The heather in bloom

Ye Banks and Braes(Holly Tomas;words by Robert Burns) - The Romance of the Braes of The Highlands,Scotland - 12th August 2016

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August 12th 2016
The day looks like it is going to be dry but it looks to be windy away from the where the chalet is located. We had a lie in this morning and won’t be in too much of a hurry to get out and about as nothing in the Highlands seems to have any urgency about it so we shall simply join the flow. The sun keeps appearing from time to time and the purple heather on the hills further up the valley sh ... read more

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