After a busy few months at work it was lovely to get away this week. Niall booked the Lochside Cottage at Ross Priory for a few days and we drove up after lunch on Monday. An oyster catcher was watching us when we arrived.

Oyster Catcher flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

and we really didn’t need binoculars to see it

Lochside Cottage flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

or to look over at Balmaha

Balmaha flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

Although the next morning with the loch shrouded in mist, it was much harder to see the houses:

View over Loch Lomond flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

but it was still stunningly lovely

View over Loch Lomond flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

If you had a favourite mountain, what would it be? Mine’s Ben Lomond

View over Loch Lomond flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

View over Loch Lomond flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

The views over the loch in the evenings were also stunning

View over Loch Lomond flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

We drove up to Tir na nOg for lunch, which was superb

120/365 Soup Dragon flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

And then spent the afternoon walking around RSPB Loch Lomond

Skein Dial flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

sitting on this beautiful bench

Bench flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

to look back over at the loch

View over Loch Lomond flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

and of course walking around the gardens at Ross Priory

Ross Priory Garden flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

Pet Cemetery flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

Just a lovely week

View over Loch Lomond flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

After a busy few months at work it was lovely to get away this week. Niall booked the Lochside Cottage at Ross Priory for a few days and we drove up after lunch on Monday. An oyster catcher was watching us when we arrived.

Oyster Catcher flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

and we really didn’t need binoculars to see it

Lochside Cottage flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

or to look over at Balmaha

Balmaha flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

Although the next morning with the loch shrouded in mist, it was much harder to see the houses:

View over Loch Lomond flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

but it was still stunningly lovely

View over Loch Lomond flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

If you had a favourite mountain, what would it be? Mine’s Ben Lomond

View over Loch Lomond flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

View over Loch Lomond flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

The views over the loch in the evenings were also stunning

View over Loch Lomond flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

We drove up to Tir na nOg for lunch, which was superb

120/365 Soup Dragon flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

And then spent the afternoon walking around RSPB Loch Lomond

Skein Dial flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

sitting on this beautiful bench

Bench flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

to look back over at the loch

View over Loch Lomond flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

and of course walking around the gardens at Ross Priory

Ross Priory Garden flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

Pet Cemetery flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

Just a lovely week

View over Loch Lomond flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license