Our walk today was in the area called The Doll, a crofting community where most of the houses are now private while a few are on active crofts. It's just to the south of Brora, an easy ten-minute drive from our house, and the walk consists of little more energetic than following a well-made track, first of all through forestry which, as they were making very clear this morning, is now....
....owned by some very vociferous willow warblers, recently returned from their winter holidays in Africa.
After passing through a deer fence the land opens up so one has good views across Loch Brora. At one time, before crofts were invented, a small community existed here, evidence of which can be found in the....
....remains of stone walls which wind across the landscape. A quick look at a....
....satellite picture shows the extent of the human activities, which include what may be sheep pens and 'kale yards' - areas used for growing vegetables - as well as buildings which may have been small houses.
Today the inhabitants are sheep, the red deer which come down from the hill and, for a few months, the recently returned wheatears.
Our walk over we sat on a bench on the banks of the River Brora in light drizzle with our feet....
....surrounded by masses of wood anemones.
Our walk today was in the area called The Doll, a crofting community where most of the houses are now private while a few are on active crofts. It's just to the south of Brora, an easy ten-minute drive from our house, and the walk consists of little more energetic than following a well-made track, first of all through forestry which, as they were making very clear this morning, is now....
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