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Summer garden
In spite of the exposed location, and poor moorland soils, these shrubs are thriving and looking at their best on this sunny day in July.
The hills on the horizon are MacLeod's Tables.
Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 10 Jul 2008
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Frosted windscreen
Feathery patterns in the ice on the windscreen of my van this morning - all melted away by the sun ten minutes later.
Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 10 Feb 2010
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Briefly blue
Frequent storms bringing gales and heavy rain have been a feature of the weather here for the last few days. However, as if by magic - just for my Mid-day at Christmas photo - a patch of blue sky emerged west of Roskhill. The hills are MacLeod's Tables.
Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 25 Dec 2016
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My 2000th image on Geograph
So this a special picture to mark the occasion.
The building is my home, and the field has planning permission for the erection of two new houses.
In order to prevent the houses being built, which would spoil our view, my wife and I have just bought the field!
Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 2 Feb 2009
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Roskhill Barn
The building is now two self contained apartments, but was originally built, in about 1895, as a byre.
Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 13 Apr 2007
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Roskhill Barn
Built in the late 19th century as a byre, the building has been extended and converted into two self contained apartments. Currently, the owner occupies the ground floor, while the upper floor is used for self catering holiday letting.
Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 13 Apr 2007
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Garden and view, January 2010
A covering of snow and bright winter sunshine. A long shadow is being cast from the birdbath in my garden in Roskhill near Dunvegan.
The view is south west, with Healabhal Bheag just right of centre and Beinn na Boineid to the far left.
(Just for the record, this is my 3,999th Geograph submission).
Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 6 Jan 2010
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The Christmas Star from Roskhill
The closest conjunction for almost 400 years of Jupiter and Saturn took place today, 21 December 2020. The conjunction has been popularly named 'The Christmas Star' as there is a suggestion that this same conjunction was the origin of the Star of Bethlehem.
This image, taken shortly after sunset, shows the planets just above a layer of low cloud. Jupiter is the brighter dot. If it is possible for you to 'zoom in' on the image, Saturn is also visible just to the upper right of Jupiter.
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Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 21 Dec 2020
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Christmas morning at Roskhill
The living room window sill, front garden and view - and it's not raining!
Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 25 Dec 2013
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October sunset
The UK weather is playing some tricks at the moment. Today, Gravesend in Kent recorded the highest ever October temperature, while Skye mostly remained damp, drizzly and cool. Then, the clouds here lifted, and we were treated to one of the most brilliant sunsets we have seen for a while.
Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 1 Oct 2011
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