A photo blog of random images of life in the Highlands - mostly taken with a 'point & shoot' compact camera.
(this page mirrors my 'twitter' timeline - @HighlandRampage)
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The Broom in our garden is now fully out, which is nice. My car is covered in pollen, which is not. http://www.SteveCarter.com/random/broom.jpg Did the 'ADAY' 10 photos today. (post 10 pics to sum up your day) Needless to say their site seems to have crashed... so just for you, here's my day: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/aday.htm What a difference a day makes: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/sv3.jpg It finally stopped rainuing: http://SteveCarter.com/random/swirls2.jpg I just saw on the news that we had 88mm of rain in 12 hours yesterday. It felt like more: http://SteveCarter.com/random/88.jpg Very Highlands: http://SteveCarter.com/random/dram.jpg Clouds over the Hebrides - taken a couple of days ago (it's tipping it down today) http://www.stevecarter.com/random/hc.jpg On the beach at Archmelvich: http://stevecarter.com/random/wave1.jpg Me, me Mrs and me dog doing what we do best: http://stevecarter.com/random/us.jpg Hide & Tweet: http://SteveCarter.com/random/hides.jpg >>> http://www.craigchurchill.co.uk Scrub that, there are now 8 people floating in the water at the bottom of my garden. Must be a convention. http://SteveCarter.com/random/eight.jpg There are currently four people floating in the water at the bottom of my garden: http://SteveCarter.com/random/floating.jpg One of the many nutters cycling over the Bealach today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/nutters.jpg Archmelvich yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/archmelvich.jpg This is the face a wildlife photographer pulls when he's 6 feet away from a Pine Marten: http://stevecarter.com/random/6feet.jpg (apols for the rubbish photo) Check out: http://www.craigchurchill.co.uk The road with toads: http://SteveCarter.com/random/toadroad.jpg These two come through Shieldaig every year. A very fine way to travel: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/dog-bike.jpg Low tide at Sand: http://SteveCarter.com/random/_sand.jpg It's a bumper year for gorse up here. I'm almsot snow blind. http://SteveCarter.com/random/yellow.jpg Time for bed: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/time4.jpg Torridon Sea Tours have their new 'timetable' sign up in Shieldaig: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/timetable.jpg 'Red Roof' by Ardheslaig: http://SteveCarter.com/random/sparkle.jpg Young Pine Marten on the prowl: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/OnTheProwl.jpg Sand, the Inner Sound, The Isles of Rassay and Skye this morning: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/STM1.jpg Sand beach this morniong (I'll be 4 times the size at 2 p.m. - very low tide due) http://www.stevecarter.com/random/STM.jpg Jackson dog walk: check. Jump into river and dig up biggest rock available: check. Carry rock all the way home: check: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/boulder.jpg Now that's what I call an outside toilet: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/loos.jpg The Seaflower has just gone out in the evening sunshine: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/SFsun.jpg We put some salmon fish heads on the beach to lure out the Sea Eagle (sometimes works). Cue 100 Seagulls to nick 'em: http://SteveCarter.com/random/nicked.jpg Caledonian Pines on the banks of Loch Torridon: http://SteveCarter.com/random/5-5-12.jpg The wee bothis at Balgy eraly this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/wee-bothie.jpg Today's Cheese Soufflé at the Torridon Inn. Highly recommended: http://SteveCarter.com/random/cheeseS.jpg Cyclist gets reward of the view from the top of the Bealach: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/UpTop.jpg The road in the clouds: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/RoadCloud.jpg Creel Pots on Shieldaig Pier: http://SteveCarter.com/random/pots.jpg That'll be the Evoque then: http://SteveCarter.com/random/evoque8.jpg Russell Burn: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/RBMay12.jpg Low cloud over the Cuillin Mountains this morning: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/float2.jpg Shieldaig Village from An Cosh: http://stevecarter.com/random/AnCosh.jpg Looking towards Skye from Sand: http://SteveCarter.com/random/SandBeach.jpg Bloke on a bike on a beach: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/mayday-cycle.jpg Sand beach today: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/mayday-sand.jpg Low Flying: http://stevecarter.com/random/LowFlying.jpg I'm a lion! http://SteveCarter.com/random/lion.jpg Exactly a year ago today: "Fire Brigade? My mountain is on fire!" http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/fire.htm Shieldaig Island and the Shieldaig crofts: http://SteveCarter.com/random/crofts.jpg Either the Sydney Opera House, or a small shed in Torridon. http://SteveCarter.com/random/opera.jpg FYI: I've been using this site to foecast the weather: http://www.xcweather.co.uk/forecast/shieldaig - and it's more accurate than the BBC Shieldaig Village this lunchtime, photo taken from the roof terrace of the Shieldaig bar. http://SteveCarter.com/random/roof.jpg The ancient meeting place/Kirk at Torridon with pulpit and pews!: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/meets.jpg We seem to have aquired the clouds from 'The Simpsons'! http://SteveCarter.com/random/Simpsons.jpg