Touching The Sky!

Un superbe et excellent rendu joliment partagé avec ces beaux palmiers et cette magnifique profondeur.
Je vous souhaite une bonne et agréable semaine clémente.

Thank you very much Malik. I hope you have a lovely new week. HBM and best wishes

A lovely image that epitomises Cambeltown Loch and Kintyre in general,
I like the island view between the trees and the benches are a great to enjoy the marine traffic and the lovely view,
HBM and a great week

Thank you very much Roger. Really appreciated

HBM and have a lovely new week

What a beautiful composition Carol.
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Thank you very much Jaap. Really appreciated
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Très beau avec ce ciel agréable journée.

Thank you very much Patrick. Really appreciated
Have a lovely new week

It looks like the palm trees I saw in Gosport, Hampshire. HBM Carol.

Thank you Christa. Yes they do!! They are also popular in some seaside resorts like Torquay. I guess they must be sturdier than they look!!

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A beautiful image and I'm a little surprised to see these palms growing as far north as this. HBM and best wishes for the coming week, Carol.

Thank you very much George. Yes people are often surprised about the palm trees. The west coast and Kintyre, of which Campbeltown is the largest town benefits from the warming effects of the Gulf Stream which brings warm tropical water to the area. The weather tends to be quite mild here. Palm trees thrive here as they do on Skye and some of the other islands. I am told that the island of Gigha is also very lush. Maybe we will get there one day

HBM and have a good week

nice this

Happy new week:)

Thank you very much Annemarie

Have a lovely new week

Diese Bäume sind tolle Eyecatcher in deiner schönen Aufnahme liebe Carol,schön ist dieser Blick rüber :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

Thank you vey much Guni. I am pleaed you like the beautiful trees.

Have a lovely new week. Best wishes Carol

A great spot here. Well done Carol.

HBM, enjoy the day. Herb

Thank you vey much Herb. There is always something to enjoy in Campbeltown.

HBM and have a good week

Stunning pair which prefer to stand rather than sit.
Amazing compositon and framing, Carol
HBM to you!

Thank you very much Judite. I just like the shape of them and the way they make the benches look so tiny!!

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But rooted in the solid earth!

Beautiful image indeed. HBM & wishing you a great week

Oh yes Dinesh, and they are quite strong too, although they might not look it.

Thank you very much. HBM and have a good week ahead

Hbm--Caroline

Thank you very much Fred.

HBM and have a good week. Best wishes Carol

Sehr schön! HBM!

Thank you very much. HBM and have a good week

Impressive palms, and beautiful landscape ! Friendly yours*****

Thank you very much Roseha. Have a good week ahead my friend

A beautiful calm and peaceful picture, Carol ! HBM and a great week ahead !

Thank you very much Ulrich. Really appreciated
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Could be somewhere in the Carribbean,
HBM Carol!

Thank you very much Volker. They do look quite exotic!!

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No palm trees but Cordylines (aka Cabbage palm), those are really tall! HBM Carol

Thank you for the information Isabel. Really appreciated. I believe we call them Torbay Palms over here by what we have since read. It is always good to learn and you certainly know your stuff!! It might amuse you to know that the local paper there once had an article about the 'palm' trees that grow on the roundabout by the town clock. They said that the west side of the clock was affected by the swaying of the palm trees and was throwing the locals into a bizarre time warp whereby the clock was running three hours ahead of the UK, saying it was running on 'Dubai time', despite being only around 17 miles from Northern Ireland!!!' It said it was still wrong despite several efforts to fix it!!!

Thanks again Isabel. HBM and have a good week

Curious funny story, thanks for sharing. Have a nice week ahead Carol.

Beautifully captured Carol. The first time I saw these growing in the UK was in Penzance in 1967. I thought they were so exotic! HBM

Wishing you a good new week.

Thank you very much Rosa. Yes they do look lovely. People are often surprised that they grow well in areas of Scotland, particularly the west coast but the weather is actually quite mild in these parts , due in part to the warm Gulf Stream.

