Not a Bad Breakfast View
Even on the greyer days at Lochend we can help but stop and marvel at the changing mood of the lake that, whilst on holiday, you can relax and watch unfold.
Grey Lag Goose gets Friendly-ish
This Greylag goose came to keep the ducks company this morning. I’m not sure why it’s become so brave – Greylag geese are normally very shy and we only see them in the air or in the middle of the lake. Perhaps he wants to take Arnie’s (our Frankenstein duck) place as the biggest bird […]
Swimming in an Ice Cold Lake
Michael MacDonald and Alice Bowers had a chilly December dip on a beautiful winters day. Topher, who took the pictures, nearly joined them but only because he slipped on the icy jetty whilst holding his phone aloft!
Creeping Ice
We certainly don’t have it as cold as the Brennan family, who have just arrived from Manchester, have it but there is a film of ice creeping across the lake!
Otters
The Campbell family who were staying in Heron last week reported an otter swimming in the lake very close to the shore.
Early Snow on Ben Lomond
19th October and the 1st snow of the year has covered the top of Ben Lomond.
Summers Evening Swim
Where did July go! We had some lovely weather leading to lots of swimming in the lake, some out to the crannog in our bay, some as far as the island and one round the island 3 times!! She is in training to swim Loch lomond! Picture is from last Saturday evening.
Sunny Day School Run
Skating to school in winter and paddling in summer…the Lochend children using their environment to it’s full!
Let the River Flow
…or more correctly – let the Goodie Burn flow. As the Goodie water is the only outlet on the lake, the flow of the water has to be kept going but the debris, which was churned up by the ice at this time, gets caught in the grid and has to be cleared. Waders on […]
The Last Ice Float
Of course ‘the last ice float’ is what we are hoping(!) all the bouys marking shallow water around the lake have ended up in our bay, and the edges of the ice are filled with reeds and all that the ice has dredged up, and is depositing it at the mouth of the Goodie burn, […]