Walking near Smaull, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic view over a coastal landscape from a hill, a walker coming up the hillWalking on the west coast of Islay a decade ago. The view is south from just north of Smaull (buildings just right of centre). Saligo Bay on the right. Loch Gorm just visible in the distance, to the right of An Carnan on the left. In the far distance Sunderland Hill and the Kilchoman Crags.

Coming up the hill is my late mother on the first of her three Islay visits.

 

Stones and shells on a hazy beach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a string of shells and stones on a beachA hazy day in Machir Bay on the west coast of Islay, stones and shells stretch out into the distance on the beach.

 

The Paps of Jura behind a field, Isle of Islay

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Picture of three mountain tops showing behind a green fieldThe Paps of Jura hiding behind a field next to the Coastguard cottages at Kilchoman on Islay.