Colourful Atlantic clouds in the gloaming, Isle of Islay

Image

Picture of some colourful clouds in the gloaming after sunsetA view out to the Atlantic west of Islay from Saligo Bay, seen in the gloaming not long after sunset.

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

Image

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.

Rocky beach in Saligo Bay (1), Isle of Islay

Image

Picture of a beach with exposed rocks and pebbles after storms carried away a lot of the sandA view of what was left of the beach in Saligo Bay in April 2016, looking south west. The strong storms which hit Islay during the 2015/2016 winter had washed away most of the sand, exposing the rocks and the pebbles previously covered by the sand.