Old ketch passing Caol Ila distillery, Isle of Islay

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Picture of an old sailing ketch passing a modern distillery
Old ketch passing Caol Ila distillery, Isle of Islay

Seen across the Sound of Islay from Feolin on Jura, an old ketch (unfortunately I don’t know her name) passing Caol Ila distillery.

Islay lifeboat at Port Askaig pier

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Picture of a RNLI lifeboat at a pier in a sound between two islands
Islay lifeboat at Port Askaig pier

Normally it’s moored at the other end of Port Askaig, below the old station, but on this sunny June afternoon the Islay lifeboat was tied up at the main pier.

Sunset behind the silhouette of the Paps of Jura

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Picture of a sunset behind the silhouette of several mountains
Sunset behind the silhouette of the Paps of Jura

Seen from Ardfernal Hill (Cnocan Soilleir, 85m) on the east coast of Jura, a June sunset behind the Paps of Jura (and Corra Bheinn on the right).