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The Mack Walks
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Today, Nairn East Beach💙 #walking #coastalwalking #nairn #nairneastbeach #morayfirth
Four photo collage: cold, bright, very windy, early winters day. Bright blue skies, some white cloud. Sand gusting in the wind. In all four photos, the sand seems almost pure white, both on the ground, and, as it blows towards the sea. Some green marram grass peeping through the sand. And, top right, a pale grey tree trunk blends into the white sand.
November 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Today, Nairn💙 #walking #nairn #nairnharbour #fisherwife #morayfirth
Four photo collage: mild, early winters day, grey skies with large white/yellow clouds. Top left and bottom right: marram grass and beach sand leading to the grey sea, with white choppy waves. Top right: small boats lined up next to each other in the marina; mainly white with touches of dark blue, light lie and red. Harbour equipment and storage can just be seen in the background. Bottom left: grey statue of a fisherwife with herring in her hand and a fish basket on her back. Greek grass surrounds the statue. Beige marram grass in the background leading to the grey sea.
November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Monday and Tuesday, Birsemore and Knock Saul💙 #walking #knocksaul #taponoth #leslie #oldleslie #birsemore#birsemoreloch #aboyne #aberdeenshire
Four photo collage. Bright early winters day. Pale gold tones. Blue toned skies. Top left and bottom right: distance views to blue hills across green and pale yellow fields; some dark green conifers here and there. Top right and bottom left: blue/grey loch surrounded by pale green and yellow conifers, reflecting in the water. A small brown boat house with red roof in bottom left.
November 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Today, Aboyne💙 #walking #hiking #belwadefarm #worldhorsewelfare #bellwood #aboyne #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
Four photo collage: late autumn, golden tones, some hazy mist, grey/white blue skies. Horses of various sizes and colours - chestnut brown, dark brown, grey-white, black, dark brown and white - in pale green fields. All have yellow leafed and green broadleaf trees and/or conifers in the background. Top and bottom right, trees only. Top and bottom left, trees and pale grey/yellow hills in the distance.
November 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Monday, St Cyrus💙 #walking #coastalwalking #stcyrusnaturennr #stcyrusnaturereserve#stcyrusbeach #stcyrus #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
Four photo collage, bright autumn day, autumn light, blue skies, some white cloud. Top left: brown sand, blue sea, white waves, water coming in over sand; leading to red/brown/grey rock face; white cottage sitting on cliffs in far distance. Top right: old white simple building (salmon bothy), grey roof tiles; surrounded by some grass and sandy pebble. Bottom right: pale grey silvery beach and sea, looking into the sun; sun and its rays in the sky: footprint outlines in the sand and some white waves on the sea. Bottom left: grey stone wall with orange red old simple building behind the wall, brown/grey old roof tiles. Leading to brown bracken at base of grey/green cliff face.
October 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Today, Craigievar💙 #walking #hiking #craigievar #craigievarhill #craigievarcastle #alford #howeofalford #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
Four photo collage, autumn tones, blue skies, white clouds. Top left: bright orange, yellow leafed broadleaf tree in foreground with pink castle to the right and in background. Bottom right: pink castle main feature with grey stone barmekin to the left; bright orange and copper leafed broad leaf tree arching over the barmekin. Top right and bottom left: pale green/yellow fields leading to green/blue hills in the distance. Top left shows cattle of varying colours grazing in the field.
October 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Today, Tarland💙 #walking #hiking #tarland #petts #douneside #smallburn #morven #howeofcromar #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
Four photo collage: cool autumn day, grey/white skies, autumnal tones. Top left: wooden grey field gate; green/brown fields; copper beech hedging to right; green conifer belt and grey mountains in distance. Top right: copper beech tree avenue; falling copper leaves; grey tree trunks. Bottom right: green field leading to white buildings (Dounside House); copper beech branches frame the image; leading to autumnal tone trees and grey high hill (Morven) in distance. Bottom left: green field; brown and beige cattle eating grass; copper beech branches frame the image; grey building of a small croft and autumn toned trees in the background.
October 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Today, Torphins💙 #walking #torphins #torphinswoods #craigmyle #miltonofcraigmyle #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
Four photo collage, warm autumn day, blue skies, white clouds. Top left: grey stone dyke, pale yellow long grass, copper ferns either side of dyke; copper, green, yellow broadleaf trees in distance; dark grey roofs of a few houses to the right. Top right: grey and cream stone mill building with grey woodwork and roof tiles; copper coloured old mill wheel on wall; bright green conifers x 2 to the right of the building. Bottom right: grey narrow road leading through an avenue of green broadleaf trees turning to autumn shades. Bottom left: grey road leading through the centre of the village; grey two storey buildings on the left and a brown spire visible above the rooftops; cars parked at either side of the road; grey clock tower in the distance; bright green evergreen shrub to the right of the photo.
