Snow capped hills seen across Loch Skerrols, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view across a freshwater loch with a snow capped hill in the distance
Snow capped hills seen across Loch Skerrols, Isle of Islay

A view across Loch Skerrols on a partially cloudy November morning with the sun occasionally breaking through. Here the sun partially lights up snow covered hills in the east of Islay.

Dark clouds and distant rain seen from Kilchoman beach with the wreck of the Patti, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view from a beach with an old wreck out to sea with heavy dark clouds overhead and rain visible in the distance
Dark clouds and distant rain seen from Kilchoman beach with the wreck of the Patti, Isle of Islay

A November afternoon out on Kilchoman beach on the west coast of Islay, looking out over Machir Bay and the Atlantic from near the wreck of the Patti. Some heavy dark clouds overhead with some heavy rain on the horizon (luckily it didn’t get to the beach while I was there)

Dramatic November light over Bowmore distillery, Isle of Islay

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Picture of late afternoon sun breaking through heavy clouds over a coastal distillery in a village
Dramatic November light over Bowmore distillery, Isle of Islay

Originally I had come to the top of Loch Indaal to watch geese coming in for the roost. They did come in, although not as good and photogenic as I had hoped. While it was cloudy the vast majority of the time the sun did make a few brief appearances. Here a bright spot appeared in the clouds above Bowmore distillery, reflecting on Loch Indaal