Charlie's Photo Journal

[JarBax]

Ohhh Charlie! You don't need fancy feathers for showing off - remember what Bing himself said..."Just be yourself, and take things slowly!!!

 

[jdomans]

Gee and Susan thinks she is easily amused!! LOL

 

[fairysari]

The pictures are awesome! Charlie is such a ham .

 

[JarBax]

Charlie has a look around the garden:

 

[JarBax]

Helps pick some apples:





and lends a paw feeding the birds:

 

[JarBax]

Now it's time to have a look around town!





Dumfries is a town in the South West of Scotland. It is in the middle of 'rural nowhere', taking about two hourws to reach either Edinburgh or Glasgow.

The River Nith runs through the town, and being close to the estuary of the Solway, it is tidal, and regularly floods.

Here, my son Ronan show Charlie the Nith approaching spate:

and in the other direction, he shows Charlie the Devorgilla Bridge - the oldest standing stone bridge in Scotland.

 

[JarBax]

Here, Charlie admires the newest bridge, opened this summer

It caused some controversy, as boats can now no longer reach the town, which used to be an important dock for southern Scotland. Charlie looks up river, and sees the Dock Park, where an irate local berthed his boat in protest!



Further downstream, Charlie admires a boat in the tiny harbour of Kingholm Quay



and gazes out to sea as the tide begins to ebb

 

[jdomans]

Forget Charlie, you have an adorable son. You better guard him from the girls!!

Love the pics and the history lesson.

 

[JarBax]

Right at the mouth of the river lies the Caerlaverock Estate,

home to both Caerlaverock Castle and the only Scottish Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Centre.

Caerlaverock is vitally important for the Artic, Spitsbergen population of barnacle geese, who migrate here (almost exclusively) for the winter.

This pic. was accompanied by few rude words, as a flock of barnacles flew over, and we tried to keep Charlie in shot! - you can (just) see them in the photo if you maximise the pic!!! - felt like real wildlife photographers! (though I'm sure they don't swear!)

The road to Caerlaverock Castle was looking a bit iffy - there had been some rain that morning!

The Castle is unique in Scotland, built in around 1277, it is triangular!



Charlie's glad this sign doesn't involve him!

 

[JarBax]

Charlie has a bite to eat
soup, Charlie?

Scone with cream and jam?

Before he more closely examines the castle's gargoyles:






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[JarBax]

Not too far from home,



we keep our eyes peeled for the rare natterjack toads



and get a bit windswept



as we do some more sightseeing

 

[JarBax]

 

[JarBax]

Arousing the suspicions of some of the locals!







Then Charlie makes a quick phonecall...

 

[zambonigirl]

I'm waiting for you two to find a blue police box and take off into space...

 

[JarBax]

After a busy day out and about, Charlie relaxes with a game of pool



and a go on the playstation!

 

[JarBax]

After tea, Charlie chats with frog,



and swaps travellers' tales with Fairy (in preparation for meeting Sari!),



Then says goodnight to Twaraig the snail



Sweet dreams Charlie!

 

[JarBax]

Next morning, Charlie's up bright and early to explore some more,

a little culture at the arts centre.

Can you spot Charlie admiring the work of local arist Andy Goldsworthy?



And keeping watch with one of the sculpted gate posts



Burns features prominantly locally!

Up river and down!

 

[JarBax]

Burns Statue (plus seagull!) infront of Greyfriars Church,



The spot where Robert the Bruce killed The Red Comyn



The library! and the Train Station!

and the school where I work!

 

[JarBax]

A few shots of Charlie just chillin!

 

[JarBax]

Back at home, Charlie is invested into the Scouts, and joins the Beavers!!!