Let's go out of Sneck

[The Mantis]

27 minutes ago, weeman said:

Craigellachie Bridge. Built by Thomas Telford

Good morning

[IBM]

17 minutes ago, TheMantis said:

Good morning

The early bird catches the worm

[The Mantis]

10 hours ago, IBM said:

I prefer the ones from Islay myself but I have never had a bad one  

Here is an easy one for tomorrow.

Was supposed to be going to Islay this Friday. I’ve got an old mate in his 80s who used to do all the driving when we went hillwalking so I was treating him to a weekend to pay him back. Rebooked for September so fingers crossed.

So... the sideboard had 2 Laphroaigs, 1 Bowmore, 1 Irish 12y.o, various Isle of Lewis things, some poteen , 2 Arran. And the bargain of the year... we were in the Faroe Islands last summer and they had a litre of Ardbeg 10 for about €36 which must have been a mistake.

Anyway, I had just finished a Talisker at the weekend and opened a Highland Park so that’s the choice...

[The Mantis]

I'll steal a shot although I probably don't deserve it.

[IBM]

Mr & Mrs Mantis before the lockdown

[+weeman]

43 minutes ago, TheMantis said:

I'll steal a shot although I probably don't deserve it.

No. I'd remember that if i'd been there 

[+weeman]

4 hours ago, IBM said:

The early bird catches the worm

But it's the second mouse that gets the cheese 

[IBM]

6 hours ago, weeman said:

No. I'd remember that if i'd been there 

So would I and there is no road nearby so that would rule me out.

[The Mantis]

2 hours ago, IBM said:

So would I and there is no road nearby so that would rule me out.

I bet you've driven past it many times. Tommy and Maggie. But I think they've been replaced by another sculpture, they were a bit crumbly.
A93 at Glenshee, right opposite the Ski Centre.

Edited April 7, 2020 by TheMantis

[IBM]

1 hour ago, TheMantis said:

I bet you've driven past it many times. Tommy and Maggie. But I think they've been replaced by another sculpture, they were a bit crumbly.
A93 at Glenshee, right opposite the Ski Centre.

Yes I have driven past many times and not noticed them I must have been going too fast!

[+weeman]

Like IBM, i've never noticed them

[The Mantis]

You have to get up early in the morning to see them 

I think they were fibreglass or something. Apparently they were made in 1976 and they had a couple of holes in them. But if you look on the streetview there’s a tubular sculpture there now.

[The Mantis]

Talking about Google Street View. I noticed this weird thing when I was searching the other week. When you're round about Loch Ness the wee yellow man turns into a wee green thing. I thought it was a ninja turtle at first but still buggered if I can see what it is. Think it's meant to be Nessie.

[IBM]

2 hours ago, TheMantis said:

Talking about Google Street View. I noticed this weird thing when I was searching the other week. When you're round about Loch Ness the wee yellow man turns into a wee green thing. I thought it was a ninja turtle at first but still buggered if I can see what it is. Think it's meant to be Nessie.

It is Nessie think you have been on the Laphroaig this morning

[The Mantis]

31 minutes ago, IBM said:

It is Nessie think you have been on the Laphroaig this morning

You must have seen the real Nessie then, looks more like a wee dinosaur to me 

[+Wanderer]

...och it's a tammie!

[IBM]

Who is going to be up first tomorrow?

[The Mantis]

Telford kirk?

[IBM]

1 hour ago, TheMantis said:

Telford kirk?

No, I hadn't heard of that one and can't find it on google maps.

It's in Inverness-shire.

Edited April 9, 2020 by IBM
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[The Mantis]

19 minutes ago, IBM said:

No, I hadn't heard of that one and can't find it on google maps.

It's in Inverness-shire.

No, I mean the heilans are full of Telford churches and I was asking if that was one 

[IBM]

46 minutes ago, TheMantis said:

No, I mean the heilans are full of Telford churches and I was asking if that was one 

That I don't know no wonder I couldn't find it on google maps 

[The Mantis]

Drawn a blank on this. If it was in Inverness-shire and was a Telford church I would have found it. There aren't many.
Plenty other kirks though, the place is fair infested with them Captain, as Dougie would tell you 

[IBM]

I thought this would have been fairly easy the photo was taken from the side of the old A9 beside a loch. You will have driven past it many times

[+snorbens_caleyman]

Gotcha!   When I first saw it, it was indeed familiar.  I was convinced that that was Cairn Gorm - maybe from Loch Morlich, but there aren't any churches there.

It's Loch Alvie, a few miles south of Aviemore.

[The Mantis]

Well done, I was crawling about Loch Alvie just as you posted. I was even out my bed.
I often park at Kincraig Church just along the road as there are Ospreys nearby.

 

Edited April 10, 2020 by TheMantis