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Rocky beach in Saligo Bay (2), Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view over a rocky shore, exposed after winter storms washed away most of the sandAfter the view south west now the view north west in Saligo Bay, taken on the same April 2016 evening. As mentioned earlier, the winter storms which hit Islay from the Atlantic had washed away a lot of the sand and exposed many more rocks and stones than previously visible.

Moon and stars in the night sky over Loch Gorm, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a loch (lake) at night with a low full Moon and thousands of stars in the night skyA beautiful clear April night on Islay, the low full Moon just over the horizon reflecting brightly on Loch Gorm, thousands and thousands of sparkling stars in the night sky above.

Machir Bay from the old radar station, April 2016, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view over a bay with a sandy beach A view over Machir Bay from the old radar station on a bright but bitterly cold April day on Islay with a fierce northerly wind.