Birthdays

A Kilchoan Diary is three years old today, and it seems appropriate to celebrate with a photograph of this morning's sunrise, so very like the one that was posted on 15th October 2009, here.  In that time The Diary has had almost 600,000 page views of the 1,650 posts written. 75% of the views were by people resident in the UK, with the USA with 10%, and Germany and - surprisingly - Russia following.

Once again, I would like to express my thanks to all readers of The Diary, and particularly to those who have written to say they enjoy reading it.  It's been a great pleasure writing about, and taking the many pictures of this beautiful place.

On the subject of birthdays, there was a multiple birthday yesterday, of twelve little piglets to proud mother Bessie.  Sadly, two died, so we are left with ten, again, to 'enjoy' over the coming months.  No-one seems to have bothered to tell father Bobby the good news.  He's pining in his steel box, refusing to come out except for meals.

Owner Hughie is over the moon at the prospect of ten more pigs to sell, the more so....

....since this 'Abnormal Load' arrived in the village - a caravan that's going onto Hughie's croft.  What with pigs and caravans, the man's going to be rich by the time The Diary has its fourth birthday.

Meanwhile, the fine October weather continues, with light winds, clear skies and warm sunshine.  The daytime temperature was up to 14C yesterday, when this picture was taken looking out across the Sound towards Mull, but it dropped to 3C overnight.

We're hoping that the clear skies at night continue, as there is plenty of aurora activity, and lights have been seen in the northern skies several times recently.  AuroraWatch's website, which has photos of recent auroras, is here.