Bow Fiddle Rock and Swan Lake

Bow Fiddle Rock

Bow Fiddle Rock

I had hoped it might be sunny on my recent visit to Bow Fiddle Rock, a natural sea arch near Portknockie. It was. Very briefly. Between the car and the benches, the sun shone brightly for a few seconds.

Bow Fiddle Rock benches

Then the clouds closed over, but the place was still beautiful.

Bow Fiddle Rock

Swan Lake

I was reminded of the stunning Swan Lake photos of husband and wife Gillian Murphy and Ethan Stiefel, taken by photographer Fabrizio Ferri below. Overcast, wet weather did not stop beauty there either.

Back at Bow Fiddle Rock, I slipped and slid over recently rained-on pebbles to take my photos.

Bow Fiddle Rock

I stopped to admire red clover on my way back up the cliff. And that was beautiful too.

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Sisters at the Edge of the World

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20 Replies to “Bow Fiddle Rock and Swan Lake”

  1. This is gorgeous! We have some interesting sea sculptures in my part of the world, but I’ve never seen anything this dramatic – it looks so delicate and powerful at the same time

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