October 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Monday, Fyvie Castle garden and estate💙 #walking #fyviecastlegardenandestate #fyviecastlegarden #fyvielake #lochoffyvie #fyvie #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
Four photo collage, bright autumnal day, bright blue skies, streaked with some white clouds. Top left: many coloured dahlia bed in front of brown, cream brick old building. Top left: blue green loch water with red, yellow green leafed trees as a backdrop. Bottom right: brown brick boathouse with mid green doors, leading to beige grassy loch bank and the brown/blue loch, greylag geese can be seen on a sandy bank on the loch. Bottom left: bright orange pompom dahlias close up, with blurred others in background and a glimpse of a pale brown brick wall.
October 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Today, Alford💙 #walking #localwalks #haughtoncountrypark #riverdon #alford #howeofalford #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
Four photo collage: windy autumn day; autumnal tones; grey/white atmospheric clouds; green/brown river meandering between yellow/light green/dark green broadleaf trees growing along the riverbanks.
September 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Today, Newcastle upon Tyne💙 #walking #citywalking #newcastleupontyne #newcastleupontynequayside #quayside #tynebridge #rivertyne #graingertown #glasshousegateshead #gateshead
Four photo collage. A rainy early autumn day. Grey skies, a touch of blue and white clouds, top left. Top right and bottom left: beige stone buildings on a street, Georgian architecture, housing shops, cafes and restaurants. Top left: various quayside buildings, cream and terracotta mainly, a glimpse of dark blue metal Tyne bridge to the left, silvery gray river in front of buildings. Bottom right: dark blue/grey metal Tyne arched bridge with further bridges in the distance; blue quayside Royal Navy buildings to the left; with a a glimpse of blue/gray curved glass building further left. Silvery grey river flowing under the bridges.
September 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Today, Hadrian’s Wall💙 #thesill #oncebrewed #romanbritain #northumberland
Four photo collage, walking a section of Hadrian’s Wall on a showery early autumn day. Blue/grey skies, grey/white clouds. Top left and bottom right: brown and green rocky outcrop, the grey stone wall winding along and upwards. Top right: grey stone wall, winding along and up green hilly land. Bottom left: grey stone wall and square enclosure surrounded by green hilly land.
September 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Today, Acomb, Northumberland💙 #walking #acomb #hexham #northumberland
Four photo collage, dark blue/grey skies with white rainy clouds. Cool early autumn day. Bright green rolling fields, green broadleaf trees, grey stone dykes, leading to distant low hills. Top left and bottom right show a black horse grazing.
September 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Today, Forvie💙 #walking #coastalwalking #forvie #forviesands #forvienationalnaturereserve #forvielostvillage #newburgh #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
Four photo collage, cool, windy, day, blue/grey skies, some cloud formation. Top left: bright green grass leading to strip of beige sand, and to blue water of the estuary; on to green and beige sand dunes and marram grass. Top right: high tide, brown sand, white froth edged puddles, white waves and blue rough sea. Two dark figures walking to the right of the image. Bottom right: green grass surrounding grey, ochre and white stone remians of a building (church), topped with pale green/grey mossy grass. Bottom left: beige sand dunes, green marram grass edging, and white wind turbines out to sea in the far distance.
September 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Today, Gight💙 #walking #gight #methlick #braesogight #gightcastle #gightwoodsnaturereserve #corbiescraig #riverythan #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
Four photo collage: late summer, sunny, warm, day. Striking cloud formations, blue sky, white clouds. Top left, top right, bottom right: blue/green water in narrow river, surrounded by green and yellow grassy areas and green broadleaf and conifer trees. Bottom left: grey stone remains of part of a castle; green bushes growing from the broken down walls; surrounded by yellow/green grass field and a small number of green trees standing separately.
August 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Today, Lumphanan💙 #walking #hiking #cairnbeathie #hillhead #dess #lumphanan #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
Four photo collage, late summer/early autumn. Blue/grey skies streaked with cloud. Top left and bottom right: green fields, beige stone, grey tile roofed old church and manse, now one house and church hall, now a house in middle ground; leading to broadleaf trees, yellow and green grazing fields and dark blue hills in the distance. Top right and bottom left: straw coloured grassy fields leading to blue/green hills. Top right, 3 sheep in a group. Bottom left: brown cattle grazing in the middle distance.