The Torridon Hotel early this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/LTH.jpg - (Nikon D800 - 100% crop for those interested): http://SteveCarter.com/random/crop.jpg X marks the spot: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Xmark.jpg (looking towards Skye from Achintraid) The Bealach this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/27-4-12.jpg High north easterly winds force the Hebridean Pricess to moor in Loch Kishorn: http://SteveCarter.com/random/HP2.jpg You'd think they'd change the sheets once in a while: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Mess.jpg BIG sky: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/ShieldaigIsland.jpg House in the forest: http://SteveCarter.com/random/foresthouse.jpg What a poser the R8 is: http://www.SteveCarter.com/random/whataposer.jpg Interesting to see the way the hills give birth to the clouds: http://SteveCarter.com/BirthOfClouds.wmv (4 mb video file - no sound) Looking across the Inner Sound to the Isle of Skye this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/ISound.jpg Looking down Loch Shieldaig towards Upper Diabaig: http://SteveCarter.com/random/ULDiabaig.jpg It's very blue here today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/blues.jpg The sounds of a Caledonian Pine Forest on the banks of Loch Shieldaig, by a burn just now (in case you ever wondered): http://SteveCarter.com/random/21-4.mp3 I thought I really should make this into a postcard to sell in the local shops. So I did. http://SteveCarter.com/random/Pcard.jpg I heard the first cuckoo this morning. I didn't get a photo of it, so have a photo of an Aston Martin Vantage instead: http://www.stevecarter.com/astonaug1.jpg Tonight's window on Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/SHWindow.jpg A young Pine Marten being VERY helpful in the 'posing for photo' dept. this evening: http://SteveCarter.com/random/PineMartens.jpg It's not much, but it's mine: http://SteveCarter.com/random/MyRock.jpg Barking at the Oystercatchers: http://SteveCarter.com/random/OnDuty.jpg This morning's high tide: http://SteveCarter.com/random/HighTide.jpg Young Pine Marten: http://stevecarter.com/random/PineMarten.jpg Had a great night with Judy & Magie & Celia last night, oh, and with Tom & Bill - all in the Torridon car park: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/judy.jpg Last one from Lochinver. What can I say... his is much bigger than mine: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/wellrange.jpg Des Res: http://stevecarter.com/random/Des_Res.jpg Shieldaig Island: http://stevecarter.com/random/isle1.jpg Looking out to sea (like he has the first clue what he's looking for): http://stevecarter.com/random/looking.jpg A Buzzard soars high in the hills early this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/soar.jpg Flying north: http://stevecarter.com/random/north.jpg I love it when the sea does this: http://stevecarter.com/random/SeaSand.jpg Sun, sand, sea...and some stones: http://SteveCarter.com/random/RSW.jpg 90 second stress busting vid: http://SteveCarter.com/The_Beach_01.wmv (14 mb windoze media vid) Mr & Mrs Black Backed Gull: http://SteveCarter.com/random/BBG.jpg Welcome to the fast lane. Welcome to Kinlochewe: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Kinlochewe.jpg Tweet has left the building: http://SteveCarter.com/random/feet.jpg Painted Wave: http://SteveCarter.com/random/PaintedWave.jpg (Artists have been doing 'photo realistic' for ages, thought it was time 'togs got our own back) Time well spent - doing nothing but watching: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/surfs.jpg An abandoned corrugated iron house in a forest near Achiltibuie http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Tin-House.jpg Monday morning - 8 a.m.: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/walks.jpg The Torridon Hills this morning: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/HillsToday.jpg Today's weather http://SteveCarter.com/random/14-4-12.jpg Leaving Shieldaig: (20 mb wmv movie) http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Leaving_01.wmv - Courtesy of Torridon Sea Tours Many thanks to @TorridonSeaTour for a fab trip out yesterday evening. Some pics: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/sf.htm 7:16 a.m. http://SteveCarter.com/random/716.jpg Early morning at Am Ploc, Torridon: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/AmPloc2012.jpg Kinloch B&B: http://stevecarter.com/random/KinlochApril2.jpg 30 second time lapse movie (19mb) of Loch Shieldaig (shot yesterday ~ 10th April) http://SteveCarter.com/10-4-12.wmv Rush hour in Shieldaig: http://SteveCarter.com/random/EarlySeaflower.jpg The Bealach this afternoon: http://www.SteveCarter.com/random/AprilBealach.jpg Lochcarron this morning: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Lochcarron.jpg Very muddy feet: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/muddy.jpg Some of yesterdays rainbow action: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/AprilRain.jpg Might be time for a haircut: http://SteveCarter.com/random/haircut.jpg My water supply this morning: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/burn2.jpg Glen Docharty this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Doc1.jpg The first Siskins arrived today - they hang out near the Black Sea over winter and turn up here mid April: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/siskins.jpg Fishing off Shieldaig pier: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/cormorant.jpg The burns are full