{"id":3257,"date":"2019-02-03T20:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T20:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chrislamb.com\/?p=3257"},"modified":"2019-02-03T20:11:40","modified_gmt":"2019-02-03T20:11:40","slug":"a-visit-to-tomatin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrislamb.com\/?p=3257","title":{"rendered":"A visit to Tomatin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Christopher &#8211; my son &#8211; has settled in Tomatin. He and Sandra are starting an exciting new period in the Highlands. The house is lovely, they are fantastic and the scenery is beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I believe the village name should rhyme with Tomato but I cannot help myself pronouncing it like Tom as in Tom and Jerry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some snaps from this weekend &#8211; an early morning walk with Chris. I loved it. Thanks for a lovely time, nice chat and great food :-) xx<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_bridge.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_bridge.jpg?resize=700%2C467&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_bridge.jpg?resize=700%2C467&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_bridge.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_bridge.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_bridge.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Chris over the River Findhorn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Walk_tomatin_field01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Walk_tomatin_field01.jpg?resize=700%2C422&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Walk_tomatin_field01.jpg?resize=700%2C422&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Walk_tomatin_field01.jpg?resize=600%2C362&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Walk_tomatin_field01.jpg?resize=768%2C463&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Walk_tomatin_field01.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_woods01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_woods01.jpg?resize=700%2C464&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_woods01.jpg?resize=700%2C464&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_woods01.jpg?resize=600%2C398&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_woods01.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_woods01.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A woods <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_finhorn_and_m9.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_finhorn_and_m9.jpg?resize=700%2C470&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_finhorn_and_m9.jpg?resize=700%2C470&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_finhorn_and_m9.jpg?resize=600%2C403&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_finhorn_and_m9.jpg?resize=768%2C515&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_finhorn_and_m9.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Findhorn viaduct next to the A9 flyover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_field02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_field02.jpg?resize=700%2C376&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_field02.jpg?resize=700%2C376&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_field02.jpg?resize=600%2C323&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_field02.jpg?resize=768%2C413&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_field02.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Walking through a field near Tomatin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_a9.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_a9.jpg?resize=416%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_a9.jpg?resize=416%2C600&amp;ssl=1 416w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_a9.jpg?resize=768%2C1107&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_a9.jpg?resize=700%2C1009&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris_Walk_tomatin_a9.jpg?w=1421&amp;ssl=1 1421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The 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He and Sandra are starting an exciting new period in the Highlands. The house is lovely, they are fantastic and the scenery is beautiful. I believe the village name should rhyme with Tomato but I cannot help myself pronouncing it like Tom as in Tom and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3255,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chrislamb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gindhorn_viaduct01.jpg?fit=1920%2C1282&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p53QCd-Qx","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrislamb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrislamb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrislamb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrislamb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrislamb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3257"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrislamb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3264,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrislamb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3257\/revisions\/3264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrislamb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrislamb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrislamb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrislamb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}