 Just had a look on google and Fanniright is also a name, what a medical partnership..eh!
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 I smiled at the above posts, the guys in the photo do look rather pensive. It is a nice shot, the b&w image works well. I notice that it's one of a an album of photos from Lairig Bothy by Andrew Spink. They're dated 2004 and some include his brother Tony who was killed in a cycling collision last year. I'm wondering if that's Tony sitting on the right in the photo above. Comment:- A fantastic scene outside.. the harshness and beauty of the Scottish Landscape in winter seen from within.... Tony Spink planning his escape route in 2004... Memories of happy times I'm sure
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 Just had a look on google and Fanniright is also a name, what a medical partnership..eh!
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 Very nice pic(s) Andrew, they say a picture tells a thousand words and these really sum up the moment. I'm sure there are a million more happy times to come!
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 I was looking at this photo album the other day, it's really lovely and to me is a great record of some of the things that make outdoor activities so fun. While most of us will have taken good photos of landscapes in our lifetime, it's rare to see a collection of images of all the other work like route planning, cooking, evenings at basecamp. Thanks for sharing this Andrew!
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 Thank you comrades!!! I only just came across this thread! Hilarious comments, especially the Sharon announcement! I am dead chuffed you have looked at them and appraised them in the ways you have. Thanks!!!!!!! I was trying to convey the mood and solace of "bothy life" in this little collection and I was pleased with the pictures. The photo of the "three blokes" looking pensive was a very amateur attempt to recreate the mood of one of my favourite photographs ever taken: that by Frank Hurely of some of Shackleton's men huddled around the wood burning stove on nightwatch during a dark antarctic winter night. http://images.rgs.org/search.aspx?EventCategoryID=1 (don't know how to pasted it in to this message).. Obviously it doesn;t compare to that fantastic image by Hurley but the idea was inspired by much greater photography than I could hope to achieve. On reflection I could have got them to smile or to appear as if engaged in light hearted banter, but would that have detracted from the austerity of a cold bothy in Scotland? And MoS - thanks for looking at my photos. It is indeed Tony Spink sitting on the right, and sat by the window in the photo you copied here. Thanks for remembering him. Yes, memories of fantastic, unique times, and this occasion in particular was part of my tribute speech I made at his funeral. Such a painful loss to me but such a beautiful memory. The other two blokes in the photo were not with me and our Tony. We had arrived hours earlier and were sat contemplating the long cold night ahead of us when three blokes came in having carried a 10kg sack of coal each for the fire, which me and our Tony duly benefitted from for two nights. I wanted to give them copies of the photos as a thank you, and took an e-mail address but that was 4 years ago, and I have only just digitalised the images, and of course, the scrap of paper in my wallet no longer exists. I would love them to have the pictures. Any-one recognice them?
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 So then I guess it's another Slim Shady moment here then! So will the real bothy warming heroes please stand up!
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 A wonderful photo that is overwhelming for me. How my brother loved his travels and how free he was and now is. I'm Tony's sister. Here in this photo my two brothers passions are joined and celebrated. I Love this, I loved them both. Thank you Andrew for your endless love and devotion to our family. Thank you for your priceless photography.
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Welcome to the OM forum Angela, very nice it is to see you here too as well!
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Hiya Angela! Welcome to OM! The Spink tree has branches everywhere Trevor!!! There's no escaping us! 
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We wouldn't want to have it any other way on here mate! For sure.
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 Is there a Scottish connection in your family, Andrew. Spink is quite an unusual surname, but it is common in the Arbroath area. The Spinks are associated with the fishing industry (what's left of it!) there.
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Angela? Its over to you on this one! I am not sure Mike, I should do some research! . There are a famous family of jewellers caled Spink too. We are definitely not associated with these Spinks!
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Andrew and Angela, you should investigate your Genealogy it's very interesting, Slave owning in America Sent to Australia as a convict for stealing sheep, Spink is an old English word for a Chaffinch.
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I thought it was Leon 'Spinks' that was descended through slavery though? 
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The English owner was named Spink Trev, his dying wish was for his slaves to be released with his surname but with an S added.
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lol. All born fighters too, one and all I have no doubt!
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Andrew, Im guessing this is the photo you had in mind? Also reminds me of a quick snap I took in the Dibidil bothy on the Isle of Rum last July. I wish I'd spent more time trying to get it right, was just a point-and-click at the time really.
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Funny the name Spink : ) We heard that my grandad's sister, Aunt Lil, researched the family tree back to 200 years and that we did originate in Scotland, hence the red hair perhaps. Unfortunately we don't have those records. But the other week I was in Norway and a man there told me the name originated there. It's the name of a bird that's like the magpie. Mmmm... not sure about that, though we were all born in Normanton, North-mans-town, named after the invasion of the Normans. There is a night buried in the cemetry from those times too... could be a relative? Hence the blonde hair... confused? : ) Love your picture too Ben.
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Re: Spinks.... we hate being called Spinks! Now I know why... an association with slavery. Totally abhorent. Ben: that's the photo yes. I love it. You can get prints printed from the original glass slide that Hurley took. They are exclusive issue via the RGS' approved dealers. They retail around £500 with frame. A great idea for a christmas or birthday present for me if all you OM people should ever get together and chip in!!
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