A Week in Scottish Borders North Sea Area

Our first stop enroute to Eyemouth was Hermitage Castle.

Brilliant yellow rapeseed fields in Tweed Valley Scotland

Interesting patterns

Maggie getting closeup shots of rapeseed.

Maggie and I stayed for a wonderful week in Eyemouth, a lovely fishing village on the North Sea in the Scottish Borders area.

St. Abb's Head - wonderful coastal walk.

We stayed in the first floor flat of the dark stone building (built in 1704). We could not have been any closer to harbour or a source of fresh fish - fish shop is on ground floor of the building.

Lindisfarne priory considered the seat of Christianity in northern England.

Modern statue of St. Cuthburt.

Lindisfarne Castle.

Old herring boats cut in half, turned upside down and converted into fishing gear storage sheds.

Cragside House near Rothbury England. This amazing house was built by the Armstrong family in the mid 1800's. It is the first house in England to be wired for electricity. Well worth a visit.

Cragside House amongst the tallest Douglas Firs in England.

Reflection of Cragside House.

Farne Island bird sanctuary - over 500,000 birds breed here every year.

Seals basking in the sun.

Puffiins on Farne Islands.

Breeding pair of shag.

Lighthouse at Farne Islands. There are approximately 500 shipwrecks in and around the Farne Islands. Most of these shipwrecks occured before the days of the modern lighthouse.

Bamburgh Castle south of Berwick-on-Tweed northeast England. This splendid castle was completely rebuilt in the 1800's and is well worth a visit. The Armstrong family lived in the castle until just recently.

Reflection of Bamburgh Castle in tidal pool late in the day.

Maggie catching amazing reflections as the tide goes out at sunset.

Sunset at Bamburgh Castle.

Magnificant Bluebells - Casterton, Cumbria UK

Today we went out to photograph bluebells which are now out in their full glory. Here is Maggie capturing one of her winning shots in Casterton woods not far from Honeysuckle Cottage.