Most distilleries are in large white buildings, a colour which changes relatively quickly in the often harsh weather on Islay. Meaning they need quite regular painting. This is a building of Bowmore distillery receiving a fresh coat of paint several years back. It might well have been painted again since then.
A view from near Bowmore towards Port Charlotte on late October afternoon, not long to go until sunset. Some of the thousands of Barnacle Geese wintering on Islay have come in for the evening roost on the mud flats at the top of Loch Indaal.
A view across Loch Indaal from Port Charlotte to Bowmore. The tall chimney belongs to Bowmore distillery, the white buildings on the right are the warehouses (in addition to the handful at the distillery). The Gaelic college on the left. Islay High School towards the centre.