That big slab at Glen Etive was just made for sitting on - yes just imagine it has been sat on by so many past generations. Is the stone granite Fairy - we have granite here in the Channel Islands as does Cornwall and other south west coast counties. Don't underestimate the quality of your pictures, they are far better than you give credit for.
All sorts GD - but a lot of granite. Running your hands over it is a delight. So smooth. Beautiful. Yet you can wander a few hundred yards and there are great gouges and shards that would cut you open.
Quartz on lots of the hills too. Huge chunks of it shining on a sunny day. Better than any diamonds
Tops of the hills can be completely covered with lovely rock formations
There's often a real mix from one hill to another, like in Glen Nevis.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I love granite - my family quarried it for over 100 years here in Guernsey, exporting it to London, for kerbs, motorways, St. Paul's steps etc, then the market dropped in Guernsey when the French granite became cheaper to purchase. I spent a lot of my childhood scrabbling around on granite on the beaches and cliffs. Our house is also built of it. Must be thrilling to find quartz, such huge piece in your picture Fairy.
Lovely piece of history GD - especially the steps. Sad when that ends - economics eh?
The Cairngorms are very granite-y. The western hills are quite different from the eastern ones. Different weather. Dundee (north east of Scotland) is known as the Granite city.
That lump was about a foot or a bit more in length. Erosion means that you often get quite big patches of quartz on some hills.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I love the streams in Scotland, don't know when I'll next go there now we've bought the Norfolk cottage and my brother's son has moved into the bedroom we stayed in. Brother lives in Crieff, he walks a lot too, with his 2 Border Collies;
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
That's a lovely combo Dove. Did you grow the chives form seeds? Never seen those - and they'd fit in my west-ish facing border where I need a bit of vertical but not too much width.
Crieff is around 30 to 40 miles south of where I was last weekend BL. It's a lovely area altogether
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It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hi Fairy - I bought a pot from the herb section at our local Wyevale about 3 years ago, and I split them each spring as they start to peek through the soil. I could send you a few - do you think they'd be best done this autumn as they start dying down or wait until spring? You know your soil temperatures etc.
P.S. Lots of lovely recipes online using Chinese Chives.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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That big slab at Glen Etive was just made for sitting on - yes just imagine it has been sat on by so many past generations. Is the stone granite Fairy - we have granite here in the Channel Islands as does Cornwall and other south west coast counties. Don't underestimate the quality of your pictures, they are far better than you give credit for.
All sorts GD - but a lot of granite. Running your hands over it is a delight. So smooth. Beautiful. Yet you can wander a few hundred yards and there are great gouges and shards that would cut you open.
Quartz on lots of the hills too. Huge chunks of it shining on a sunny day. Better than any diamonds
Tops of the hills can be completely covered with lovely rock formations
There's often a real mix from one hill to another, like in Glen Nevis.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I love granite - my family quarried it for over 100 years here in Guernsey, exporting it to London, for kerbs, motorways, St. Paul's steps etc, then the market dropped in Guernsey when the French granite became cheaper to purchase. I spent a lot of my childhood scrabbling around on granite on the beaches and cliffs. Our house is also built of it. Must be thrilling to find quartz, such huge piece in your picture Fairy.
Lovely piece of history GD - especially the steps. Sad when that ends - economics eh?
The Cairngorms are very granite-y. The western hills are quite different from the eastern ones. Different weather. Dundee (north east of Scotland) is known as the Granite city.
That lump was about a foot or a bit more in length. Erosion means that you often get quite big patches of quartz on some hills.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Chinese chives and rhubarb (not a recipe
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
That's very effective, Dove.
More beautiful photos from Scotland.
I love the streams in Scotland, don't know when I'll next go there now we've bought the Norfolk cottage and my brother's son has moved into the bedroom we stayed in. Brother lives in Crieff, he walks a lot too, with his 2 Border Collies;
Crieff is a lovely small town BL and a good centre for touring round the area.
Thank you BL - I was quite chuffed with it
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
That's a lovely combo Dove. Did you grow the chives form seeds? Never seen those - and they'd fit in my west-ish facing border where I need a bit of vertical but not too much width.
Crieff is around 30 to 40 miles south of where I was last weekend BL. It's a lovely area altogether
Last edited: 31 August 2016 12:46:46
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hi Fairy - I bought a pot from the herb section at our local Wyevale about 3 years ago, and I split them each spring as they start to peek through the soil. I could send you a few - do you think they'd be best done this autumn as they start dying down or wait until spring? You know your soil temperatures etc.
P.S. Lots of lovely recipes online using Chinese Chives.
Last edited: 31 August 2016 13:35:10
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.