
A view of the wreck of the Patti on Kilchoman beach on the west coast of Islay on a moody April morning. Some puddles remaining around the wreck after the tide had gone out, the Kilchoman dunes and crags in the background.

A view of the wreck of the Patti on Kilchoman beach on the west coast of Islay on a moody April morning. Some puddles remaining around the wreck after the tide had gone out, the Kilchoman dunes and crags in the background.

A closer look at the what I believe to be a sundog, spotted on an April morning at Kilchoman.

Spotted this phenomenon in the sky above Kilchoman on an April 2025 morning. I believe it’s called a sundog, but I’d be happy to be corrected if I’m wrong. The low morning sun was behind the hills to the right.