - really fresh fish has a lighter, sweeter fragrance than the amoniac reek of older specimens. I once visited Tokyo's main fish market. This is the biggest fish market IN THE WORLD. It's utterly massive, enclosed in a sort of O2 Dome structure. I was expecting to have my nostrils well and truly assaulted - but guess what? Couldn't smell A THING! This was because 1) it was all absolutely fresh produce, caught just hours before, and was sold within minutes of hitting the stalls; and 2) because the place was kept absolutely spotless - I've never seen a cleaner public place in my life! Ron - those smokies sure look tempting...  |
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« Reply #426 on: 18:08:37, 17-02-2008 » |
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Here's another shot from a plane. It's from an earlier, lower resolution (3 Meg) digital camera, but since it's close to home I like it. We're looking eastwards down the Tay towards its mouth: if you look closely you'll just see the two long bridges which cross the river from Dundee to Fife. The nearer, longer one (2.5 miles approx., is the railway bridge, the further one the road bridge. You can see just how agricultural we are here, though there is some woodland, particularly to the south/right of the mouth, where there's a huge green area: that's Tentsmuir Forest. Carnoustie is on the opposite shore, beyond the tongue of land (Buddon Ness) which juts into the river, although Castle Dough is obscured by the small cloud. Although there are sandbanks visible on the river, it's navigable to shipping as far as Perth: the Romans used it as a waterway when they built their big camp near Loch Tay a little under two thousand years ago. On the left of the picture the coast stretches towards Aberdeen, on the right it's just about at St Andrews. |
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« Reply #427 on: 18:31:18, 17-02-2008 » |
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Ron, I have just been gazing in fascination at your last photograph, moving back and forth across the screen, pinpointing the landmarks that you have pointed out and, above all, imagining how it must be to live so near to a vast expanse of sea. I spent a brief time living on the coast (admittedly in a rather tamer part of the coast), and being able to look out of the window every morning and see and smell the sea was just wonderful. I miss that, townie though I am.
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« Reply #428 on: 13:18:30, 18-02-2008 » |
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We're back from a few days in Scotland, weather glorious but cold. I should have taken more advantage with the camera, very few photos that would interest the forum, but here's two to start An old church in Linlithgow main street:  Ancient and modern technologies at work on the Falkirk Wheel:  The wheel is fascinating but I was disappointed to find that the 'beaks' or 'blades' have no technical purpose, just cosmetic, but they achieve their purpose of presenting an image unique to Scotland. |
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« Reply #429 on: 13:52:45, 18-02-2008 » |
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From a point of fluid dynamics, John, surely the blade profile creates less disturbance as the wheel enters the water? Were the gondola housings simply circular in shape they would displace far more water on contact, thus creating bigger waves.... |
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« Reply #430 on: 13:57:10, 18-02-2008 » |
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What a beautiful old church, John! I don't know if you're much of a church-crawler, but if you ever get a chance to take some pics of the interior I would love to see it.
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« Reply #431 on: 14:17:44, 18-02-2008 » |
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From a point of fluid dynamics, John, surely the blade profile creates less disturbance as the wheel enters the water? Were the gondola housings simply circular in shape they would displace far more water on contact, thus creating bigger waves....
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« Reply #434 on: 23:46:55, 19-02-2008 » |
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Pockets of misty fog around the area today. On a drive to pick up some material for a project, I saw this out of the corner of my eye, and turned round to see if I could recapture my first impression: |
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