Bluebells and the Lochindaal lighthouse, Isle of Islay

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Picture of bluebells along a drystone wall, a small lighthouse and the keepers house in the background
Bluebells and the Lochindaal lighthouse, Isle of Islay

A view from the outskirts of Port Charlotte: Bluebells on the verge between the road and the drystone wall. In the background Lochindaal lighthouse with the former keeper’s house next to it. In the far distance between the two you can also spot the Paps of Jura

Rhu Road and shore in Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay

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Picture of white washed houses along a road in a coastal village, also a small rocky cut into the shore
Rhu Road and shore in Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay

A view down Rhu Road in Port Charlotte on the shore of Loch Indaal on a nice April morning. I believe the cut on the right is called Port na Ceasach (at least that’s what I take from the OS map). Laggan Point on the other side of the loch.

Flying Dutchman anchored in Kilnaughton Bay at sunset, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small tall ship anchored in a wide bay at sunset, the sun just setting behind some low hills in the background
Flying Dutchman anchored in Kilnaughton Bay at sunset, Isle of Islay

Spotted from the evening ferry arriving in Port Ellen: The tall ship Flying Dutchman, a regular visitor to Islay, anchored in Kilnaughton Bay just as the sun is setting behind the hills of the Oa.