Category Archives: Wildlife

Sunday Outing to the East Coast of Skye

For many years I’ve planned to return to Beareraig Bay and sail up from Holm to the Kilt Rock. I sailed over here about 8 to ten years ago it was a beautiful day but I had no camera. The … Continue reading

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Stormy Day

To-day is the ideal day for catching up on paperwork and mail, there is a gale going outside with heavy rain falling since first thing. There was an break around 8am but it has returned to grey. I’ll need to … Continue reading

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Lockdown -The Sequel

The last of the catch up blogs! Starting way back on the 6th of May with a picture in the late evening of the Moon, Full Moon’s to-day all seem to have names, a bit like storms I guess. Back … Continue reading

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Moving On – Lockdown 2

The phone has stopped (Sunday 10th May) so I’ll continue with the update. Now its Monday!!! The phone had started ringing again yesterday. Been a tough winter on the West Coast for the animals, we are still feeding sheep and … Continue reading

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The Project Continues

I put this together last week but did not post so here it is tonight, with a little time, I’ll get there with the posts. Here’s the Project from the start to almost the finish. There were a few moments … Continue reading

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Storm Brendan

Well it is the first big one of this year, all the more scary because we did not have one last year in the New House. Yes, certainly very strong winds and gales but nothing like this. So it was … Continue reading

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2019

2019 Has been as busy a year as the previous two. We moved into the New House now called  ‘Tigh na Creag’ on the 24th December 2018, but the work was far from finished. Even in the middle of summer … Continue reading

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June to July And The House is Getting There.

June now, Arne still here and still cooking, the gastronomy excellent. Simple but delicious. This is my Fathers home made ladder which I’m sure he would not be too happy that I left it out but it must be 40 … Continue reading

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Catching up on May Days

May is nesting time and as we fly about the Island the birds just get on with it all. The usual suspects are here, the geese, the Oyster catchers and the Sandpipers plus many more. The hawks, Black Backs and … Continue reading

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A New Year

Sooooo long since I had a bit of time to post something, but pre-Christmas was manic here, then the dreaded cold that is doing the roundscame, then a bit of time off and now back to the grind. There has … Continue reading

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