Stones and windblown sand on Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a beach with golden sand and some stones on the beach, trails of sand behind the stones. A wreck in the background.
Stones and windblown sand on Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

Small stones on Kilchoman beach, lots of them. Sand blown past them, seen on a bright sunny morning on the west coast of Islay. The wreck of the Patti in the background.

A wee dram of Port Charlotte at Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a wee dram of Port Charlotte Islay single malt whisky outside the village of Port Charlotte on Islay
A wee dram of Port Charlotte at Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay

As the title says, a wee dram of Port Charlotte at Port Charlotte on the Rhinns of Islay. Taken while taking pictures for an online live whisky tasting of Bruichladdich distillery whiskies.

Last seconds of a November sunset at Saligo Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the last seconds of a sunset watched from the dunes behind a bay with a beach, the sun half behind the horizon
Last seconds of a November sunset at Saligo Bay, Isle of Islay

The Islay sunset I watched twice, kind of. First I watched it from the beach, then I ran up to the top of the dunes behind Saligo Bay to watch it again, just catching the last few seconds before the sun disappeared behind the horizon.