Some years ago the local paper reported that the locals were seeing a bizarre time warp effect as the 'palm' trees by the clock were swaying and affecting the west face of the clock, and despite many attempts to repair it was still showing a time three hours ahead of the UK, putting it on 'Dubai' time when it was hardly more than 17 miles from Northern Ireland!!! So you are right - exotic they are!!!!!!!

Have a good week ahead

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wonderful.
HBM and have a good week!

Thank you very much Markus

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Lovely specimens Carol. I knew of Poolewe being temperate but never thought of Campbeltown. Great shot. HBM and happy new week.

Thank you David. Yes the Kintyre peninsula and the west coast. That is also a lovely area David and one we would like to get back to along with the Upper Loch Torridon area. I can dream!!!!

HBM and have a good week ahead

Magnifique mon amie *****************bisous et bonne soirée

Thank you very much Angelique. You too have a lovely evening. Kisses

Superbe composition Carol !

Thank you very much Nathalie.

Have a good week ahead

Ich dachte zuerst an die Karibik. Aber der Golfstrom macht es möglich.
Eine sehr schöne Aufnahme, Carol! HBM und einen guten Start in die Woche!

Thank you very much Wilhelm. Really appreciated. People are often surprised to see them in Scotland!

HBM and have a lovely new week

Superbes photo et vue . Bonne soirée. Nicole .

Thank you very much Nicole. Have a lovely evening

Gorgeous capture! HBM!

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Thank you very much William. Really appreciated

A beautiful view

Thank you very much Reinhard

AMAZING SIGHT !

Thank you very much Pam

This story might amuse you

Some years ago the local paper reported that the locals were seeing a bizarre time warp effect as the 'palm' trees by the clock were swaying and affecting the west face of the clock, and despite many attempts to repair it was still showing a time three hours ahead of the UK, putting it on 'Dubai' time when it was hardly more than 17 miles from Northern Ireland!!!

Hugsss

good

Thank you Trudy. Really appreciated

...the twin trees on the first plan direct our eyes into the sea, Carol...nicely framed...

Thank you very much Armando. I am pleased you like it.

Enjoy the rest of the week. Best wishes to you both

palm trees in scotland ? couldn't imagine that before
(hopefully you didn't use any AI to create a fake !)

Thank you very much. There are a number of these trees which are known here as Torbay Palms in the area. The warm Gulf Stream and mild weather here and along the west coast make it possible for them to thrive. No AI involved at all - I would not even know where to begin!!!!

Hi Carol
A very nice picture, which I like very much!
Wonderful and interesting composition
Great colours
Best Wishes, HFF, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter

Thank you very much Peter. Really appreciated

Best wishes Carol

S'asseoir là et contempler sans modération.

Thank you very much Jocelyne. Have a good weekend

A lovely scene very well photographed, Carol. An excellent and well chosen musical link.

Thank you very miuch Roger. Really appreciated

Have a good weekend

A good spot for a lunch on this lonely picnic table !

Thank you very much Leopold. I am sure both the picnic table and bench are well used!

Have a lovely weekend

These cabbage trees seem to like the location, they've grown very tall! A beautifully composed photo.

Thank you very much Gudrun. These trees grow well in this part of Scotland. Over here they are known as Torbay Palms, although as both Isabel and Ramon have said they are not actually palm trees, nor are they any where near Torbay!!!

They do look like palm tress:-) Kiwis call them cabbage trees- cordyline australis. They obviously grow well when there are no severe winter frosts.

I'm amazed that palm trees can grow in Scotland. They are beautiful.

Thank you very much Esther. Although technically not palm trees they are known as Torbay Palms and they grow well in this part of Scotland whcih benenfits from the warm Gulf Stream.

They do look good though. They did have issue with the ones growing on the roundabout by the town clock. It seems that the movement of the trees affected the west face of the clock and it was showing 'Dubai' time despite all efforts to put it right!!!

Un titre bien trouvé pour cette belle scène !
HBM très très tardif, Carol !

Thank you veery much Henri. I am pleased you like it
Belated HBM and have a lovely weekend

extra et les vidéos aussi ! merci ! bisous***********************

Thank you very much Marie. I am pleased you also liked the music.

Kisses