Windswept

[anteros_lmc]

Belated beach pics as promised! Because I haven't posted enough pictures of Hebridean beaches before :} All these pictures were taken on Traigh na Berie or Reef Beach which is without question my favourite place in the world. I seem to have a deep seated need to get to Reef once a year to blow the cobwebs away and they certainly got blown away this year! As you can see from the pics the weather was changeable to say the least, and culminated in a force eight gale. We could have gone back to my sister's house to weather the gale but instead we sat on the beach front watching the gannets diving for the shoals of fish driven in shore by the storm. It was glorious :) Also, no midgies which is always a bonus!



Crossing the Minch

Harebells, the bluebell of Scotland	Wild thyme
Machair flowers	Harris tweed
Nice boat on the Caledonian Canal	Stornoway harbour looking dramatic

Comments

[vespican.livejournal.com]

Certainly some dramatic skies! At least they were cause by wind and rain, rather than by smoke. Friday we had so much smoke in the air that Spokane was considered to have the most polluted air of any place in the US. You could see it, feel it and taste it. Smoke hung in the air like fog, turned the sun red or covered it completely. There was a most unnatural glow to the afternoon.
dave

[amaraal.livejournal.com]

Where can I buy the postcards? ;) Beautiful! Now that you feel free and refreshed again you can write a lot of smut ... naval stories :)

[mylodon.livejournal.com]

How very beautiful.

The Minch always makes me think of The Mingulay Boat Song.

[katriona-s.livejournal.com]

What beautiful scenery! And wonderful photos.
It must be very quiet there ... I mean, without the sound of sea, winds and maybe bird-songs?

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Fabulous photos there!

[nodbear.livejournal.com]

EXcellent pics as ever = finally got around to seeing them and commenting as am having a good hour or two catching up before going on to some neglected navyboy related acutivity.

[aletheiafelinea.livejournal.com]

Because I haven't posted enough pictures of Hebridean beaches before :}
Yep, you haven't. There's no such thing as enough in this matter. *g*

I especially love the lighting on the first, and the sky peeking through the clouds in the fourth row. Lovely effects! And how many colours - different hues of water, and flowers and fabrics, too. I want to touch them. :)