It is April and Spring has come to Scotland - at last. As I walk the dog most days through the woods and by the loch I marvel at the small changes that take place day by day. In this blog I hope to record these and to share my love of this area with others. Aber is a small collection of houses by Loch Lomond. It is not far from a slightly larger village, Gartocharn, which is reached by a short walk through the fields in the mornings to pick up the paper from the Post Office.
This photo was taken on our walk by the loch last night at about 8.30 pm. It
had been a pretty dreech day but there was a soft light on the hills and a glow on the water. On the way back I saw the first ducklings of the year. A little flotilla of about 7 or 8 keeping close to Mum by the waters edge. It was too dark to identify the species but I will be on the lookout for them again.
There is now an abundance of Spring flowers everywhere; primroses, violets, wood anemones, wood sorrel, celandine and the blue bells are just beginning to show through. The blackthorn is prolific this year too although in this photo it is hard to distinguish the blossom from the lichen on this old tree. It bodes well for sloes later in the year.
We are out and about most days and there is always something new and different to see. These are what I will be sharing and I hope that my love of this place and the joy I get from living here is communicated to you.
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