Sunset From Aird
A new image – Sunset From Aird – can be viewed by clicking here. In the middle of December the sun sets between the two islands of Eigg and Rhum. Although the horizon was obscured by a bank of cloud … Read More
Friday the Thirteenth Unlucky for Some?
I am not a superstitious person, so the luck / bad luck about travelling on Friday the thirteenth has never bothered me. As I have written about in an earlier blog, last weekend I completed the RNRU 3 Peaks Challenge, … Read More
On the Slopes of Blaven
Anyone who has visited the Isle of Skye or indeed viewed the island from the West Coast of Scotland will not have missed the serrated skyline of the Cuillin mountains, the most southerly of which is Blaven. For anyone who … Read More
Navy Sevens – Seahawk Complete Double
A long days drive from the Isle of Skye was rewarded by a day of very good sevens when Ivel Barbarians RFC hosted the 2012 Royal Navy Rugby Union Sevens Tournament. HMS Seahawk beat 30 Cdo RM in a good … Read More
Speed Bonnie Boat……..
With the opening of the Skye Bridge in 1995 (Tolls abolished in 2004) most journey’s do not involve a ferry crossing. From where we are in Sleat it is quicker to use the Mallaig Armadale ferry but after a thirteen … Read More
Out, Back and Home
Whilst the Isle of Skye continued to enjoy some great weather I returned South to spend a couple of weeks photographing Field Gun. This competition remains, to me, the epitome of team sport.
Mother Nature – By Land, Sea and Air
The fledglings mentioned in the last blog have flown and the whole Sleat Peninsular is alive with bird song and the vibrancy of new life. Bluebells cover vast swathes of the Sleat hillsides and in the Sound I have enjoyed … Read More
Scouting for Locations
Have spent a couple of days getting to grips with my new location and seeking out suitable photographic locations. So far I am only exploring sites on the Sleat Pennisular and already I feel a little like Charlie on his … Read More
Every Blog Must Start Somewhere
Many of the regular visitors to my site will already know that after more than twenty five years in the Royal Navy Tania and I have decided to relocate North of Portsmouth. After extensive research we hit upon the small … Read More