again after the dry spell: http://SteveCarter.com/random/HosepipeBan.jpg It's Easter, so the tourists turn up, and it rains. God does indeed move in mysterious ways. Pollish helps though: http://www.SteveCarter.com/random/easter.jpg More interesteing if you speak the lingo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk7jXV-iZlA&feature=youtu.be http://www.stevecarter.com/random/GlassCanFly.jpg There's a camera on Shieldaig Island looking at a Sea Eagle nest (TV in Nannys). Unfortunately said Eagle has moved house. Nice twigs though: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/nests.jpg Beinn Damh dissapearing into the mist: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/mist.jpg Very horny: http://SteveCarter.com/random/horny.jpg Took this on Tuesday, just outside Shieldaig looking over towards the Alligins: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/April12.jpg Torridon Seatours are up and running again: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/sf.jpg Follow them on Twitter @TorridonSeaTour Evenings are just light enough to see the Pine Martens arrive for posh nosh: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/PMApril12.jpg A bit arty, but what the hell, it's Wednesday: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/StillStanding.jpg What a morning for a drive. Right place, right time, (right car): http://www.stevecarter.com/random/blats.jpg There are many resons not to like a north wind. Personally, I love them in Spring: http://SteveCarter.com/random/3-4-12.jpg Last Tuesday, This Tuesday: http://SteveCarter.com/random/tues.jpg Lunchtime at the Shieldaig bar: http://SteveCarter.com/random/lunchtimes.jpg New superstore complete http://www.stevecarter.com/random/NewTesco.jpg (ok, ok, it's April 1st) For those coming up using the west coast route - here is the latest info re Stromferry road closure: http://stevecarter.com/random/fyi.jpg Saturday Afternoon in Shieldaig: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Saturday.jpg The good weather bought the gorse on ahead of schedule: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/gorseofcourse.jpg The Hebridean Princess is in the loch at the moment: http://SteveCarter.com/random/H-Princess.jpg Creel pots by Shieldaig pier: http://SteveCarter.com/random/pier.jpg All by itself: http://SteveCarter.com/random/27-3-12.jpg Achanult station 'waiting room' early this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/waiting-room.jpg First light over Torridon: http://SteveCarter.com/random/First-Light.jpg I think he's gonna need a bigger brush: http://SteveCarter.com/random/cutout.jpg It's far too nice to work today, so I'm going to sit here > http://SteveCarter.com/random/seats.jpg and do nothing. Today's reflections: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/25-3-12.jpg 20C+ due today... astounding that this was taken 4 weeks ago to the day: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Month-ago.jpg We DO have traffic jams in the Highlands. Today a 45 minute delay to allow branches to be cut to allow a high load. http://SteveCarter.com/random/jam.jpg Lunch at the Potting Shed, Applecross today... New chef, new Deli - Highly recommended: http://SteveCarter.com/random/lunchtime.jpg Flying Fish: http://SteveCarter.com/random/FlyingFish.jpg The River Balgy: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/river.jpg It's like being in a Wallace & Gromit movie here: http://SteveCarter.com/random/MeetTheGirls.jpg My fav day of the year. Spring Equinox. More light than dark for the next 6 months. http://SteveCarter.com/random/equinox.jpg Shieldaig lamp-post (almost): http://SteveCarter.com/random/TheLampost.jpg Tall trees at Rogie: http://SteveCarter.com/random/VeryTallTrees.jpg Ted's latest > http://www.stevecarter.com/transported/ted6.htm - Off to climb Everest next! Loch Chroisg this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/18-3-12.jpg Nanny's shop, which opens again on Monday: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/nannys.jpg The Atlantic from my balcony, and from a slightly different angle!: http://SteveCarter.com/random/lounge.jpg This is my 'Don't leave me in the car, take me with you' look: http://stevecarter.com/random/wetdogs.jpg Sunshine and heavy showers: http://SteveCarter.com/random/17-3-12.jpg Friday evening at the Tigh an Eilean: http://SteveCarter.com/random/eve.jpg Spotlit: http://SteveCarter.com/random/spotlight.jpg Very Highlands: http://SteveCarter.com/random/very.jpg Orphan hogs released back into the wild after 6 months of gourmet food! http://www.stevecarter.com/random/hog1.jpg ( Carter gets his garden shed back) The Kyle of Lochalsh rail line near Achanalt this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/track.jpg Tommy's car door won't shut. Solution? http://SteveCarter.com/random/door.jpg (I'm sure there's a flaw in that logic) Charlie - with fav stick. http://stevecarter.com/random/mmm.jpg Looking *especially* like a film set at the moment: http://SteveCarter.com/random/corran.jpg Ug. http://SteveCarter.com/random/ug.jpg Glen Docharty: http://SteveCarter.com/random/downhill.jpg The Torridon Hotel whisky bar (variety being the spice of life) http://www.stevecarter.com/random/choices.jpg Sunshine & showers: http://SteveCarter.com/random/bowing.jpg Today's snowdrop: http://SteveCarter.com/random/snowdrop.jpg Today's Tête à Tête: http://SteveCarter.com/random/tete.jpg A panoramic from this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/pan4-3-12.jpg A loo with a view: http://SteveCarter.com/random/looview.jpg The village of Inver