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Farm work – topping finished.

September 7, 2015

Well, that’s is all the topping of the grass finished for this year. Everywhere looking nice and green, with fresh grass for the cattle and sheep to forage upon before the weather takes the Autumn turn!

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Cliffs on Ross Peninsular

Rockclimbing off Miekle Ross?

September 7, 2015

How about a spot of rockclimbing? The well renound cliffs off Miekle Ross are shown in this fantastic picture captured by a drone over the water looking in. A view we would never have seen unless we were out in the water sailing by.

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Welcome

August 20, 2015

Thursdays are baking day for our new holiday guests arriving on the Friday, usually chocolate fudge cake, could be Victoria sponge with fresh cream and strawberries, fruit cake or savory quiche!  Sit down, eat, enjoy and relax, you have arrived at Ross Bay Retreat!

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Flower power.

August 20, 2015

Our new flower beds outside Dairy House have settled and now showing smart colours – learning to garden at last!

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Ducks on the pond.

August 20, 2015

Our new duck pond which is now being enjoyed by the call ducks, aylesburys, and even the little but now bigger gosling.

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Maggie’s Tour

August 20, 2015

Well worth following is Maggie’s Tour on a Friday night, telling you all about the history of the town of Kirkcudbright.

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Kirkcudbright Summer festivities

August 20, 2015

Kirkcudbright summer festivities every Thursday evening during the holidays, featuring highland dancing, bagpipes, windbands and lots of other entertainment – truly brilliant and a wonderful night out not to be missed.

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Highland dancing.

August 20, 2015

The sword dance being danced by our daughter at the civic week celebrations in Castle Douglas just in July.

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Contented.

August 20, 2015

One of the cows with her calf enjoying life on Ross farm.

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Champion bantam

August 20, 2015

One of our bantams won a championship prize at the Wigtown show, for our son in the junior section.  He also won best juvenile handler 2015.

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