Breathtaking

I can not get enough of these Scotland sunsets. The sun sets right through our living room window so I have an awesome view every time. I think I took a hundred pictures because I felt like the colors were constantly changing. Absolutely gorgeous and something you just don't get tired of seeing.

All the pictures were taking within 15 minute span.

Dess Woods Waterfall

Yesterday I went on another great walk with the wonderful AWA ladies(and a set of parents this time!). It was a hilly 5 miles with a beautiful waterfall along the way. This really is the best way to see this beautiful country!

Saturday Drivin'

Here are a few pictures from our Saturday drive. We headed out to a junk yard to see if we could find any treasures and ended up on a beautiful ride home through the mountains. It was getting dark while we were driving home so I didn't get any pictures this time. We found one hidden treasure at the 'junk' yard (I'll post a picture once we find a place for it) but we'll definitely go back with more time to 'dig'!

The 'junk' yard!

They're starting to till up the land!

A beautiful Scottish farm.

Rainbow!

Is he handsome or what!?

Lumphanan-Kincardine O'Neil Hill Hike

Thursday I went on another hike with the AWA Explorers group. We had much better weather this time so my pictures are much clearer. We drove out about 20 minutes to a village called Lumphanan and walked/hiked about 8 miles/12K along some very peaceful trails and along the River Dee where we ran into some salmon fishermen. It was a little windy but the sun was shining and it was about 55 degrees F! Can't complain!

A very old cemetery we passed.

The River Dee

Beautiful Scottish farms.

Some things/people we passed along the way.

The group!

Looking forward to the next hike to Slain's Castle!

Happy Mardi Gras!!

It's Fat Tuesday, y'all! Last day to indulge before the season of Lent begins tomorrow! Saturday night we attended the AWA Mardi Gras party and it was a hit! So much fun. This is one of AWA's biggest events of the year and I'm glad we arrived in Scotland just in time. The party was complete with gold, green and purple decorations, a king and queen, dutch and duchess, king cake (with the little plastic baby and all), masks, beads, hurricanes, great music and dancing!

Thanks, Alaina, for my awesome necklace!

New friends!

more new friends!

Me and my handsome hubby!

So festive!

Snowy Morning

When Ryan and I arrived home last night from a Mardi Gras party (more on this in another post) it was really snowing and we were anxious to see what we would wake up to. Well, here it is; a beautiful, snowy morning with lots of sunshine and blue skies. We couldn't have asked for a prettier day. The snow wasn't thick enough to build a snowman and didn't last long either (most of it has melted away) but it was none the less, a pretty site to see.

See....

We DO get beautiful, sunny days in Scotland! Today was warm enough I probably could have worn shorts on my run. Here's to hoping there are more days like this in my future (especially on hiking days)!