Glentanar Estate

Hubby has bought himself a new road bike. To keep up with me, he says. Hmm. Anyway we got our first opportunity to get out on the road today, now that the snow has well and truly gone for the moment ... it was an unseasonal 14 degrees today! We had a lovely cycle down to Aboyne and back, passing by Glentanar on the way home.

[Pam Knowler]

What a gorgeous backdrop!

[Margaret Brown]

Beautiful detail and focus

[Shanne]

great leading line and shot of your husband - that granite is well captured

[KoalaGardens🐨]

what a great image that works really well in bw :)

[Margo Sayer]

VML the splendid backdrop. It adds a certain je ne sais quoi ;-)

[Leslie]

Wonderful b&w . Have fun exploring on your bikes.

[Bep]

Beautiful B&W.

[mikeharris]

Looks good in B&W. Impressed that he has his shorts on in February!

[Sarah Bremner]

You do live in a lovely part for cycling and walking.....great weather is a bonus!

[Nova]

Great shot of hubby and his new ride and great in b&w. :)

[Islandgirl]

Wonderful architecture and love this in b&w..............happy cycling together!

[KWind]

Wonderful setting for your hubby portrait! Looks like a great bike!

[Kathy]

Lots of textures in this. Fascinating scenery.

[*lynn]

excellent clarity and details

[Milanie]

What lovely scenery you get to ride by - made a really nice b&w

[Henri Russell]

Beautiful place. I like his new bike too.

[Caroline]

What a great photo, with so much detail. I have looked through your post. I like a number of your photos, especially your black and white photography. Following.

[Peter Dulis]

nice

[Kim]

Fav! Love seeing this part of Scotland. I believe my 3x great-grandmother Isabella Middleton Smith might have lived near here.

1841 Scotland Census
Piece: SCT1841/170 Place: Aboyne-Aberdeenshire Enumeration District: 2
Civil Parish: Aboyne and Glentanner Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: -
Address: Drumgask
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Surname - First name(s) - Sex - Age - Occupation - Where Born
FORBES Arthur M 84 Farmer Aberdeenshire
FORBES Elisabeth F 72 Aberdeenshire
*SMITH Isobella F 25 F Servant Aberdeenshire Grandaughter
SMITH Elisabeth F 4 Aberdeenshire
SMITH Arthur M 6w Aberdeenshire
DINGWALL Alexr M 24 Ag Lab Aberdeenshire
ESSON George M 17 Ag Lab Aberdeenshire
SHIRIFFS Isobella F 22 Female Servant Aberdeenshire
ESSON John M 13 Ag Lab Aberdeenshire

[Denise Wood]

Terrific capture - and wonderful to see that hubby has a helmet on too :)

[Merrelyn]

Lovely lines and architecture :)

[Issi Bannerman]

@pools82 Amazingly mild yesterday - 17 degrees!

[Issi Bannerman]

@chejja Thank you so much Caroline. Following right back.

[Issi Bannerman]

@genealogygenie How very interesting. We live in Ballater, which is just 11 miles from Aboyne. Glentanar Estate is between the two. There are a lot of Essons in Ballater. Smith is a very common name here. Forbes is quite common too, and we are actually related to the Forbes clan, as my husband's name, Bannerman, relates to the fact that they were the Banner carriers for Clan Forbes. I guess Drumgask is the name of a farm or house in the area? I must keep an eye out for it!!! Should I encounter it, I'll take a photo!!!