Saturday 10 October 2015

Country Roads





Fairytale illustration  -  circa 1900

"Lucky Hans"  exchanges a heavy package for a horse





Perthshire countryside in late September










19th century farmhouse 











Hundred year old beech hedges line the roadside






This gardener's cottage, complete with weather vane, dates from mid 1800s

Concealed behind the bushes is a beautiful garden producing
flowers, vegetables and fruit






Fox's eye view through a gap in the hedge






Popular spot to watch wild Atlantic salmon leaping, as they fight their way upstream
towards their spawning grounds in a glen a few miles away







Protected from the elements, in a medieval church   -   Pictish stone dating from around 800 AD


















Thank you for visiting


Shared with     Today's Flowers       Saturday's Critters     Mosaic Monday     Our World Tuesday

34 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Hello, what a beautiful place to visit. I love the countryside and the cows. The church and stained glass windows are beautiful. Thank you so much for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy weekend!

Breathtaking said...

Hello!:) Beautiful tranquil country scenes especially the cows in a field. I like the rolling hills and lovely old houses you found to share. The country church is charming and the carved stone interesting.

Jenn Jilks said...

Lovely travel tails!
(ツ) from Cottage Country Ontario , ON, Canada!

The Furry Gnome said...

Hope you're enjoying fall over there in Scotland!

Seraphinas Phantasie said...

Fabulous photos of the painting, the landscape and the church. Amazing !
Best, Synnöve

DeniseinVA said...

The English countryside is very dear to my heart. Fantastic photos! Your description of the salmon leaping is lovely, as is your whole post. Thank you so much for sharing all with Today's Flowes, and I wish you a very happy weekend :)

Nancy Chan said...

Beautiful countryside scenery. Have a wonderful weekend!

Unknown said...

Wonderful images! I always love seeing cows. The church is gorgeous. Have a great weekend, Ruby!

TexWisGirl said...

beautiful countryside! love those hedges!!

Janice said...

Such a beautiful place for all the critters.

Pet said...

Everything is so peaceful. You are really lucky. Lately I have been looking for a peaceful spot to retire (in a few years I hope) and your pictures are really tempting!

A Colorful World said...

Such stunning peaceful images! Love that gardeners cottage!

kissed by an angel said...

These are wonderful pictures Ruby!!! I really enjoy the idyllic landscape, all the green and the wide view...Your pictures calm me down :)

Have also a great and happy new week, full of magic Autumn moments!!!
Lots of love and light
Katrin :)

carol l mckenna said...

Lovely and creative photos of the beautiful country side!

Happy Week to you,
artmusedog and carol

Tomoko said...

Wow!! What a powerful painting"Lucky Hans"is! It is funny and a little bit sad story. You have shown us such beautiful landscapes! I wish I could walk there! I like to see the old farmhouse.Beautiful!
Have a good new week!

Minoru Saito said...

Hi! Very fantastic area. I felt good and old days in this town. I enjoyed your post very much. Thanks for sharing.

Sara - Villa Emilia said...

What a wonderful series of images - fascinating, intriguing, beautiful!
Happy Mosaic Monday!

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

What a beautiful trip... Lovely countryside and the church is wonderful.

Linda said...

I love the illustration, it is lovely! Your photos are beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful tour! Warm greetings from Montreal, Canada. :)

Snap said...

Beautiful scenery and so nice to start with the illustration -- very clever. I love old churches. Gorgeous glass. Thanks for the tour.

Rajesh said...

Beautiful views of the countryside.

Judith @ Lavender Cottage said...

I like the fox's view from the hedge and the dated stone is still in amazing shape isn't it?

Tammie Lee said...

such wonderful glimpses! thank you for sharing.

Lorrie said...

These photos of your English countryside almost had me feeling I was there! The medieval church looks so interesting, and the row of nasturtiums a pretty fall sight. The Pacific salmon will soon be spawning up rivers and streams here as well. Always an amazing sight. Have a wonderful week.

Kim, USA said...

Wow I am very impress. The glass window depicting the Holy Family is beautiful!! Love it!

Kim,USA

Photo Cache said...

Gorgeous illustration.

Worth a Thousand Words

Anonymous said...

The Scottish countryside is delightful!

Ohmydearests said...

fantastic images!

NatureFootstep said...

A beautiful countryside. It seems made for a long walk. :)

Is that your art? From the old tale? I can see you do art too in an earleir post. I have an art meme called NF DAM and it is opening every Wednesday. Maybe you would like to join? You can find it at nfverk.blogspot.com

NatureStop said...

Lovely post and images! Have a great day!

Shantana

chai-and-chardonnay.blogspot.com said...

I would not mind living in the gardeners cottage in the middle of that fabulous countryside.

Mary Howell Cromer said...

Such beauty here, very nice!!!

Magia da Inês said...

-`❀´-
Tudo lindo demais, principalmente as paisagens.

Ótimo fim de semana com muita paz e muitas alegrias!
Beijinhos do Brasil.
❀❀ه° ·.

DeniseinVA said...

Wonderful post, love all these photos. Thanks so much for your comment. I did as you asked :)

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