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Published: 2019-09-07 07:26:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 256; Favourites: 48; Downloads: 5
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Roon 'n AbootVery, very busy here at Elderslie House over the last 3 weeks. At last we have moved all our furniture from our former residence and have installed it here, more or less; lots of boxes still to be unpacked and the contents stowed. Not that much time for photography nor for visiting DA. I still cannot access Stash via the Chrome browser and DA seem to have given up on the ticket I sent in. Even using IE, as I am doing to write this Journal, I can't drag and drop image files, instead I need to open the image file as a jpg file, very much old style uploading. I blame Eclipse. Anyhow I've managed to cobble together some recent images from my peregrinations around and about.Sam and Tabitha continue to grow. They discovered televisual presentations but cannot understand why we should want to watch those when we have two gorgeous cats to enjoy!
My friend Ian came by the other day and demonstrated his drone to us. This is one
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Have been "offline" for sometime now.
Love the mono; gives this a sense of mood and strength
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Glad to hear from you, Mike. I tried to contact you about the sad news from Henry. How are you keeping?
David
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Thank you kindly, Patrick.
David
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I love Ruined David....this is so beautiful to me, it still stands tall in its former splendor
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Your up and about right now are you! Of course you will be seven(?) hours behind me - 2 pm I guess? Hmm... Don't overdo this now, M, but thanks for the comments.
David 
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The nurses taught me how to sit at the computer without all the
tiredness I was feeling when I would sit down....
its all baby steps as I have never been in this position before
but it does feel good to be able to reply to the mail that was
really piling up
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Baby steps indeed, M, but giant strides in recovery.
David
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Good point, Sheri. All the eco doomsters who hate human development should look at what happens to the old stuff.
Many Thanks
David
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Excellent shot and work David...wonderful contrasts...
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You are always very welcome David...
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Where are the people responsible for the upkeep of the Castle? Such a solid structure!
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Good point, Henry. The original owners, the Douglas family, are long gone. Apparently, by the 1950s the upkeep and restoration to keep the building habitable had become ruinously expensive and those living there simply abandoned it. As it is on privately owned land there is no compulsion to do much about it, apart from keeping it safe.
David
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It makes one think seriously deeper and ask the definition of what TREASURE is. That what was TREASURE to somebody may not be so with other persons. Looking at this structure, one will think that, a lot of energy, in artistry, resources, and other things that were put together to bring about this beauty which is today dilapidated and gradually falling apart and losing its treasure and value. I wish at times we could realize that the joy of life is what is happening at the 'present moment' and future is just a hope for the continued joy but there is no guarantee! Just my take as this moment dictates.
Cheers
Henry K
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That's an astute observation, Henry. Reality says that someone must see value before there is value. With this old structure no one sees any value, or if they do they do not have the resources to do anything about it.
David
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It still looks Grand! Despite it being dilapitated! 
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Agreed, Linda. But a touch of "look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair..."
Thank you.
David
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Oh yeah... more than a touch of that. 
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