Archaeology and Tortoises

[anteros_lmc]

Weather up here in the Hebrides is still patchy, but if you wait for the weather to improve before doing anything, you would never get anywhere! So today we went for a spin to see some archaeology. The prehistoric archaeology up here is great, most of it is big enough to climb on. I'll post some more pics when I get back but here's a couple in the meantime.

Callanish Stones

Dun Carloway Broch

In other news, I have met a very distinguished tortoise called Victor, who lives across the road from my sister. He looks just like a miniature dinosaur!

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[esteven]

*loves the pictures*

Victor is likely a testudo aubreii, another indication that you might like to read Master and Commander *g*

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Lol! You don't give up do you??!

Sorry to disappoint you, but the tortoise was a Testudo agrionemys horsefieldii. However I might just have started reading an interesting book about two very singular gentlemen, one of whom has just whacked his head off Sophie's deck head for the first, but I suspect not the last, time ;)

[esteven]

Any testudo is an aubreii *g*

Oh, you have read about the Locatelli quartet then? Nice bit of music! And so conductive to making friends!

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Very conducive to making friends :)

[esteven]

The Locatelli was designed for just that.
:)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_likimeya/]

Ohh, I heard about the Callanish Stondes when we visited the cairns at Clava. They do look impressive!

Your title reminded me of my vacation in Greece, where we would often stumble upon tortoises on the archaeological sites. They are as common in Athens as rabbits are here. :D

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

The Callanish Stones are amazing, way more impressive than Stonehenge as far as I'm concerned. Definitely worth a visit if you ever make it to the Outer Hebrides.

I love the idea of tortoises romping all over the archaeology like rabbits :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_likimeya/]

It's quite adorable! Although the novelty wore off quickly and it became a bit of an annoyance. I was constantly afraid of stepping on one and crushing it! So I stopped taking pictures at some point, but these three – one two three – were all taken at the Kerameikos alone. :D

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

I downloaded the tortoise pics to see them, they're so cute! But I can imagine they must represent quite a trip hazed when you're strolling around ancient monuments!

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

So beautiful. And I love the dramatic sky, so big over everything.

What a treat to see your little chessman icon again. He is nearly as handsome as Archie.

Happy birthday, my dear friend. I hope you have the best day ever. Can you feed the tortoise some lettuce?

(My brother took me to visit a snapping turtle on the second day, but it was not home...)

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Yes there's a lot of sky up here. And weather :}

I didn't get to feed Victor but I was told he is addicted to yellow peppers which are not good for him at all!

Thank you for your birthday greetings. Birthday is tomorrow but I expect it to pass quietly. We will have to get up at five in the morning to catch the ferry on Friday so no last wild night in port for me!

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

i just looked him up. He is a Russian Tortoise. Little guy... I was picturing one more largish.

There were tortoises in Florida, but in my world they are rare. I think I am having Testudo envy. (An affliction so rare and perverse that Freud could not ever get started with it!)

I did see a garter snake while visiting my brother. Hehad been sunning on a rock in the woods, and we scared him by accident. He was very small, with a very pretty yellow back stripe.

So you will not be drinking anything dry? Probably for the best. Usually is, I suppose.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Testudo envy?! XD size isn't everything you know! He may have been a little testudo, small enough to climb on to my shoulder and sit there , but he was very cute :)

I love garter snakes, they are so dapper with their natty yellow go-faster stripes! I think I told you I looked after one once. He was called Hobbes and he loved long hair. He would twine himself up in my hair and sit on top of my head! It did make me look rather like Medusa though :}

[katriona-s.livejournal.com]

Lovely photos. Thanks for sharing.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Your very welcome :)

[aletheiafelinea.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I'd love to go there with a camera. Or just go there.

Regards for Mr. Victor.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

I can highly recommend a visit to the Outer Hebrides if you ever have a chance. The landscape is amazing but there is something about the quality of the light that is extraordinary.

[esmerelda-t.livejournal.com]

Indy is appalled to hear you have been seeing other tortoises behind his back!

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Don't worry Victor was just a little stripling of a tortoise, not nearly as distinguished as Indy!

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Lovely photos. I nearly took in a stray tortoise once, but then his owner turned up.