Tomorrow, November 12, marks the anniversary of the first photograph apparently taken of the Loch Ness Monster, when, in 1933, Hugh Gray spotted the sea serpent while walking along Scotland’s River Foyers. In celebration, we combed through some old editions if Fate magazine for images of Nessie. So, are you a believer?
Many methods were tried, some unorthodox, in an effort to lure the Loch Ness monster into camera range. Here brave divers execute a baiting using cow’s blood and a bait basket trolled at a 60-foot depth. Photograph by Emory Kristof, National Geographic
Those nights when the drizzle of rain can’t compete with the light of the moon, this drippy lune beaches herself and makes puddles that create ponds that feed back into the lake.
My newest doll, now on etsy! I’ve made a couple more mermaids too, which I’ll post later.
Loch Ness looking moody and magnificent this morning. Just a few minutes from us at Rivoulich Lodge, the awesome Loch Ness contains more fresh water than all the lakes in England and Wales. No wonder its famous resident is so elusive
Timber prices are through the roof just now so the harvesters have been busy. Yes, they make a mess. No, I can’t get upset about it. The trees they take are aliens. They drop needles that form a thick blanket creating utterly sterile forests. The carpet of needles doesn’t harbour insect life, which means there are no birds or small furry predators. These plantations are unnaturally quiet because there’s zero life in there.
The good news is that the Forest Trust replants with a mix of native hardwoods. Although they’re much slower growing and need protection from deer, the biodiversity has increased exponentially over two decades of sensitive and careful management.
The bonus from Bailey’s perspective is there’s a sea of mud full of exciting smells just begging to be explored.
The last of the sun today and the first half decent sunset we’ve seen for a while. We’re approaching that time of year when we’re blessed with truly spectacular sunsets.
The sun only reaches 9° above the southern horizon just now & sets in the south west. In just a few months time it will set in the north west and drop only 8° below the northern horizon, which is why we have endless days in summer. I can barely wait.
It’s been such an odd year for tourism in Scotland that even Loch Ness was pretty silent. Made the photography easier if nothing else and here’s a run through of some of the best things to get up to in the Inverness area….
Four encounters with very strangely-rendered “flying cryptids”. From top to bottom, they are: - Antonio Grimaldo’s pterosaur-like “Big Bird” from 1970s Texas. - A “Birdwoman” seen by three horny US marines, sick on heroin during the Vietnam War. - The “Tombstone Epitaph Flying Crocodile”, resembling a huge crocodilian with an extremely elongated tail and an immense pair of wings, shot by two ranchers in 1890. - The “Copiapo Giant Bird” from 1868, painted spectacularly as a semi-metallic insect-bird.
Source:Creatures From Elsewhere by Orbis Publishing. (1984)
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Scotland Here are two paintings based on my photos from a trip to Scotland a few years ago. Saint Anthony’s Chapel (Edinburgh) and Urquhart Castle (Loch Ness).
(Painted in Photoshop, 10 hrs. each, references my own photos)