Alligin. Photo taken from the south side of Loch Torridon: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Alligins.jpg Today's weather: http://SteveCarter.com/random/4-3-12.jpg Really niuce to see ble sea again, dafs are out, it feels like spring: http://SteveCarter.com/random/BlueSea.jpg Part of the Balgy River this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/balgys.jpg Loch Torridon this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/2-3-12.jpg The Applecross Inn ~ March 2012: http://SteveCarter.com/random/OldInn.jpg Dark Island: http://SteveCarter.com/random/DarkIsland.jpg Today's hairpin in the clouds photo: http://SteveCarter.com/random/hairpin.jpg I just got a winter's worth of crud / salt / seaweed out of the Shieldaig telescope. It's now twice as bright! http://SteveCarter.com/random/waterout.jpg He's going to need that umbrella: http://SteveCarter.com/random/doh.jpg AKG 414s, a lexican, Trilogy, a G5, and a singer that can sing... recorded here. 'Hannah Jane', for sale in local shops http://SteveCarter.com/random/HannahClip.mp3 Liathach ~ 'The grey one': http://SteveCarter.com/random/LiaFeb12.jpg I think they're trying to tell me something: http://SteveCarter.com/random/its-a-sign.jpg Rhuraidh's house build on the far side of the loch is progressing well (quicker and easier than spelling his name!). http://SteveCarter.com/random/Rhuraidh.jpg The Torridon Inn (now open): http://SteveCarter.com/random/Inns.jpg Well that's cleared that up: http://SteveCarter.com/random/bins.jpg Wipers on 11: http://SteveCarter.com/random/wipers.jpg Outside Jo's cafe: http://SteveCarter.com/random/outside.jpg ~ Inside Jo's cafe: http://SteveCarter.com/random/cafe.jpg ~ no contest. Waiting for possible seagull sightings, having chosen an advantageous vantage point: http://SteveCarter.com/random/waitgull.jpg Another from yesterdays brief resumption of winter (it's all melted now): http://SteveCarter.com/random/glass.jpg Two from Torridon this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/19Feb.jpg ~ http://SteveCarter.com/random/19thFeb.jpg Shieldaig Village this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/19-2-2012.jpg Winter returns: http://SteveCarter.com/random/returns.jpg Saturday morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/18-2-12.jpg Just got some fab his & hers hiking poles made to commission by the excellent: http://www.polesstaffsandsticks.co.uk ~ pics > http://SteveCarter.com/random/pole-mallard.jpg ~ http://SteveCarter.com/random/pole-dolphin.jpg Early morning light on the burn: http://SteveCarter.com/random/RockShine.jpg The 'Welcome to Shieldaig' road sign, with assembled welcoming committee: http://SteveCarter.com/random/welcome.jpg The iron bridge at the back of the Torridon Inn: http://SteveCarter.com/random/iron.jpg DVD soon to be availabe - photos & music (from local retail outlets only!) http://SteveCarter.com/random/DVD.jpg Liathach (panorama) Feb 2012: http://SteveCarter.com/random/LiaFeb.jpg Uninhabbited remote island in the sun anyone? (Ambre Solaire probably overkill). http://SteveCarter.com/random/Island.jpg Sunday in Torridon - taken from the Bay of Deception: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Sunday.jpg Dan's house: http://SteveCarter.com/random/12-2-12.jpg Torridon Hills : http://SteveCarter.com/random/12-2-2012.jpg The Ben Damph Lodge by Loch Torridon: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/BD1.jpg House: http://SteveCarter.com/random/WeeHouse.jpg All terrain vehicle left unattended in Shieldaig: http://SteveCarter.com/random/car.jpg Anyone got any spare paint? http://SteveCarter.com/random/painting.jpg Another from this morning... this one about an hour before sunrise: http://SteveCarter.com/random/OneHour.jpg Sunrise over Loch Achanalt this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Achanalt2.jpg ~ http://SteveCarter.com/random/Achanalt.jpg Seaweeds: http://SteveCarter.com/random/seaweeds.jpg Trees by Loch Dughaill: http://SteveCarter.com/random/dughaill.jpg Dry stone wall on the shore of Loch Torridon: http://SteveCarter.com/random/7-2-12.jpg Part of the forest on Ben Shieldaig this afternoon: http://SteveCarter.com/random/BenShieldaigFeb12.jpg Liathach today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/LiathachFeb12.jpg I know they'll mostly end up on the King's Rd, but am glad to report that they do work where they are supposed to: http://SteveCarter.com/random/6-2-12a.jpg ~ http://SteveCarter.com/random/6-2-2012.jpg I wonder whose idea it was to use tin when making a roof in the North West Highlands. I'm sure it made sense to someone http://SteveCarter.com/random/tin.jpg A futile pursuit (In this case, a seagull), but he's never happier: http://SteveCarter.com/random/pursuit.jpg Re my last post... if it's not snow, it's rain. They were out early this morning digging out the culverts: http://SteveCarter.com/random/spades.jpg 2 minutes in - After ads! - 'Finky' (as he's known locally) trying to clear the Bealach of snow last winter: http://www.channel5.com/shows/winter-road-rescue/episodes/episode-1-414 Progress. 