The American Monument on the Oa in the rain, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a hilly landscape with tussocks in the rain, a monument in the distanceA view from a rainy day on Islay, looking over the Oa to the American Monument in the distance.

Cloudy Ireland from the Oa, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view across a channel between two islandsA cloudy day on Islay, but still fairly good visibility, as this view demonstrates. The view is from the Oa across the North Channel to Ireland.

November afternoon sun at Laphroaig distillery, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal distillery in beautiful afternoon lightIt only lasted for a few minutes until the sun disappeared behind the clouds, but for that moment the light at Laphroaig distillery on the south coast of Islay was magical.