Amelia's photos

Today's Sunday Challenge is: BLUE This is a security door for a lock-up.

The original arches were built in 1848 with the outer steel girders added in 1903.

The original arches were built in 1848 with the outer steel girders added in 1903. There are several blockages of branches by at least two of Shrewsbury's bridges, and a tree trunk is wedged on the weir, After the heavy rain of yesterday and today, maybe some of debris will move downstream.

I have had this pair of Salt and pepper grinders for about 15 years. They were a gift from my Canadian cousins when they were over to the UK on one of their yearly visits. These exquisite and unique salt and pepper grinders were originally carved by west coast artist Mark Garfield. Born and raised on the West Coast of British Columbia. They represent the Chief and Princess totems. I suspect these are copies in high quality resin made from recycled glass. Ebony and Ivory - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder

HFF to you all, and stay safe. According to the website, the Old Pavilion is our newest facility here at the Home of Golf and is located next to the first tee at the Old Course. It offers golfers somewhere to wait in comfort with access to toilets and light refreshments ahead of their tee time. There is also a bag drop facility and information point available for visiting golfers. Single golfers with suitable handicaps who wish to play the Old Course without an existing tee time should check in at the Old Pavilion on the day of play and the staff will do their best to join them with a two or three-ball group. With patience, this can be successful but there are no guarantees. There is a practice putting green alongside this building. The clause "golfers with suitable handicaps" rules me out. I am just about able to have a good laugh on a 9 hole pitch and put circuit. ;-)

For me this beach was endless, the sun always shone, the sea was never too cold to bathe in and there were no caravans parked on the Kinkell Braes. We lived within easy walking distance of the East Sands, and there was rarely a day that I wasn't here, pottering about, collecting shells to paint, or peering into the rock-pools looking at the anemones, small crabs, molluscs and shrimps. Was I wearing rose tinted glasses? Maybe, but I did have a wonderful childhood.

In this photo one can see the tidal swimming pool, the West Sands and Tentsmuir Forest in the background.

Very handy for going for a quick dook at dinner time, if one attended the Fisher School. The mist almost obscures the Kinkell Braes caravan site.

This week's Sunday Challenge: A ZIPPER The most comfortable pair of boots that anyone can have. Made by Josef Seibel, a German company that has been manufacturing footwear since 1886. I buy a new pair every 2 years, and they are worn almost daily in spring and autumn. Excellent for walking.

Today's Saturday Self Challenge Is: "Artificial Intelligence ". We don't have smart phones or smart meters in our household, tending to veer towards being Luddites. However we invested in this little gadget early on in the Pandemic. It not only measures heart rate, but more importantly blood oxygen levels which are critical in diagnosing a Covid 19 infection.

I well remember the smells of the lobster creels, and the tarred rope, the oily fuels and the tang of the seaweed, and of course the smell of the gasworks just along form here. My childhood.

On the skyline can be seen the iconic St.Rule's Tower, the square one, which is100ft or 33m high. The climb to the top of St Rule's Tower involves a very tight metal spiral staircase, which leads up to a set of intramural stairs, which themselves lead up to one of the narrower stone spiral staircases you will find in Scotland. Passing people descending while you are ascending this spiral staircase can be interesting and it pays to listen out for anyone already on the stair coming towards you before you commence either your climb or descent. The total climb to the top of the tower involves 156 steps. One has to pay for the privilege these days, but in the 1940s and early 50s it was free, and I have been to the top many times when we lived in St.Andrews. The views from the top are worth every step of the climb, and more. The twin towers belong to the ruins of St.Andrews Cathedral. A most impressive ruin. Since the coronavirus situation has escalated, so preventing us from taking our usual holiday in Scotland this year, I have decided to look back to photos taken in Scotland in past years, and post some of those which have not been seen either on Panoramio or Ipernity.