Scotland through the car window


huge wind turbines sprouting from breezy hilltops
heather clad mountains
famous rivers
railways
passing trains 
famous bridges over famous rivers
forests 
pylons striding across the countryside
locals walking home with a 'bottle or two
long rows of tiny cottages with tiny doors 
hill tops in the sunshine
huge black clouds
a women on a mobility scooter
roundabouts
vast skies and huge vistas 
holiday locations
an old lady smoking a fag
fields full of combine harvesters 
antenna topped mountains
Christmas trees in August 
fields of corn and sheep
bales of hay awaiting collection
highland cattle with huge horns
places whose names appear on the football scores
castles
old castles
very old castles
newish castles
ruined castles
foreboding castles defending their hill tops
vast golden fields and remote farmsteads
small fields
huge fields
petrol stations
funny looking stone barns in the middle of fields
houses with stepped gable-ends
long stone walls
posh gateways to posh houses
posh hotels with fancy prices
signs to places with familiar names
famous golf courses
Lochs and Universities you've heard of
beautiful harbours you haven't
caravan parks 
stacked precariously on shear cliffs
stacked full of caravans 
village shops
'nic-nac' emporiums
tea rooms and cafes
pubs full of people outside
post offices and delicatessens
churches with ornate towers in villages with pretty names
harbours and boats and ships
people you know
people you don't 
crows and seagulls
coastlines and country lanes
oil rigs
dogs on leads
islands
people exploring streets with funny sounding names
busy towns
quiet villages
quiet towns and busy villages
queuing motorways
the police at speed
and chip shop suppers

...the Scotland we saw through the car window

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