Sheepdog in a rock pool on Colonsay

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Picture of a black and white Sheepdog in a rock pool, licking its nose with its tongue out
Sheepdog in a rock pool on Colonsay

I’m not entirely sure who it belonged to, I think it was one of the guides/helpers during the Islay walking week excursion to Colonsay in April 2019. This sheepdog decided to take a dip in one of the rock pools at the northern end of Kiloran Bay, just outside the caves we visited here.

Plane over Loch Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small yellow passenger plane over the entrance to a sea loch
Plane over Loch Gruinart, Isle of Islay

Seen from Ardnave, the Hebridean Air Services plane on its way from Islay to Colonsay (and on to Oban). Here it is passing the mouth of Loch Gruinart, Killinallan (not visible) on the right. Paps of Jura on the horizon.

Beach and dunes on the way to Ardnave Point, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal landscape with a beach and dunes on an island, another island on the horizon
Beach and dunes on the way to Ardnave Point, Isle of Islay

A view on the way from Ardnave along Loch Gruinart to Ardnave Point in the north west of Islay. Colonsay visible in the distance.