And there he was.  Drew back the curtains and came face to face with our Peeping Tom.  Or should I say Mac - as we've christened him - appropriately Scottish, yet lagubrious at the same time.  And as he stood proudly (inpudently) in the garden, we were just in awe of him. He got bored checking us out after a while and sauntered off, but it did bring home all the recent press about how this harsh weather has affected the deer population in the Scottish Highlands.  Read more at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8515375.stm


It was a bit of a weekend for wildlife, as I spotted an owl taking to the sky (they're so big!), and a buzzard idly sitting on a post, checking out the A82 for roadkill.

The big prize of course is spotting a golden eagle, and since Robren is bang in the middle of eagle country, I'm crossing my fingers it won't be long.  Apparently, one of the best places to see them is from Loch Shiel, and since the cruise boat leaves regularly from the bottom of our road (http://www.highlandcruises.co.uk) , I'll be first in the queue when the Spring arrives!

The weekend was rounded off nicely by a beautiful Italian meal at the Glenfinnan House Hotel - one of Duncan's themed nights through the winter.  Hope he lets us back in after I decided to have a wee go on the piano in the bar.  'I just need the sheet music, that's all' - don't think they believed me.  Will stick to the tambourine in future.

Now that will scare away the wildlife.