August 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Today, Tillypronie💙 #walking #hillwalking #tillypronie #migvie #baderonochhill #reinacharn #purpleheather #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
Four photo collage. Warm summers day, deep blue skies, occasional white puffy clouds. All photos main feature is deep purple heather. Top left: heather in foreground, sandy path, green conifers to left, all leading to deep purple and blue/green hills. Top right: pink/beige stone cairn surrounded by purple heather and a patch of white heather; a wire fence behind the cairn leading to swathes of purple heather and purple and blue/green hills. Bottom right: grey tree trunk, grassy path, leading to deep purple hills with pale grey walking path leading through the hills. Bottom left: deep purple heather leading to bright green fields; and onwards to deep blue hills.
August 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Today, Gardenstown💙 #walking #hiking #gardenstown #gamrie #stjohnschurch #denofafforsk #homehead #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
Four photo collage, warm August day, blue/grey skies, white/grey cloud formations. Top left: green bracken and gorse to green den between undulating green and yellow fields,. Top right: across green/brown bracken to blue sea bay, edged by white cottages, green undulating hill above the sea town cottages leading to grey houses above the cottages and on to green/yellow fields above cliffs. Bottom right: pale yellow ripe barley field and dark gray walking path, with two grey wind turbines to the right of the path. Bottom left: dark grey walking path on left, grey dry stone dyke on right leading to pale yellow barley fields.
August 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Today, Gartly Moor💙 #walking #hiking #gartlymoor #wishachhill #heather #purpleheather #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
Four photo collage, bright summers day, blue skies, white/grey puffy clouds. All four photos show mainly bright purple heather swathes. Top left and bottom right: leading to further away purple/blue hills. Top right: leading to green conifers and yellow/green fields in the far distance. Bottom left: silvery grey broken tree trunk and branches in the foreground.
August 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Today, Alford💙 #walking #localwalks #riverdon #haughtonpark #alford #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
Four photo collage. Warm, summers day. Deep blue skies, white fluffy clouds. All four photos show blue river flowing, some grey rocks, varying tones of green broadleaf trees and green grass by the riverside.
August 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Today, Bin Hill, Huntly💙 #walking #hiking #binhill #huntly #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
Four photo collage: warm, sunny, summer day. Deep blue skies, fluffy white cloud here and there. Views across green conifer trees, some purple heather, to green and yellow patchwork of fields, towards blue/purple hills. Top left: on left, a pile harvested logs ready for collection. Bottom right: on left, silvery, golden, pampas grass growing wild.
August 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Today, Insch💙 #walking #hiking #insch #dunnideer #dunnideerhillfort #hillofchristskirk #hillofflinder #taponoth #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
Four photo collage: summers day, blue skies, white fluffy clouds, walking towards Dunnideer hill fort. Top left: yellow barley field, leading to dark green conifer trees, onwards to green rounded hill with dark grey hill fort remains at top. Top right and bottom left: wooden fence post(s) in foreground; bright green fields leading to bank of dark green conifers; leading to rolling green hills. Bottom right: grey stone dyke and grey/brown twisted tree branches, leading to yellow barley field; leading to green rounded hill with dark grey hill fort remains at top.
July 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Today, Dinnet💙 #walking #hiking #dinnetoakwood #wiceberoad #tillycairn #dinnetbridge #dinnet #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
Four photo collage: bright, sunny mid summer day; blue skies, white clouds. Top left and bottom right: blue/green river meandering between green trees and grassy riverbank. Top right: red/brown part of field gate; stone gate post in foreground; green fields and green trees; leading to green/blue hills. Bottom left: grey gate and grey stone gate post to left; grey stone pathway meandering ahead; green trees, mainly oak all around.
July 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Today, Huntly💙 #walking #summerwalking #toohottohike #huntly #clashmach #riverdeveron #aberdeenshire #walkingaberdeenshire
Four photo collage. Very warm summers day - deep blue skies, wispy white clouds top right and left. Green tones every way - bright green fields and darker tone trees and bushes. Top left: blue river running through the centre of the photo. Top right: deep green forests on horizon. Bottom left: tall, pink/purple willowherb in the foreground. Bottom right: blue river running through the centre; green/blue/yellow toned long hill in background.
July 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Today, Leith Hall garden💙 #leithhallgarden #ntsleithhall #kennethmont #volunteering #nepeta #catmint #catmintborder #aberdeenshire
Four photo collage. Bright purple car mint border main feature, with other pink, white, and lime green plants around. Grey stone wall behind the border, and grey/blue rainy sky.
July 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM