tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post7133642629553574023..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Summer bathing places 2: three Scottish riversDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-48568951793824189772019-10-02T11:03:45.636+01:002019-10-02T11:03:45.636+01:00You should have contacted J - he was expecting to ...You should have contacted J - he was expecting to see you. In Norway it tends to rain a lot - hugely so in Bergen, which I have never seen otherwise, though I remember one glorious afternoon in the Hardanger Fjord before the torrents arrived. Anyway, I hope you got some sense of that glorious country and people. Now in Zurich, and - it's raining. As it was in London when I left - got caught in a truly horrific thunderstorm on the way to the tube - and is, apparently, in Tallinn where I'm going...The summer ended that Sunday in Gartmore. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-37987757037415569212019-10-02T02:04:43.105+01:002019-10-02T02:04:43.105+01:00As always your photos capture the natural beauty i...As always your photos capture the natural beauty in a particular way that matches your descriptions. It looks like despite some rain you had glorious weather. I only wish I could have said the same for our sojourn in Norway - the tail end of Dorian gave us five days of rain. Sorry to have missed you and J in London. <br /><br />Willymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652532356102638621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-35116628640420525312019-10-01T17:20:36.563+01:002019-10-01T17:20:36.563+01:00You absolutely must, Gabriella - though I must rep...You absolutely must, Gabriella - though I must report that Scotland is currently experiencing a more usual deluge. Thank you.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-71545100191014830702019-10-01T09:23:22.788+01:002019-10-01T09:23:22.788+01:00I would love to visit these beautiful places. Than...I would love to visit these beautiful places. Thanks and congratulations for your interesting blog, David.Gabriella Asaronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-79726067137466033082019-09-30T08:51:50.811+01:002019-09-30T08:51:50.811+01:00Many thanks, Deborah Josephine Roberts. You have t...Many thanks, Deborah Josephine Roberts. You have to see my alma mater Edinburgh - everyone must - and then all those mountains and lochs to the north...<br /><br />Thank you, Sue, as I haven't read any Cheever, I must.<br /><br />Sir David, I never jump. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-36509559457939114242019-09-30T07:25:33.151+01:002019-09-30T07:25:33.151+01:00David, do be careful about jumping into cold wate...David, do be careful about jumping into cold water on hot days. A dear friend of mine suffered a heart attack as a result of doing that<br />David Damantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-11350310157919368162019-09-29T16:29:36.099+01:002019-09-29T16:29:36.099+01:00The connection is pretty tenuous, at best. The sto...The connection is pretty tenuous, at best. The story’s protagonist is a swimmer, and he does sample a lot of different swimming holes. Your experience, however, constitutes a lovely idyll (though you do brave some chilly waters), whereas Cheever’s story is a surreal take on suburban America.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674930917585246294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-71563627841526949632019-09-29T15:07:40.733+01:002019-09-29T15:07:40.733+01:00Absolutely beautiful scenery and photographs, dear...Absolutely beautiful scenery and photographs, dear David. Thank you for taking us on your idyllic Scottish adventure. I am ashamed to say that I have never been to Scotland David, but your photos look very inspiring. Congratulations on your Die Walküre lectures, also!<br />Deborah Josephine Robertsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-64904035988396209332019-09-29T11:19:38.195+01:002019-09-29T11:19:38.195+01:00I guess I'll have to read it to find out why. ...I guess I'll have to read it to find out why. But thank you, and of course the first two must be credited to others.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-55431002923758707192019-09-29T00:57:47.052+01:002019-09-29T00:57:47.052+01:00You have some particularly gorgeous photos here, e...You have some particularly gorgeous photos here, even more than usual, which is a high bar, indeed. Only loosely related (and perhaps not even that), your swimming sojourn reminded me of John Cheever’s short story, “The Swimmer.”Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674930917585246294noreply@blogger.com