. Wanderings of a naturalist . len thelarches were still golden, and some of the birches retainedtheir brilliant autumn colouring. The river here was faintlypeat coloured, and no breath of wind disturbed the calm ofthe deep placid pools. Over the little village of Inverey bluesmoke hung, and from across the river came the strainsof the pipes. In Glen Lui many stags were grazing, andhoodie crows flew restlessly, their harsh cries carrying far. The ascent of Cairn Tout may be said to commence wherethe waters of the Derry and the Luibeag meet, for here theroad is left behind and the track strikes
. Wanderings of a naturalist . len thelarches were still golden, and some of the birches retainedtheir brilliant autumn colouring. The river here was faintlypeat coloured, and no breath of wind disturbed the calm ofthe deep placid pools. Over the little village of Inverey bluesmoke hung, and from across the river came the strainsof the pipes. In Glen Lui many stags were grazing, andhoodie crows flew restlessly, their harsh cries carrying far. The ascent of Cairn Tout may be said to commence wherethe waters of the Derry and the Luibeag meet, for here theroad is left behind and the track strikes west up Glen Lui-beag, perhaps the most picturesque glen of the Cairngormhills. Here, at a height of 1,500 feet and more, are splendidspecimens of the native Scots fir, most of them veterans ofover a hundred years and possessing a beauty and symmetrywhich firs in a plantation can never acquire. Many of thesepine trees lie as they fell during a great storm of formeryears, their stems bleached by summer sun and winterstorm. 192. Aran Islanders rowing out in their Curraghs to a passingAdmiralty Trawler.
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