Seasonal Sightings (from the car) 31st Oct/1st Nov

We set off from Annan on a journey to Argyll hoping to see lots of autumn colour along the way. The weather wasn't exactly encouraging - mist and drizzle accompanying us. Photos were not therefore a very good idea until we got beyond Glasgow, and even then they were difficult. However there were some spectacular colours on the trees alongside the road and further in the distance.

Beyond Loch Lomond the visibility improved slightly and the colours began to intensify...

The return journey, on Sunday, looked much more promising....
The sun was shining!
As we had plenty of time we took the more scenic route home - beginning with a short detour through Stronmilchan. Only 2 miles to the village but the hills were ablaze with colour.

It was not a difficult decision then to take the road along Glen Orchy as our way back to Tyndrum. With the weather and the colours we had already seen we were sure to see more.

All along the road the colours were beautiful.

We stopped at one of our favourite spots along the way - there are always spectacular opportunities for photos at these rocks! Today, with the mist, you could see all the spider webs on the bridge. Many of the bushes along the roadside were also covered in spiders webs - visible because of the mist.

Continuing on our way, the colours continued...

Then we were at the junction for Tyndrum - but even then the display continued.

Loch Lomond was looking quite ethereal in the mist...

... which increased as we journeyed further South. By the time we left the A74M at Annan we could only see about 50 yards in front of us! We know the beautiful autumn colours are in Dumfries and Galloway but today we just couldn't see them!