1955: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Time55.jpg ~ 2012: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Time12.jpg Early morning drive round the peninsular (well on a day like today it would be rude not to): http://SteveCarter.com/random/armco.jpg The beach at Achintraid, looking towards the Bealach: http://SteveCarter.com/random/KBW.jpg A coral beach near Plockton: http://SteveCarter.com/random/coral.jpg The ONLY west coast road south to England being closed, we now have a high tech ferry: http://SteveCarter.com/random/F1.jpg ~ The bridge >>> http://SteveCarter.com/random/F2.jpg Looking south-east from Ardheslaig this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/ard.jpg 'Wellington's Nose' overlooking Loch Carron this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/wellingtons.jpg Laid-back: unhurried and relaxed; mellow, without strain or anxiety. http://SteveCarter.com/random/bulls.jpg Just returned from a 120 mile 'round' Tesco trip and didn't happen upon a single car on my side of the road (the middle). Bliss: http://SteveCarter.com/random/RoadBliss.jpg Sunset over the Torridon Hills yesterday. (Spot the house). http://SteveCarter.com/random/TorridonSunset.jpg The road to the Inn: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/RoadToTheInn.jpg Three random images from today's trip to the beach: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/B1.jpg ~ http://www.stevecarter.com/random/B2.jpg Liathach & Shieldaig village this morning: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/27-1-12.jpg Another from this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/26-1-2012.jpg Dry stone walls on the south bank of Loch Torridon this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/26-1-12.jpg The perils of house building in the North West Highlands. Yesterday: http://SteveCarter.com/random/H1.jpg ... Today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/H2.jpg Apologies for the lack of northern lights. We have 100% cloud whenever I take the camera out. Have a car instead: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Evoque7.jpg Very low tide in Shieldaig today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/24-1-12.jpg The outdoor loo at the new bothie on the Bein Damph Estate (Rather you than me). http://SteveCarter.com/random/bog.jpg Hope over expectation: http://SteveCarter.com/random/stella.jpg This is for those suffering the bad weather up here - I recorded (and posted) this last April - so not long until we trade hail on roof noise for: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/EasterNoise.mp3 War memorial: http://SteveCarter.com/random/monument.jpg Just before the hail storm: http://SteveCarter.com/random/darkcloud.jpg The local deer stalker's hut by the Balgy River - between showers this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/deer.jpg Still, cold, quiet & sleepy. Shieldaig ~ Jan 20th. http://SteveCarter.com/random/20jan.jpg Soon to be available as a holiday let. Shame about that view eh? http://SteveCarter.com/random/soon.jpg Loch a' Chroisg: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Chroisg.jpg Nommie's yacht moored on Loch Shieldaig, in early morning light: http://SteveCarter.com/random/NommiesBoat.jpg My house is not remote, THIS is remote! (3 miles by boat or a tricky climb, no road, no services, no mobile signal) - http://SteveCarter.com/random/remote.jpg The nesting Sea Eagles are still here (this one was a LONG way off, so apologies for the quality): http://SteveCarter.com/random/still.jpg Shieldaig Pier this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/15-1-12.jpg Jan 15th. Sunrise at 2000 feet. The village of Alligin (below) will have to wait a while longer. http://SteveCarter.com/random/2000.jpg Neither ship-shape, nor Bristol fashion: http://SteveCarter.com/random/shipshape.jpg Shieldaig wakes up: http://SteveCarter.com/random/ShieldaigJan.jpg Picked up a new motor today - stunning drive back west: http://stevecarter.com/random/Evoque.jpg One more from this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/13-1-2012.jpg Poser: http://SteveCarter.com/random/sitting.jpg Frozen, Sunny, Cold, Bright. Keep it coming!: http://SteveCarter.com/random/13-1-12.jpg Shieldaig Village, 10 minutes before sunrise, Friday 13th Jan: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Friday13.jpg Complete indifference to my dog's barking: http://SteveCarter.com/random/FaceIt.jpg Fishing: http://SteveCarter.com/random/fishing.jpg The house that Dan built: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/DR.jpg Just a reminder: http://SteveCarter.com/random/reminder.jpg Puppy dog: http://SteveCarter.com/random/puppy.jpg Deceptively spacious? http://SteveCarter.com/random/DS.jpg On the bench: http://SteveCarter.com/random/OnTheBench.jpg The 'back' of Ben Shieldaig (the bit nobody photographs): http://SteveCarter.com/random/BackOfTheBen.jpg Fur coat... a big advantage at Achintraid this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/fur.jpg Just washed up at the head of Loch Shieldaig: http://SteveCarter.com/random/deaddolphin.jpg (photo by Jim) Don't ask. http://SteveCarter.com/random/5-1-12.jpg A clip from today's Tesco trip: http://SteveCarter.com/random/TescoTrip.mov (1.4mb .Mov video) A puddle near the Balgy gap: http://SteveCarter.com/random/puddles.jpg Early morning dog walk at Kinloch Damph: http://SteveCarter.com/random/walk.jpg New Years Morning in Shieldaig. The village sleeps. http://SteveCarter.com/random/NYD.jpg I've completed the 'best of 2011' page - I doubt the weather will provide any more opportunities this year! http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/2011.htm Hailstorm in Glen Torridon this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/hail.jpg Looking out of the window exactly a year ago. It couldn't be more different. (12C warmer and storm force winds as I type) http://SteveCarter.com/random/garden.jpg On the beach yesterday. Jackson chases the ball, Charlie chases Jackson. Pathetic. