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Making good use of our National Trust membership on a recent trip to Barnsley ......

....More glass than wall at Hardwick Hall (as they say).

Like father, like son....

We managed to meet up with the Wilsons when they visited the UK recently.  Here are some pictures of our day at Blair Drummond Safari Park......

They didn't bring the Californian weather with them unfortunately!

Morris on the climbing frame..

Lorraine and the boys fed the Larmas......

Definitely a show off........

Angus and Morris.

We let them out in the end, honest!

Luke in reflective mood......

Another show off!

Neil, Clair, Lyka and Dylan came to visit.  And guess where we went.... to the beach!

It might not look like it but these poppies are at the beach too - North Berwick.....

And the woods, just for a change. This is Brock wood just 5 minutes from the house.

We decided to take a day trip to Orkney but  we picked the day with gale force winds!It was colder than it looks honest!

One of our first views of Orkney, the colours were impressive.

Orkney has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site and has an abundance of Neolithic sites.  The first we visted was the standing stones, although the wind meant we found it difficult to stand up!

Just up the road is the Ring of Brodgar made from rocks brought from different areas of Orkeny. 

I did say it was windy

Then to Stromness which is a beautiful, pictureque town

Scapa Flow

The Italian Chapel built by prisoners of war from nissan huts