Dog with its tennis ball in Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a brown dog carrying a yellow tennis ball in its mouthSpotted on Kilchoman beach in Machir Bay, a dog playing with its tennis ball.

Kilchoman military cemetery on a rainy November day (2), Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small military cemetery in a field on a rainy dayAnother view of the Kilchoman Military Cemetery where some of the dead from the sinking of the Otranto in October 1918 are buried. This time the view is out to sea, you can just make out Machir Bay and the Atlantic on the right. The WWII radar station (now telecoms masts) just visible in the haze on the left.

Beach and waves seen from the Kilchoman dunes, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a golden sandy beach with waves rolling on to it, seen from dunes behind the beach. Spray from the waves is blown past by the windA view from the Kilchoman dunes on a blustery November morning on Islay. The southern end of Kilchoman beach below, waves rolling into Machir Bay and breaking as they approach the beach. Spray is blown up and inland by the blustery wind.