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/jc.mov (6 mb .mov video) Sometimes I love my job. Short clip of 40 strings recorded in Prague: http://SteveCarter.com/random/40Strings.mp3 - Photo from the session: http://www.stevecarter.com/picaday/praguepic1.jpg http://www.stevecarter.com/random/xmas.jpg Shed of the week: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/shed.jpg Low tide at Achintraid: http://SteveCarter.com/random/BNB.jpg THE worst thing about living this far north at the winter solstice: http://SteveCarter.com/random/WS.jpg Proper winter here: http://SteveCarter.com/random/PW.jpg Rubbish photo, amazing noise: http://SteveCarter.com/random/noise.jpg Glen Docharty this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/GDTM.jpg Good Camouflage: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Camouflage.jpg Our postie's house (taken at the weekend): http://stevecarter.com/random/ians.jpg The road to Applecross: http://SteveCarter.com/random/AppleX.jpg The road to Balgy Gap at dawn this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/18-12-11.jpg One of the most remote villages in Britain - Diabaig: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Diabaig.jpg Wee Coo: http://SteveCarter.com/random/wee-coo.jpg Shieldaig Village this morning: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/16-12-11.jpg The Cuillin Hills on Skye, taken from Applecross this morning: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/cuillinsDec2011.jpg Ted is on a Scottish sleepover en route to Austrailia: http://www.stevecarter.com/transported/betted.jpg - More info: http://www.stevecarter.com/transported/transported.htm Another of the Torridon Hills this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/TH.jpg The North Atlantic is looking somewhat calmer than earlier this week! http://SteveCarter.com/random/15-12-2011.jpg I've put together a site with my fav 2011 images - in and around the Torridon area: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/2011.htm Says it all: http://SteveCarter.com/random/wee.jpg Strathcarron Station, on the Kyle of Lochalsh line. Openened 19th Aug 1870: http://SteveCarter.com/random/strath.jpg Another 'heads up'. Great Tree House Challenge ~ Sky 1 ~ tonight 8 pm (UK), from Lochcarron Quick 'heads up'. Nanny's Shop on the seafront in Shieldaig is back open for two weeks Mon-Fri 11.am - 3.pm http://SteveCarter.com/random/nowopen.jpg Just heard on the news that the road over the Bealach is closed. Considering it travels between these two peaks, you can see why!: http://SteveCarter.com/random/closed.jpg Carter's Casino made £80 for local charity last night. Thanks to all. http://SteveCarter.com/random/R1.jpg Loch Coultire this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/10-12-11.jpg Daybreak over Loch Torridon this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/daybreak.jpg Yea, right: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/yearight.jpg Most of the village seems to have survived the storm... mainly due to rope and immovable objects: http://SteveCarter.com/random/stuff.jpg That'll stop it from blowing away: http://SteveCarter.com/random/tied.jpg Low tide, the road up the Bealach, and the mobile phone mast on the top of the hill ~ 7th Dec 2011: http://SteveCarter.com/random/mast.jpg The road to Lochcarron this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/RoadToLC.jpg Beinn Àilleagan (Jewelled Hill): http://SteveCarter.com/random/BA.jpg Mullach an Rathain: "Ascent 1280m (4,200ft) Distance 6km (4m) Time walking: 3:40hr, running: 2:45hr". Hold on... RUNNING? http://SteveCarter.com/random/lump.jpg Torridon this morning: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/8-12-11.jpg Monday lunctime ~ Shieldaig: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Mondaze.jpg Shieldaig war memorial: http://SteveCarter.com/random/WarM.jpg Here we go again: http://SteveCarter.com/random/snowagain.jpg Sunny tag: http://SteveCarter.com/random/tagged.jpg Global ranking - popularity of websites: http://SteveCarter.com/random/ranking.jpg (snigger) ... source: http://www.alexa.com Glen Torridon this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/GT.jpg Okay... website back up and running - let's try again: Snow shower meets sunshine: http://SteveCarter.com/random/snowbows.jpg Snow clouds gather over Ben Alligin and Shieldaig Village: http://SteveCarter.com/random/snowclouds.jpg O/T : I just found this, one of the first photos I ever took. My older sis with her bloke (still together) - Leicester Uni 1972: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/CandT.jpg Sunrise 08:37 UG. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/WinterDawn.jpg New lights in today, but having seen the high tide (through window), I think lifeboats would have been a better choice: http://SteveCarter.com/random/mez3.jpg Another busy rush hour on Main Street, Shieldaig: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/chookz.jpg Dark Winter: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/bare-tree.jpg Sunday's weather forecast for Shieldaig (by the way, this is a colour photograph): http://SteveCarter.com/random/SWF.jpg SO much rain. The Glens are festooned with dozens and dozens of these: http://SteveCarter.com/random/dozens.jpg The view from the Torridon Hotel yesterday: http://SteveCarter.com/random/view.jpg That's Christmas sorted - Carter's Casino!: http://SteveCarter.com/random/casino.jpg Gale update. We lost another lamp post, had a power cut, all the dogs freaked out, a lorry fell over, and Tommy lost his guesthouse sign. http://SteveCarter.com/random/gales.jpg We're paying for the good weather we had earlier this month. 