The Flying Dutchman at Bruichladdich pier, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a tall ship moored at a pierA beautiful June evening on Islay, the visiting Flying Dutchman is tied up at Bruichladdich pier (she had arrived earlier that evening, after travelling past the Rhinns of Islay lighthouse and Frenchman’s Rocks). The Mull of Oa with the American Monument in the background.

Paps of Jura from the Kilchoman Road, Isle of Islay

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Picture of three mountains in the evening light seen across a wide landscapeA view from the road to Kilchoman on a nice evening on Islay. While mostly cloudy the Sun managed to find a gap in the clouds to bathe the Paps of Jura in some beautiful mild evening light.

The Paps of Jura at sunset

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Picture of three mountains in the evening light at sunsetAn evening view of the Paps of Jura at sunset. Not entirely sure from where on Islay I took this picture, I think from somewhere on the Glen Road, around Knocklearoch.