Thursday, April 21, 2022

Visit to Scotland By My Eldest Son And Hailstorm

Hello Sweet People !

Hope all is smooth at your end and enjoying the pleasant changes of weather as well .My eldest son visited Scotland to join one of his friend who was staying there for a month ,the lovely young lady i mentioned in one of my previous post this month i believe. She aims to visit various countries . She delayed her trip to Turkey because of weather probably and chose Scotland as her next destination for a month . My son had few more public holidays added to his weekend so he decided to spend this with her. Sharing some spectacular images he shared with us ,hope you will enjoy the glimpse . I loved Outlander on Netflix which is filmed in Scotland mostly so i was waiting for these photos fondly . 

a house among the ocean of greenery looks inviting isn't it ,i miss having green meadows and lush hills of my native town though this canvas is vast and more gorgeous .

i wonder if this is tribute to some particular person or name of farmer ,owner of  this farm 

don't they look like they are posing for the tourists :) do you have any idea what are they wearing in their ears ,looks like an old door lock to me ,ofcource for the identification purpose instead of ring 

  
when things get complicated in life we should take a pause and leave  have an panoramic view of them in case " things" belong to outer world ,but if they belong to inner world do the same though for this you have to sit  calmly ,take a deep breath ,close your physical eyes and open spiritual eyes to meditate ,you will find more than soon that nothing was wrong except your own way to look at things :)(mostly)


life is given to us as plain and black and white sketch consisting outlines only ,what we draw within and which colors we fill in is our own choice ,the more we are careful the better is painting (my opinion )



my eldest son could not call due to on visit ,sent images only so i don't know what it is ,to me it resembles to huge magnificent Hall i saw in Harry Potter movie anyone ?? 

we have repeated Rick Steve's Europe few times so i know a very little bit about the city of Edinburg 


is there too a tradition to put lock on a bridge to make wish true like Italy ? being from small village i know few shrines where people visited and tied colorful piece of cloth to make wish true ,i was little girl then and did not understood such rituals but hanging cloths with tree would fascinate me like these colorful locks 

i felt grateful for this image as we could not see him on the weekend as he left for Scotland on Friday evening probably so no call on Sat or Sunday :( 



an intriguing design of structure isn't it ? 

                   beautiful and impressive ,can't say if it is the inner view of building above 


can you guess in first sight what is this ? snow ? yes snow but not the soft and gorgeous but round pieces like small rock that can hurt seriously if  hit straight ,yes we had worst Hail storm last day ,their size varied ,most were small like marbles but some were larger than them , never saw such terrible hailstorm before ,i felt terrified for while when kids rushed out in the yard ,the hitting was making great noise ,here we have hardly any rain until August but Hailstorm came abruptly ,blew the garden plants within twenty minutes and passed away .i captured this after ten to fifteen minutes it sopped .


our yard sink  was full of snow balls too ,Nature is ruthless and works in mysterious way indeed ,this was unforgettable sight after so many years ,back in native town it was often in summers though with frequent rains 

Hats off to the survivors , this is daring to stand still after facing such horrible hailstorm ,i saw nine to ten flowers who survived though half of our sunflowers were uprooted by gust of wind .i still feel grateful that we got few days of less heat more though price was bit heavy  


it was taken  a while before hailstorm though my neem tree does not look the same after storm broke away it's few branches but she is strong and has seen many wind storms far harder  than this one even when she was younger so i hope she will grew new branches soon ! 


This is for now dear Friends ,will be visiting you soon ,our electricity took many hours to comeback and internet is playing games since then with on and off mode .

Be positive no matter what because life is most precious gift and we get it only for once ,be kind and keep smiling ,these are both best gifts you can give to yourself and others!

36 comments:

  1. Scotland looks beautiful so glad your son was able to visit his friend!

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  2. we had hail stones recently but not as big as yours, I hope they didn't do any lasting damage to your plants. Your son looks happy and healthy, I havent visited Scotland although it's on my list (was meant to go and visit my blogging friend Anne but the trains were all cancelled due to storms and the bargain ticket pricing went with it!) I think the name on the gate is a farm.

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    1. dear Betty if i had money i would have love to visit Europe by train but according to my son train journeys are more expensive than plane there unlike here in our country where planes are considered luxury and are far expensive than trains.
      how nice you had got bargain ticket which sadly got cancelled but i hope railway will offer it again in future sooner or later ,
      storm did damage to our sunflower which have could last for one more month ,few of them we have though they can take time to recover

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  3. I've never been to Scotland, but I know it has ruggedly beautiful landscapes and can be cold and rainy. I hope your son had decent weather for this trip!

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    1. so true dear Debra Scotland seems an overflowing glass of natural beauty ,being from hot and dry country it's lush and rainy landscape seems so appealing to me :)

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  4. wow, loved the photos - my heritage is part Scottish and mostly Irish. I would love to visit Scotland some day. And by the way I LOVE Outlander and have caught up through episode 6, season 6..yikes. The beginning song each episode (can't think of the name) is so beautiful and mesmerizing to me. Your son is such a good guy to send photos to you.

