Another lovely week & I'm on Holiday!

Another beautiful week has just gone by, with a little bit of rain here & there otherwise lovely blue skys. Still no more Swallows but lots of Cuckoos. I've even managed to sew some broad beans & altho they'll be late I'll still have some ;) I was givena couple of tiny spare tomato & mange tout plants & found some self seeded rocket from last yr so the greenhouse is filling up (!)


We had  friends staying for a few days, their first visit here. Old friends, - we've known them since '76 as we were all in Oxford, the DH earlier as he went to school  with him. I knew him & therefore her when he was in a band; she & I  were long term groupies,  I guess we still are! Having friends up gives us the opportunity to be 'tourists' so we did the boat trip thing over to Loch Coruisk which is set in the Cuillin Hills.

On a creative note I was worried that as it was 4 days of talking eating making merry & travelling about the place, I wouldn't have time to make anything this week, but of course there's no reason why I couldn't produce a few photographs, mount them & put them in the studio, I've done it before! so the first 4 pics are my chosen ones, the rest are pics of the trip but don't feel you have to stay till the bitter end!

Arriving at Elgol Pier

 



You get to see the seals (Common Seal) on the way, last time we saw a Sea eagle & you get great banter from the Captain. We've always done the trip where you get dropped off for 1 1/2 hrs, run round a bit, eat a quick picnic & then hop back on the boat for a delicious hot chocolate & a bumpy (because the wind's picked up!) ride back to the pier.

You also see Cormorants

& islands; Eigg & Rum

Here's Eigg again viewed over what we call the vanishing pool, the river flowing from the lock into the sea.

This time we decided to walk round the lock, warning our friends who don't do a lot of walking that it would take about 5 hrs, they said fine......This is the start.

Intriguing rock fromation 1/4 way round & more of the hills coming into view

Reflections

Sundew & Violets

the odd sculpture

Half way round looking back

 Looking  up into the sun

Tam loving it!

 Arty rocks

 Last but not least, while the boys reminised over loud music each evening, mainly the favoured Motown we girls stitched our tapestries. I hadn't done mine in years, but it's actually where I started, way back when, thanks to my mum teaching me the stitches.

I may yet do some more ;)