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Caption: twenty six
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Caption: I’ve fallen out the habit of sharing these #shotsoftheweek stories over the last few weeks, but I started this year with the intention of sharing a story for each week, and even though I’m now on week twenty six, which is all the way back at the end of June (yes, I have a bit of catching up to do!), these stories now feel like a record of these often strange weeks of 2020. Week twenty six is a short story, and started with a birthday as Harris turned nine on June 22. There was an evening walk at the ash lagoons as the sun glowed gently over the Forth, and also a walk along the sea front in another gorgeous, gentle sunset.
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Picture of Newhailes
Picture of Newhailes
Caption: The National Trust for Scotland took ownership of Newhailes House in the 1990s and embarked on a restoration project for the house, its outbuildings, and grounds. Growing up locally, I remember Newhailes as the “big scary house” - a funny memory now, as clearly it isn’t, but in those days before its restoration, this big empty house felt that way from my childhood perspective.
Picture of Ash Lagoons
Picture of Ash Lagoons
Picture of Ash Lagoons
Caption: I took this photo looking over the sea wall at the lagoons. I always take a photo (or several) here as this view always changes. Swipe two photos ahead for the same view...
Picture of Ash Lagoons
Picture of Ash Lagoons
Video of Ash Lagoons
Caption: I love this light, when the sea almost has an oily quality to it as the water ripples towards you.
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Caption: And then this walk, and this gorgeous sunset. This is the mouth of the River Esk, and we head left from here to walk along the beach. The sea wall on the right is the lagoons, which we discovered during lockdown. The photos I’ve shared that were taken looking over the sea wall are from a spot much further round, looking north towards the Fife coastline.
Picture of Musselburgh
Picture of Musselburgh
Picture of Musselburgh
Picture of Musselburgh
Picture of Musselburgh
Video of Musselburgh
Picture of Musselburgh
Picture of Musselburgh
Video of Musselburgh
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Picture of Musselburgh
Caption: #shotsoftheweek June 22 - 28 2020
