One of the very great pleasures of living here is that the West Highland Way is on our doorstep. I walk out of our steading, and about a hundred yards up the way is a glorious landscape, at the far edges of which (on a really clear day) Ben Lomond and the Trossachs and the Arrochar Alps are all visible. I walk here every day, and enjoy these walks tremendously. Today I took my camera so you can see it too.
KDD & Co 
I recently found you on Instagram, and have been very much enjoying all the scenery from your photos. Thank you so much for sharing!
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Hiya Bruce,
I noticed that on your romp there were Sheep. I thought you would like to hear what I do when I see Sheep. I throw myself flat on the ground and crawl on my belly like a Reptile right up to Sheep. Then I pop up quickly with a great Woof! Sheep run and scatter hither and yon and Humans yell and wave arms. I dance all over the field with a big Grin. It is Great Fun! Try it!
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I’m in love with your country ! We were planning a trip to Scotland with my man, but I’ll definitely stop on the way ! (from France)
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Wow what a treat to have that on your doorstep, it’s just gorgeous, thank you for sharing!
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I want to go to there.
And what a handsome gentleman Bruce is!
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Ooh, thanks for bringing the camera with you – just maaaaahhhhvelous. And of course Bruce is looking spendidly fetching as always.
There is something about living in a beautiful environment. I never take the Pacific Northwest for granted.
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Ah beautiful countryside and handsome lab!
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Glorious country and the air must be so fresh.
What a great place!
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Lovely scenery – almost as nice as the Borders!! I shall have to borrow a handsome dog for my photos ……
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You live in such a beautiful place. I envy you your daily walks! And I bet Bruce is loving your new home – such great daily walks right out his front door. :-)
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So lovely ! Nay… breathtaking!! You’ve got such a great camera too, it makes such a difference I think. I love, love, love that you have the Highland Way as your home trail Kate, that is a dream -come-true, I know, and for Tom too, I’m sure, as he can just go run some miles with ease at any time, not to mention Bruce being in dog heaven . And sheep ! A perfect bucolic place you have. I am so looking forward to your next post sharing your new home. :)
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Anywhere you can take a short walk out the door & find sheep, must be heaven. Bruce appears to be in his element. I’m there with you virtually!
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Thank you for sharing your walks with us. Your pictures were the perfect “spirit lifter” this foggy morning!
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So pretty. I hope to go there some day”
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I am sooooooo jealous!
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Love that area of the Highlands. How lovely to live there and be able to walk The West Highland Way whenever you want.
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I just love to read your posts and share in the beauty of your landscapes. Thank you for being you.
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What a gloriously beautiful day. And what a gloriously shiny coat Bruce has. Bright sun…bright leaves…bright fur. Thanks for sharing. Was GLOVE on this walk, too? In one photo Bruce seems perhaps on the ‘hunt.’
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Simply lovely!! What kind of sheep are those in the distance? Is the shepherd nearby? How did they feel about Bruce? Once again , Kate, thanks so much for sharing!!
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How wonderful to have that beautiful scenery at you back door!
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Wings. For lift off and soaring through the loveliness.
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Amazed that your trees still have leaves. Ours have shed all but a few leaves, even though we’re so much farther south. Winter soon, alas.
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you are truly blessed to be living admist such beauty .. thanks for sharing
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Soooo beautiful. Thank you.
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Lovely scenery and beautiful colours!
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That Bruce really is a handsome devil.
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So lovely! And…how nice to have such beautiful scenery and opportunity for walking right on your doorstep. I have a friend who has this to say about living in a beautiful place. “It’s like living inside a postcard.” Thank you for sending us these postcards!
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Wonderful Bruce, how I adore him! What does he think of the sheep you come across?
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What is steading? Beautiful landscape! Bruce looks like he is enjoying his new home area.
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Being there would be like a dream come true for me! But, what is a “steading”?
