
A view at Kilchoman on an April evening with Saligo visible in the distance. A bench outside the wall of Kilchoman cemetery in the mild light of the gloaming after sunset.

A view at Kilchoman on an April evening with Saligo visible in the distance. A bench outside the wall of Kilchoman cemetery in the mild light of the gloaming after sunset.

A memory from an Islay walking week walk a good number of years ago. We walked in the hills in the south of Islay, where we came across some of the last remaining snow of the previous winter (the walk was in April). In the distance you can see the Paps of Jura, from left to right Beinn a’ Chalois, Beinn an Oir and Beinn Shiantaidh.

Seen across Loch Indaal from Port Charlotte, the old farm at Gartbreck. A brief opening in the clouds allowed the sun to break through and shine just on Gartbreck. This picture is from June 2010, the view has changed a bit since then as some of the walls and outbuildings have been taken down.