We're getting back into something that resembles the October weather we love after our recent soaking. The hills have begun to dry out, and the burns have dropped to a more normal level, but the going is still squelchy and slippery underfoot, so walking is hard work.
The clouds and their attendant showers come across in ragged, extended fronts so, looking out to the north of Ardnamurchan, there's a layering of the islands: here, Eigg is under cloud in the foreground, while Rhum basks in bright sunshine beyond. Visible just to the left of Rhum is the flat tabletop of the small island of Canna.
There's a similar effect across the land. This view looks from Kilmory southwards to the summit of Ben Hiant, with the wooded slopes of
Beinn nan Losgann (the hill of the frog or toad) caught in sunlight.
This afternoon, despite some sharp showers and a keen southeasterly wind, we took our usual walk up to the ridgeline of
Druim na Gearr Leacainn at the back of Ormsaigbeg, and sat in a sheltered spot behind a rock to look across the peninsula. An eagle came over but, before it could come close and much to our disappointment, it was rapidly driven off by two crows. Instead, we were treated to a rainbow over
Sgurr nam Meann and, presumably, Grigadale Farm got the pot of gold.
We're getting back into something that resembles the October weather we love after our recent soaking. The hills have begun to dry out, and the burns have dropped to a more normal level, but the going is still squelchy and slippery underfoot, so walking is hard work.
The clouds and their attendant showers come across in ragged, extended fronts so, looking out to the north of Ardnamurchan, there's a layering of the islands: here, Eigg is under cloud in the foreground, while Rhum basks in bright sunshine beyond. Visible just to the left of Rhum is the flat tabletop of the small island of Canna.
There's a similar effect across the land. This view looks from Kilmory southwards to the summit of Ben Hiant, with the wooded slopes of Beinn nan Losgann (the hill of the frog or toad) caught in sunlight.
This afternoon, despite some sharp showers and a keen southeasterly wind, we took our usual walk up to the ridgeline of Druim na Gearr Leacainn at the back of Ormsaigbeg, and sat in a sheltered spot behind a rock to look across the peninsula. An eagle came over but, before it could come close and much to our disappointment, it was rapidly driven off by two crows. Instead, we were treated to a rainbow over Sgurr nam Meann and, presumably, Grigadale Farm got the pot of gold.
Lovely photos - thanks for posting up!
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