ABC WednesayA is for Arran

The island of Arran lies off the Ayrshire coast. This is the view from near Ardrossan where a ferry sails to Brodick.

The A841 encircles the island going North from Brodick to Sannox before cutting through Glen Chalmadale.

At the Northwest corner we come to Lochranza with its ancient castle.

Turning South the road became single track with passing places in June 2004 when these photographs were taken. I recently looked at this road in Streetview and it seems to have been improved now.

The Southwest of the island around Blackwaterfoot is more rural. This is looking back towards the mountainous North of the island.

Having rounded the South end of the island the road heads North towards Lamlash Bay.

For regular views across to Arran from the Ayrshire coast see Bill Anderson's Ayrshire + Photographs.

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ABC Wednesday: Z Zz Zzz Zzzz Zzzz

I found this sleeping duck at Lion Park on Jersey.

More photographs from the island can be found on Jersey 2010.

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ABC Wednesday:Y is for Yachts

I found these yachts parked by the road opposite St Catherine's Sailing Club on Jersey.

More photographs from the island can be found on Jersey 2010.

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Haiga for Leslie Moon

The people at One Stop Poetry are featuring haiku on their site.

They reproduced my article How to Write Haiku with permission.

They also credited me with three haiku I DID NOT WRITE! I've since discovered that the mis-attributed work is by Don Baird.

Anyhow readers were encouraged to use Leslie Moon's photo as an inspiration to write a haiku so here is mine combined with Leslie's photo to form a haiga.

glimmer of light
behind dark clouds
a storm brews

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