Tag Archives: The Minch

Elemental Colours and Inner Sounds (Water Colours II)

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

I wrote last year about the Inner Sound and the Minch, stretches of sea between Wester Ross on the Scottish mainland and the Hebrides: https://notesfromasmallcroftbythesea.wordpress.com/2017/04/27/water-colours/ Red River Croft looks out over them both but especially where they meet, one running … Continue reading →

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North winds, ice veils and winter loss

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

Southerly winds at this time of year often seem angry. To reach us here they must be funnelled through the narrows between Skye’s Cuillin mountains and the heights of Knoydart to then sweep past Applecross. Bursting from confinement at the … Continue reading →

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Wild storm bounty, sea birds and blooming heather

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Annie O'Garra Worsley

A short, blast of extreme weather in the Highlands recently brought flooding and a heat wave; and lots of midges. These wildly fluctuating conditions light up the landscape with flashing colour and humming vibrancy, as if the end-of-summer days must … Continue reading →

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