Jura Hotel and Jura Distillery in 2004 panorama

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Panoramic picture of the Jura Hotel and the Jura distilleryTaken during the lunch break of a Jura excursion during the second Islay walking week, a view of the Jura Hotel and the Jura Distillery in Craighouse as they looked back then.

Cloudy Sound of Islay panorama from above McArthur’s Head

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Panoramic picture of the entrance to a sound between two islands, a lighthouse just visible belowA panoramic view over the Sound of Islay taken on a cloudy August day over a decade ago, having walked in from Ardtalla via Proaig. The top of McArthur’s Head lighthouse just visible below. A coaster entering the Sound of Islay from the Sound of Jura, travelling north.

Tree growing on a rock stump, Isle of Jura

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Picture of a small tree growing on a tree stumpAdmittedly it’s only a small tree, but I found it interesting how it grows on the top of this rock stump. Not where I would really expect a tree to grow. Spotted during a walk on Jura along the Sound of Islay.