Quieter tonight, no yachts in tonight: Tuesday 20th June , see my new page on the Boat Visitors to Rona 2023 .

The weather continues, wall to wall sunshine, there is so much moisture in the greound the growth is phenomenal. It is nice at last after previous years being of a, let us say, damper atmosphere, to have some sunshine. Everything will benefit from it.

Yachties were well underway by the middle of May, but not as many as we would expect with this weather, but no worries plenty to get on with here.

OnTrips to portree, many, Internet woes and the larder are keeping us on our toes. The internet is in need of expertise, but nothing forthcoming from my contacts. The larder is almost there one month on from this time. Maybe by 1st July we will be butchering, we hope so.

The heat is upsetting the birds. There are nests everywhere and the Greylags are doing well. With no horses this year and dogs chasing the goslings perhaps they will fare better. They are a pest elsewhere but not a problem for us. In fact this wee fellow was exhausted and dehydrated so I put him on the water and he recovered, although I do not know for how long. Pesky our visiting seagull patrols the house, looking inside, from balcony to balcony. He will be soon gone (we hope).

All about Island Bagging at the end of the month. Dan on Stardust Boat Trips surprised me with a request on a Sunday night to help drop ‘Island Baggers’ on various Islands around Rona, little did I know it was three days I’d be doing it. But it was a a nice diversion. interesting too to collect a few antlers and the discussion over the pellet found on Garbh Eilean. The weather was calm and helpful, the weather not too hot.

Rona Wildflowers. Lorraine went off one day with my iphone (better camera than hers) and came back with these lovely photos of our wildflowers this year. For sure the weather has made for an explosion of colour and I guess no sheep make a difference but we miss them all the same.

Tom Opre a documentary maker was over from Montana filming for his latest documentary, ‘The Last Keeper’. His previous work is worth a look: ‘Killing the Shepherd’

Tom and his cameraman Tony were lucky with the weather on their Rona visit, we wish him the best as he tries to find solutions to the Rewilding V Deer debate. More of that in Current affairs coming soon.

All for now, June Blog is next.