The sunset sky last night - this picture was taken at about half past eight - was distinctly angry, the clouds over Ben Hiant reflecting what was probably a beautiful sunset as seen from Portuairk or Sanna.
Dawn came this morning at almost exactly half past six, with the sun rising just to the left of
Beinn na h-Urchrach. There was hardly a breath of wind across Kilchoan Bay but, as the day has continued, it has steadily increased, blowing steadily from the southeast. The forecast for the next 24 hours is for the wind to continue rising, to about Force 6 by tomorrow morning.
This fishing boat has been been steaming around off the Ormsaigbeg shore for the past day. She's the
Boy Paul, registered in Coleraine. She may have been fishing - she's a prawn boat - but her track was erratic, and she kept stopping for several minutes at a time.
Like everyone who is upwardly mobile, Blondie the Sparrow has moved to the west end of the village. She was last reported on The Diary by Julie Allcock who lives in Pier Road - see post
here. Blondie joined a group of about thirty Sparrows and Chaffinches feeding on the wall of our terrace. The food's good but it's a hazardous occupation: a Sparrowhawk is preying on the assembled throng. It'll be interesting to see whether Sparrowhawks prefer blondes.
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