Strathspey Tours

19/11/2024

Winter has returned to Achosnich and Strathspey. Snow showers and -7 C degrees last night.
Hasn’t bothered the wintering gimmers out in the fields.

17/11/2024

Change from scenery photos to family history. As the nights draw in more time spent digging up roots. Came across this great photograph of the Garrow family who for several generations were millers at Milton of Castle Grant.

Here are James Garrow and his wife Christina Kennedy plus family: back left to right, Willie, Peter, Alex, Charlie, Ina, Christina Kennedy, baby Gregor, James Garrow, Joe,Carrie, Maggie and Robert. Photo taken abt 1906.

Into the 20th century it was known as Garrow’s Mill and ceased operating in the 1930’s

Grateful if anyone can add any more information.

16/11/2024

The fourth and last supermoon of 2024 taken last night 225,000 miles from Earth. Now called a Beaver Moon as we appear to adopt North American indigenous names.

15/11/2024

Reflections on Lochindorb. Ruined 12th century castle built by the Comyn family and later the lair of Alexander Stewart, ‘The Wolf of Badenoch’.

On the north shore is Tirriemore, the setting for Maurice Walsh (1926),
‘The Key Above The Door’.

On a day like this not living up to its name ‘the loch of trouble’ .

14/11/2024

Northern Cairngorms salmon pink sunset from Castle Grant Home Farm.

12/11/2024

Old Spey Bridge built in 1754 by the British Army under command of Major William Caulfeild.

Could be last of the fine weather with drop in temperatures and snow forecast for next week. ❄️😳

11/11/2024

Sunset🌅 this evening at Castle Grant🏰,

11/11/2024

Quick walk round Castle Grant policies this evening not expecting this glorious sunset 🌅 😳

09/11/2024

Out tonight with party from The Boat Country Inn & Restaurant Group were treated to a cosmic display of stars, Milky Way, planets, moon, shooting star and as if by magic …the Northern Lights. Sometimes in this game it just all comes together on the night 😳😊

Castle Roy

09/11/2024

Remembrance Sunday and the story of a few of the names on the memorial.

08/11/2024

Another afternoon on the Dava Moor. Amazing weather for November with cloudless skies and great light.

07/11/2024

Golden hour on a glorious November afternoon on the Dava Moor: Wester Crannich, crescent moon above Craig Liath.

06/11/2024

Over 30 people from Acklams Coaches and Craiglynne Hotel on Dark Sky walk last night.

Clear sky and all the constellations, three planets and Milky Way visible. Unfortunately no Northern Lights but I do warn them they have perhaps more chance of seeing the Loch Ness Monster 😳😆

01/11/2024

Did you know 1 November is ? 📚📕📗📘📙

If you enjoy my posts and videos of Strathspey, then maybe these are worth checking out, perhaps a Xmas 🎄 present?

Placenames Around Grantown-on-Spey
Placenames Around Aviemore
Strathspey Myths & Legends, A Photographic Journey

All available from Marjory at The Bookmark in Grantown-on-Spey.

31/10/2024

28/10/2024

Random autumnal 🍂trees : Lochindorb, Whitewell, Anagach Woods, Viewpoint walk

28/10/2024

Monday morning. My view of a Strathspey autumn 🍂 tapestry of colour 😊