Rainbow near Bridgend Woods, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a rainbow over a woodland behind fields

A view from An Seann Sgoil on a November morning on Islay, a rainbow in the sky over the woods around Loch Skerrols (not visible, behind the trees).

Carraig Fhada lighthouse and ferry watchers, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a square lighthouse on a stormy day, several people standing on the shore near the lighthouse
Carraig Fhada lighthouse and ferry watchers, Isle of Islay

A view from an Islay ferry to the mainland on a stormy November weekend during a short calmer weather window. During that window it wasn’t as wild as I had seen it at other times, but there were still quite a few people out watching the ferry leave in the choppy seas.

Cloudy November afternoon on Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view down a beach towards some rocky crags under heavy clouds, waves rolling on to the beach
Cloudy November afternoon on Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

An Islay beach walk in November 2024, out on Kilchoman beach looking south towards the crags and out over Machir Bay not long before sunset