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    1. i hope you will visit Scotland dear Sandy to feel close to your heritage :)

      Oh yessss i love this one and since i saw the very first episode i loved it ,the words and tune both are magical and soooo captivating i used to hum it a lot last year :)
      how nice we both share likening for it :) tanks for sharing !
      yes my son is one of the kindest soul on earth believe me ,he has always strengthened me with his support particularly spiritual one which i need few years back so badly ,i owe him the deepening understanding of life and growing love for learning ,how blessed i am !

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  5. Hi, Baili! I was so sad to see the damage the hail did to your garden. We usually get several strong hail storms every summer where I live. It looks like your son is have an enjoyable trip to Scotland ~ lucky guy! I'd love to visit Scotland.

    I used your son's photo for a google search and found the beautiful hall. It's located in Christ Church Cathedral in Christ Church College in Oxford, England. And your being reminded of the hall in Harry Potter was spot on. The hall and stairway to the great hall were used in Harry Potter films! Link: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/harry-potter-sets-christ-church-college-oxford

    Have a lovely weekend. Love and hugs to you, my friend!

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    1. yes it saddened me for while to see our happy sunflowers down after hailstorm dear Louise but i recovered slowly with thought that everything has two sides and where this hailstorm liberated us from extreme heat for few days dying plants were other version of reality in addition there is no cure against natural disasters so things we can't control not worth to worry about .

      i envy your brilliance with technology :)
      i just visited the site thanks :)
      hugs and lots of best wishes !!!!!!!!!!!

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  6. What a marvelous trip! Your son is such handsome young man!

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    1. thank you dear Susan !
      and when i adore my son he says "you say it because you are the mom" how injustice

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  7. Nothing better than travelling. We see different ways of life and get new ideas.

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    1. i don't know the origin of this quote dear Red but we grew up listening it that "travel is best way to learn life truly"

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  8. A country that I still haven't visited.
    It's on my list.
    Have a great weekend

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    1. indeed Scotland is worth visiting at least once in life time dear Pero

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  9. I loved our visit to Scotland. Great photos.

    The hailstorm was quite something. I have never seen it that big.

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  10. yes we used to have hailstorm back in my native village dear Marie but never experienced one with such huge snow rocks ,mostly smaller or equal to marbles

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  11. How gorgeous! What an amazing trip, Baili. The best education is travel! So happy for your son. Thank you for sharing these beautiful moments with us. Both my daughter enjoy traveling and they do it as often as they can. I hope to take a trip with them at some point; just me and my girls. I know it will be a wonderful experience!

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    1. wow what an idea to travel with your girls only dear Martha ,i never thought so i don't know whether my boys will like if i will ask them to travel with me only ,actually girls are already more close to their mom than boys and enjoy her company to some extent not sure the boys though .
      i hope you guys will take this trip some day and i will wait your sharing about it fondly :)

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  12. Your son is very handsome and seems to be taking life for all it has to offer. The photos are rich and beautiful. Have a good day today.

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    1. we are utterly happy dear Nichole that our son is able to make his dream come true as we know it is not a common joy for all of us .experiencing life through the eyes of children is such a blessing indeed

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  13. Thank you for sharing these lovely photographs of your sons recent trip, I enjoyed seeing them.

    WOW! That hailstorm was incredible.

    Stay safe and well.

    All the best Jan

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  14. thank you dear Jan

    never saw such terrible hailstorm before

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  15. Bonita viagem feita pelo seu filho à Escócia. Obrigada por partilhar as fotografias.
    Uma boa semana com muita saúde.
    Um beijo.

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  16. Hello Baili,
    Your son sent some wonderful images from Scotland. It is a beautiful country, I would like to visit there some day. He is a handsome young man. It is nice to see the pretty flower survived the hail storm. Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.

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    1. i wish you can visit Scotland soon with your Camera dear Eileen :) you are amazing with birds captures :)
      i found this surviving flower a hero indeed:)

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  17. How wonderful! Scotland is one of my favorite places. So glad your son enjoyed his visit.
    Amalia
    xo

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    1. sounds you have visited Scotland many times dear Amalia :)

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  18. Stunning views of Scotland it is a long time since I visited. The architecture your son shares is stunning, I too am curious to what it is.

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  19. That was quite the hailstorm, Baili, and certainly outdid the bit of hail we experienced here on Easter Sunday. Your son's visit to Scotland looked great and that hall with the long tables did remind me of a Harry Potter scene and also of a library possibly. If your son lets you know, please share in a future post. The yellow tags on the cows are certainly a form of identification and my husband told me that the animals are tagged to follow them lifelong.

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    1. most terrible one even i never saw such here before dear Dorothy . oh yes i will try to remember and ask him about the Hall ,according to Louise in comment above it is the hall used in filming Harry Potter

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  20. What beautiful scenery and buildings your son photographed! I am so glad he shares them with you; it is a way for him to include you in his life and I think that says a lot about what a good son and kind person he is.

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    1. dear Jenny each time i see or hear such words for him or i see and listen him on screen my eyes get teary slightly or more with gratefulness that paves into my bones and flesh as God blessed me with such precious soul ! yes the other dominant part of his personality after wisdom is "kindness" my most favorite quality :) i am truly happy that all the most important people in my life had this trait ,my mom ,hubby and my son ! may it prevails in next generations as i pray it everyday :)

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