Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Natural Candids


Welcome to some of the scenery I've been immersed in.

These are brought to you by my trusty phone. 
A Sunday walk to church in Glasgow.
A canopy of twinkle lights? Yes, please!


The view from my common room kitchen.
Oh, you know. More of the same.
A little stroll in Glasgow.
Nature in the middle of Glasgow.


A loch.
It's amazing what you can see on a bus.
Somewhere near Stirling.
Another loch.
A stream yo!
The waterfall that feeds that stream.
Can you guess what this is? Wrong. It's a lake. 
Two bridges, even though one is called the Forth bridge. The one on the left was built in 1964 and is being replaced. The one on the right was built in 1890 and is still standing strong.
A low view of the castle in the early morning.
Edinburgh in the sunlight.
The view outside of Costco.
Okay, correction, it's really the view outside of Ikea. But Ikea is right next to Costco.

Making Friends

Since I'm far away from home, I was a little nervous about being able to meet those that I might be able to truly bond with. I worried about finding those I might be able to really enjoy.

Not anymore.

I had the best experience of Scotland so far. I got to meet some highland coos!!!!!

As a little background. A highland coo, is just a cow. But they're awesome. They're big, have two coats of fur, and awesome horns. 

And without further ado, I present Katrina. 


Isn't she a beauty?



My roommate's boyfriend understood the importance of the moment and tried to join in as much as possible.




He was not able to embrace the proper amount of excitement as exhibited below.

  

Here are some notes of interest about these magnificent beasts.

1. They will scratch their necks on anything, be it pole fencing or barbed wire.

2. They let out a weird low moo that sounds more like a growl.

3. They are apparently unaware of the damage they are capable of.
The have been known to break jaws and knock out teeth with those awesome horns.

4. Their fur is not soft. It is wiry and coarse, but surprisingly clean.

5. They have huge faces.

6. And long tongues.

7. They have huge bodies and short little legs that make them hard to blow over cliffs. True story, yo.

8.Their spit is surprisingly not that gross on the ew scale. 
A mastiff is way worse.

I can only hope to rejoin her one day.