Duncan Astbury · @DuncanAstbury
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Gentleman in the snow, well preserved detail on a gravestone in Berwickshire. The symbols either side of him could be flames, a representation of eternal life. Lower down can be seen an hourglass on its side, time is running out, a classic mortality symbol.

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Duncan Astbury · @DuncanAstbury
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Duncan Astbury · @DuncanAstbury
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Gravestone with portrait of a figure in a bonnet, 1751, Foulden Parish Church, Berwickshire.

Here lyes the body of
Helen Cleghorn daughter
to John Cleghorn who died
21st September 1751 aged 31

#scotland #berwickshire #fuji_xseries #photography #blackandwhite #taphophile #weathered #gravestone #grave #mortality #inmemoriam #mementomorimonday #mementomori

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Duncan Astbury · @DuncanAstbury
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Duncan Astbury · @DuncanAstbury
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This old gravestone gives us two fundamental types of symbol, the upper figure is a winged soul as a symbol of immortality while the lower representation of a skull and crossed bones is a symbol of mortality. Year unknown but could be 18th Century.

#scotland #fuji_xseries #photography #blackandwhite #taphophile #crossedbones #crossbones #skull #symbols #lichen #gravestone #grave #immortality #mortality #inmemoriam #mementomorimonday #mementomori

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Chris Freitag 📸 · @freitag
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Another shot I got yesterday isn’t the best composition but I like the car driving through which I timed.

#photography #fujifilm #X100V #fuji_xseries #fujifilmx100v #streetphotography #denver

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Duncan Astbury · @DuncanAstbury
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Snow didn't stop our usual pheasant from completing his rounds, here he is after checking the first feeder, now striding off to check at the back of the house. The low winter sun helped to reveal his amazing colours.

#scotland #argyll #snow #winter #garden #fuji_xseries #Photomonday #wildlifescotland #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #naturephotography #nature #pheasant #bird #birdsofmastodon

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Duncan Astbury · @DuncanAstbury
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This hooded crow, corvus cornix, is another regular. He approaches with caution, often settling on a fence post to check things out. He may then hop onto the grass below the bird feeders or he may take to the sky and be away in a moment.

#scotland #argyll #garden #fuji_xseries #wildlifescotland #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #naturephotography #nature #hoodedcrow #crow #crowsofmastodon #corvid #bird #birdsofmastodon

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Duncan Astbury · @DuncanAstbury
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Pheasants are perhaps our brightest coloured birds here at Four Oaks and are regular visitors to our garden. This male pheasant was one of two that came by today to clear up seeds dropped from the feeders by smaller birds. They are very fast flyers when they want but nearly always walk in & out, they'll go through or under the fence rather than over.

#scotland #argyll #garden #fuji_xseries #wildlifescotland #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #naturephotography #nature #pheasant #bird #birds

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Duncan Astbury · @DuncanAstbury
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The birlinn is a type of boat used especially in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland in the Middle Ages. This one is carved on a gravestone at Kilbride church, Lerags, Argyll. At the top of the mast there looks to be a beacon or torch. A lit torch represents life, immortality and the everlasting life.

#scotland #argyll #lerags #kilbride #fuji_xseries #photography #blackandwhite #taphophile #graveyard #grave #inmemoriam #mementomorimonday #mementomori #symbolism #birlinn

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Duncan Astbury · @DuncanAstbury
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This old gravestone has been covered with so many lichens that it's almost white. The shape of the stone gives a clue to age (I'm not going to hazard a guess) but it's no longer possible to read the inscription. Kilbride church, Lerags, Argyll.

#scotland #argyll #lerags #kilbride #fuji_xseries #photography #blackandwhite #taphophile #graveyard #grave #inmemoriam #mementomori #lichen

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Duncan Astbury · @DuncanAstbury
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“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”. Agnus Dei carving on cross at Kilbrides church, Lerags. I think this lichen covered sheep looks very bonny.

#scotland #argyll #lerags #kilbride #fuji_xseries #photography #blackandwhite #taphophile #graveyard #grave #inmemoriam #mementomori #agnusdei

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