Colourful April gloaming from the Saligo dunes, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a colourful gloaming after the sunset seen from some dunes above the sea
Colourful April gloaming from the Saligo dunes, Isle of Islay

The sunset wasn’t the most exciting, but the gloaming after it turned out rather nice. Above the Saligo dunes some dark blue sky, out on the horizon over the Atlantic the distant clouds turned into a dramatic fire of reds and oranges. It didn’t last long, but looked amazing while it lasted.

Saligo Bay dune view north west, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view and over some dunes covered in dune grass down to a beach changing to a rocky shore in the distance
Saligo Bay dune view north west, Isle of Islay

A view north west from the highest dune at Saligo, looking along the northern end of the bay with the beach petering out into a rocky shoreline. Waves rolling in from the Atlantic, breaking as they reach the shore.

Kilchoman beach below the crags, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a long sandy beach below some steep rocky crags
Kilchoman beach below the crags, Isle of Islay

Seen from the westernmost of the crags between Machir Bay and Kilchiaran Bay, a view over the sandy expanse of Kilchoman beach with the dunes behind it, both below the rocky crags. On the horizon also Saligo and Sanaigmore.