Conisby in the Sun, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small settlement in bright sunshine while a village and distillery below is in the shadeA view from Gartbreck in November 2014 after a heavy shower passed through. The Sun is breaking through over Conisby on the Rhinns of Islay while Bruichladdich with the distillery is still in the shade of the heavy rain clouds.

Bruichladdich and Barnacle Geese, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal village with a distillery seen across a sea loch, Barnacle Geese flying past

A view across Loch Indaal to Bruichladdich from Gartbreck in April 2014. The distillery with its warehouses in the centre. Conisby on the hillside towards the right. Some of the last wintering Barnacle Geese flying over Loch Indaal, soon to leave for Greenland.