View across the Kilchoman reed beds to Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view over some reed beds towards a wide bay with the ocean stretching out into the distance
View across the Kilchoman reed beds to Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

A view from the road between the Coastguard cottages and Kilchoman church, looking across the reed beds out over Machir Bay to the Atlantic.

The Oa and Laggan Bay from a plane, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view from a plane over a small peninsula next to a wide bay with a sandy beach
The Oa and Laggan Bay from a plane, Isle of Islay

Another view from the departing plane taken by my late mother at the end of her last visit to Islay. The view goes along the Big Strand in Laggan Bay out towards the Oa penisula. The North Channel behind it, Ireland somewhere in the far distance under the clouds.

Rocks at the Singing Sands on a hazy day, Isle of Islay

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Picture of some rocks off a beach on a cloudy and hazy day, a gull flying above
Rocks at the Singing Sands on a hazy day, Isle of Islay

A hazy and overcast April afternoon on Islay, a view out to sea from the Singing Sands on the Oa. Kintyre not visible in the distance, as it’s hidden by the haze.