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Love the pictures. Wonderful sheep. And Bruce too. It goes without saying! And I love all your new designs. I’m doing a lot of knitting in order to improve my ability with some of the more difficult techniques. My goal is to knit one of your lovely fair isle designs. And maybe, one day to visit the Sheland Islands. Canada seems so far away.
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What a treat! Thank you and to Jeanette for her link to : lifeattheendoftheroad.
Bruce looks like he is no longer a puppy but I’ll bet that is only until STICK or GLOVE shows up :)
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….sheeep! (sorry I got carried away)
beautiful pictures, cute Bruce, as always
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You are so fortunate to live in such a scenic spot. Thanks for sharing.
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Bruce must have such fun! That is one handsome labrador…
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I thought you might like to see Ben Lomond as I remember. NZ is such a long way from anywhere! Julie Drysdale Faletanoa’i.[image: Inline image 1]
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so lovely! We should all enjoy these types of days before gray/damp/rain comes in for good for a while! And Bruce …. he must be in heaven LOL
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How magnificent! A place of spiritual (and physical) energy. It’s magical, I can almost breathe it in through your photographs. Thanks so much for sharing.
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I have missed something here- I thought you lived in the Shetlands- but you are on the Mainland obviously. I grew up on the Banks of Loch Lomond- and was born in the sight of the other side of the Ben, in Aberfoyle- a very beautiful part of the world that I was privileged to visit again in 2011. Have lived in the Antipodes for 57 years now- and just venturing into designing, myself.
Love the blog, and the work you do!
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looks like paradise up there. i say this practically every time i post a comment to Paul Camilli, who is the Raasay-Skye ferry motorman and lives at the clearanced-end of raasay at the end of calum’s road. it’s far away from everything but it is, apparently, paradise.
http://lifeattheendoftheroad.wordpress.com/
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Thanks for posting this beautiful sequence of photos….it was “almost” like going on a walk with you. I particularly enjoyed the encounter with the sheep! I broke my ankle two weeks ago, and had surgery last week to repair it, so I haven’t had an opportunity to get out and enjoy the glorious fall weather recently. Your photos are, as always, very uplifting :)
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Ah, I’m going to make a cup of tea and gaze at these shots. Mmm mmm
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So glad you took your camera!
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Such a beautiful part of the country. I know you appreciate how lucky you are.
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My heart warms everytime you post pictures of the WHW. Bill and I walking along Rannoch Moor, Tea at the Bridge of Orchy and a night at the Kingy. Makes my day.
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Oh how pretty!. Want to swap? We’ve got lots of trees to show off their fall colours too. Fall is my favorite season; the hues are different and more amazing every day. I must say I’m very happy to read you are enjoying it every time.
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Wow. That is so special- it’s easy to see why you chose that place to live. Hope you two and Bruce get some more lovely weather to enjoy the season and the scenery.
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How lovely! Thank you for sharing these photos. Often your posts help me get through some frightfully busy but boring days. Am counting the days until I return to the beautiful Highlands and Hebrides.
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Wish I could go back to Scotland – I have only been once, but fell in love entirely.
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Many thanks Kate and Bruce for sharing with us your autumn walk in the beautiful Scottish countryside… makes us feel like visiting the Trossachs in this lovely season ;-)
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Love you Bruce!!!
Gorgeous scenery wish I was there!!
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What a magnificent landscape!
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It brings back memories of last summer’s walk along the Highland Way; first or second day I suspect. Glorious.
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Just glorious. Thank you.
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Gorgeous colours at the moment and handsome Bruce too. Thank you for sharing. Have just knitted a second secret Sheep Heid tam for my daughter’s Christmas stocking as she is lusting after mine!
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Beautiful! Thank you for these photos. What a lovely area. I think Bruce wants his stick, don’t you?
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Thank you for sharing Kate…my heart longs to be there too, but your gorgeous shots will have to keep me sated for now. So happy that your new abode and surrounds agree with you, Bruce, Tom…and Jesus? How is THAT old boy adjusting?
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Beautiful! And I love Bruce’s very Victorian-portrait-serious pose.
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