The Mists of Time

A high pressure system continues to sit over us. For a time it brought light winds, mist and periods of bright sunshine, but now a bracing northerly breeze has taken over, with gusts, yesterday evening, up to force 7.

This was Camas nan Geall on Thursday evening, with the mist rolling in across the Sound of Mull and billowing around the edges of Ben Hiant. The little bay is a hauntingly beautiful place at the best of times, with its scattering of deserted croft houses, but seemed even more silent and lonely that evening.

Meanwhile, the drought continues. Many of the smaller burns are bone dry and even larger ones, like the Millburn, pictured here at it mouth where it flows into Kilchoan Bay, are running exceptionally low. The crofters are beginning to complain that the grass has stopped growing, even if the fields look green, though some are taking advantage of the weather to cut their first silage crop. But probably the biggest worry is the water supply, already a problem on the north coast where most private supplies rely on the smaller burns. Kilchoan's water supply comes from a tributary of the Millburn!

The West Ardnamurchan Vintage Photograph site is proving a great success. So far over 100 photographs at least 40 years old have been uploaded, and, through the 'comment' system on Flickr, some of the un-named people in the photos have been identified. But others remain: we hardly know a single name in the photograph above of the Ferry Stores one Regatta Day.

In early July a selection of the photos will be on display in Kilchoan Community Centre.

Thanks to Mary Khan for the Ferry Stores photo.