Mountains and hills and wildcats.

We woke to a dull raining day and from the woods where I walk the dogs in the morning I could see the snow on the Cromdale Hills which are a the highest point only 722m...getting closer.

However at midday I went out on the hill at the back of the house and from there took the photo of the Cairngorms and the sun was out and the Beachan Woods looked beautiful.

These are mostly birch wood and Scots Pine that are there look incongrous.

The view taken from one hillock is of Grantown looking over to the Cromdale Hills where by this time the snow had gone.

We both went to a talk on the Wildcat which is a secretive animal so rarely spotted except on Autumn Watch and at the Kingussie Highland Wildlife Park. The programme of protecting the species includes neutering all tame cats as the cross breeding is the single biggest threat to their extinction. Look at http://www.highlandtiger.com/ for more information.