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Tag Archives: Wester Ross
The opulence of confinement light and the determination of dandelions
Our dry weather continues. A few feeble showers have passed through occasionally overnight so the track to the sea remains dustily hard. The ground is unusually desiccated, the soil crumbly; it is the kind of dryness that would be found … Continue reading
Elemental Colours and Inner Sounds (Water Colours II)
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
Posted in clouds, coasts, environment, experiencing nature, photography, Scotland, weather
Tagged coast, coastal environments, colours of nature, elementals, Inner Sound, marine environments, nature, Scotland, sea, The Minch, Wester Ross
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North winds, ice veils and winter loss
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
Posted in death, environment, experiencing nature, landscape, landscape photography, nature, nature writing, Scotland, sea, Skye, snow, storm, weather, winter
Tagged Applecross, coastal landscapes, fishing, Hebrides, Scotland, The Minch, Wester Ross, Wild weather, wilderness
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Dog biscuits, ravens and the end of summer
Over the last few days high tides and a scouring north westerly wind whipped up coffee coloured foam and piled it high. Gusts carried salt and globules of froth to stick on my cheeks and glasses. Gone are the sand … Continue reading
Posted in beaches, birds, coasts, encounters with wildlife, environment, experiencing nature, holidays, landscape, nature, otters, photography, Scotland, sea, Skye, summer, wilderness, wildlife, wildlife encounters
Tagged beaches, coasts, family holidays, Highlands, nature, otters, sand, sea, sky, Skye, summer holidays, summer weather, weather, Wester Ross, wild, wildlife encounters
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Wild meetings and mirages
A heron-grey early dawn. Through my open window wet scented air slipped in. It smelled wonderful. After days of heat that has bleached bog mosses and sucked moisture from soil, the rain was very welcome. Scents slicked over my tongue … Continue reading
Posted in beaches, birds, coasts, encounters with wildlife, environment, environment, experiencing nature, landscape, nature, wilderness, wildlife
Tagged beach, birds, coast, croft, landscape, meetings, nature, new friends, ringed plovers, stag, weather, Wester Ross, wild, wilderness, wildlife, wildlife encounters
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Swallows, ghosts and purple rain
Our run of sassy, warm and sunny May weather ended in a flurry of sharp showers and midge mists. With the addition of moisture after weeks of dryness everywhere is sappy, buzzing and busy, especially in the croft fields. Even the … Continue reading
Posted in beaches, birds, coasts, environment, experiencing nature, landscape, nature, nature writing, photography, Scotland, sea, Skye, weather, wilderness, wildlife
Tagged coast, coastal birds, coastal environments, sea, sea birds, Skye, waves, weather, Wester Ross, wildlife
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Cuckoo blues
Our high-sky, Mediterranean-bright spell of dry weather has ended in a shimmer of pearly light and cool lavender breezes. The last few days have blown change in at our windows and doors and brought silver mists and gentle dampness woven … Continue reading
Posted in coasts, environment, environment, experiencing nature, landscape, nature, nature writing, photography, sea, Spring, Uncategorized, walking, wilderness, wildlife
Tagged coasts, cuckoo, experiencing nature, landscape, nature, painting, Scotland, sea birds, Spring, weather, Wester Ross, wildlife
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Wild storm bounty, sea birds and blooming heather
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
Posted in coasts, environment, experiencing nature, landscape, nature, peatbogs, photography, river, sea, storm, wilderness, wildlife
Tagged birds, kelp, nature, sea, seabirds, seaweeds, shoreline, summer storm, The Minch, waves, weather, Wester Ross, wild, wilderness, wildlife
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Red River Croft 