'Proper' rain & gusts up to force 11 could be imminent. http://SteveCarter.com/random/burns.jpg There's rain, heavy rain, and West Highland rain: http://SteveCarter.com/random/whr.jpg The same place (see below): http://stevecarter.com/random/PP.jpg I've been trying to get a photo of this bugger (sorry, Buzzard) for weeks. Very skittish, but always in the same place. http://stevecarter.com/random/Bertie.jpg Ian's house: http://SteveCarter.com/random/IansHouse.jpg Branch. (Well I think it's quite pretty) http://SteveCarter.com/random/branch.jpg From this morning's Tesco run: http://SteveCarter.com/random/TescoRun.jpg More Spanish gtr? Okay. Me with Antonio Forcione and Edwardo Niebla (It's as close as I get to writing 'happy' music!) http://www.stevecarter.com/spain2.mp3 (audio file) Me with my fav Spanish gtr: http://www.stevecarter.com/dd2.mp3 (audio file) First light: http://SteveCarter.com/random/firstlight.jpg Barking Mad: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/BarkingMad.jpg Bit of TLC needed: http://SteveCarter.com/random/deralict.jpg The road to Ardaneaskan: http://SteveCarter.com/random/treelines.jpg Loch Coultrie this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Loch-Coultrie.jpg Loch Torridon this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/16Nov.jpg Q: How dark is it here at 6pm? A: http://SteveCarter.com/random/6pm.jpg Crazy sunny warm weather. November is the new September. Glasnock: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Glasnock.jpg Strong contenders for the 'Prettiest Cloud' category this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/prettyclouds.jpg The Wellboat moored in Upper Loch Torridon: http://SteveCarter.com/random/wellboat.jpg West Highland window box: http://SteveCarter.com/random/WindowBox.jpg Sunrise over Kinloch this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/14-11-11.jpg The lounge at Kinloch Lodge, Skye. Sauv Blanc, fine dining and three lovely ladies for company. Mmmm (photo by Jill). http://SteveCarter.com/random/JSSI.jpg Fluffy art: http://SteveCarter.com/random/skys.jpg Friends gather in Shieldaig Village to commemorate a life far too short. R.I.P. Maud Thysegen 1990 - 2011 http://SteveCarter.com/random/Maud3.jpg As this photo http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5496716 sold for over 4 million US. I'm prepared to let mine go for less than half. A snip! http://SteveCarter.com/random/half.jpg 11:11:11:11:11:11 > http://www.stevecarter.com/random/11-11-11.jpg Woof : http://stevecarter.com/random/RSG.jpg The Navy's in: http://SteveCarter.com/random/IronDuke.jpg Ian the Post on his delivery round this afternoon: http://SteveCarter.com/random/IanThePost.jpg Full Moon: http://SteveCarter.com/random/FullMn.jpg 11:30am : http://SteveCarter.com/random/11-30.jpg Late afternoon sunshine over the Torridon Hills: http://SteveCarter.com/random/7-11-11.jpg and http://stevecarter.com/random/7-11-11a.jpg The best way to get around in Shieldaig today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Tommy.jpg I went out for a drive this morning, encountering my first traffic after 40+ miles> http://SteveCarter.com/random/NovCoo.jpg With sidecar> http://SteveCarter.com/random/WeeCoo.jpg Dawn over the West Highlands: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/6-11-11.jpg From Green > http://SteveCarter.com/random/GreenHill.jpg To Gold > http://SteveCarter.com/random/GoldHill.jpg ...in 9 weeks Don't visit Torridon today without sunglasses: http://SteveCarter.com/random/5-11-11.jpg Q: How much did these 2 cost? http://SteveCarter.com/random/110.jpg A: £1.10 - and they wonder why Scots don't eat enough veg! Iridescent clouds over Tornapress yesterday: http://SteveCarter.com/random/3-11-11.jpg No apologies for posting another of this: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/8R-3.jpg THE best way to arrive into a posh hotel car park: http://SteveCarter.com/random/choppers.jpg More of todays amazing light. Shieldaig village in sun with the hills behind in shadow. http://SteveCarter.com/random/3-11-2011.jpg The Hebridean Pricess it in Loch Shieldaig at the moment. Some amazing light too. http://SteveCarter.com/random/HPin.jpg Torridon this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/TorridonThisMorning.jpg Long shadows: http://SteveCarter.com/random/LongShadows.jpg I've no idea where the dog's going to go: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Engine.jpg All the tourists have gone: http://SteveCarter.com/random/end.jpg It seems my good looking genes came from the other side of the family (cough). Carter Clan circa 1900: (Proper Eastenders) http://SteveCarter.com/random/OldCarterClan.jpg Is it me or does this tree looks like it's spotlit? http://SteveCarter.com/random/spotlit.jpg Got a new motor: http://stevecarter.com/random/8R-1.jpg Happy daze. http://stevecarter.com/random/8R-2.jpg Was Tog at a mates wedding today. Thank God for 5000 ISO (it even looks like it was light in there!): http://SteveCarter.com/random/wedding.jpg Looking from Kishorn towards the Bealach: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Kishorn.jpg Reflections of Ben Shieldaig in the loch: http://SteveCarter.com/random/reflect.jpg I spotted an incredibly rare creature in my garden today. Thought to be extinct due to waiting FOREVER to see one: http://SteveCarter.com/random/rare.jpg One of the routes up Beinn Alligin: http://SteveCarter.com/random/alligin.jpg Autumn ferns in the forest: http://SteveCarter.com/random/ferns.jpg I'm being held captive. Please call the RSPCA : http://SteveCarter.com/random/please.jpg jimmysmiles54 said: "Drove through a beautiful place called Torridon listening to music called Torridon" - Said tune: http://SteveCarter.com/random/T-Tune.mp3 Scottish Highland Hotel Snug ~ 25th October 2011 ~ 19:20 : http://SteveCarter.com/random/snug.jpg (empty of course) One of my fav corners (clockwise): http://SteveCarter.com/random/fav.jpg The telescope finally finished: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Telescope-fin.jpg I don't know why stalkers bother to stalk. Deer have become so tame here that a vicious insult would probably kill them http://SteveCarter.com/random/October-Deer.jpg 09.20 http://SteveCarter.com/random/TelegraphPoles.jpg 08:30 http://SteveCarter.com/random/8-30.jpg 07:45 http://SteveCarter.com/random/7-45.jpg Suilven (which just looks wrong to me): http://SteveCarter.com/random/Suilven.jpg The hamlets of Knockan & Elphin in Sutherland: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Elphin.jpg Happiness is... http://SteveCarter.com/random/HappinessIs.jpg There's not much that makes me laugh at 6 am on a dark morning. However: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/assface.png One more gale and all this gold will go for another year: http://SteveCarter.com/random/OneMore.jpg The first snow on the hills today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/FirstSnow.jpg Glen Docharty - October 2011: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/glend.jpg Don't ask. http://SteveCarter.com/random/dont.jpg My 'Tour of The Highlands & Islands' page now updated: http://www.stevecarter.com/highlandpics/highlandpics.htm Flying fish (transporting live salmon from loch to a well boat) http://SteveCarter.com/random/fish.jpg Said boat > http://SteveCarter.com/random/LI-9.jpg I'm not even going to say it. http://SteveCarter.com/random/HowMuch.jpg The first real sense of winter here. This taken before 7pm. Shieldaig goes into 'sleep mode'. http://SteveCarter.com/random/15-10-11.jpg Another contender for the most pointless sign in the Highlands. Gaelic with English translation (or poss vice versa?) I suspect Klingon: http://SteveCarter.com/random/clachtoll.jpg Charlie's birthday today: http://www.stevecarter.com/charliethedog/index.htm Yea right. http://SteveCarter.com/random/yea.jpg From the land of the bleedin' obvious: http://SteveCarter.com/random/towel.jpg Couple more from yesterday: http://SteveCarter.com/random/BigWave.jpg & http://SteveCarter.com/random/BigSky.jpg Photos from yesterdays trip to Clachtoll beach & Lochinver (with pathetic excuse of trying out new camera lens): http://stevecarter.com/random/LI.htm 13 minutes before sunrise :12-10-11 : 57°30'N 005°38'W http://SteveCarter.com/random/before.jpg Just about sums up the weather here at the moment. Non stop rainbows: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Rbows.jpg Sunrise dog walk down Glen Shieldaig: http://SteveCarter.com/random/sunrisedog.jpg Caledonian Pine tree with Ben Shieldaig in the background: http://SteveCarter.com/random/pinetrees.jpg Apparently it's my fault that it's wet and cold: http://SteveCarter.com/random/mis.jpg Room with a view: http://SteveCarter.com/random/window.jpg Today's weather could best be described as 'soft'. http://SteveCarter.com/random/soft.jpg (...and yes, those are all sheep). Are we going out? http://www.stevecarter.com/random/out.jpg Getting out (and who could blame them): http://www.stevecarter.com/random/south.jpg Torment: tor·ment·ed, tor·ment·ing, tor·ments: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/dinner.jpg Jackson Dog is pretty impressed with his chew (7mb .MOV file) http://www.stevecarter.com/random/JacksonChew.mov Taken from the window of my car on the way to Tesco this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/tesco.jpg We have 99.9% cloud cover so far today. Here's the .1% http://SteveCarter.com/random/99.jpg A busy wee burn: http://SteveCarter.com/random/wet.jpg Sorry... I eat one. http://SteveCarter.com/random/eat.jpg We've donated a tourist telescope to the village in memory of Marion Lister who died in June. Stonework yet to be added http://SteveCarter.com/random/scope1.jpg Charlie enjoying the game (and the result): http://www.SteveCarter.com/random/2-1.jpg Autumn returns: http://www.SteveCarter.com/random/return.jpg Catching the warm October sun: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/k.jpg Perfect blatting weather: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/2-10-11.jpg The rhoddies think it's spring. Boy are they in for a shock: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/shock.jpg Main Street, Shieldaig: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/mstreet.jpg Not impressed by my photography: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/NotHappy.jpg The Seaflower passes our house for it's party to wave at Charlie the dog: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/wave.jpg Nice light at the fifth this morning: http://www.SteveCarter.com/random/fifth.jpg Autumn colours by a secret lochan: http://www.SteveCarter.com/random/AC1.jpg Spot the house: http://www.SteveCarter.com/random/spot.jpg The Indian Summer: http://www.SteveCarter.com/random/indians.jpg Sunrise over Loch Shieldaig this morning: http://www.SteveCarter.com/random/sunrise.jpg It's not only footballers that don't want to leave the bench: http://www.SteveCarter.com/random/TheBench.jpg A very traditional, but very nice example of a Country House Hotel - the Royal Marine, Brora. (Pool, LCD, WiFi inc.) http://www.SteveCarter.com/random/trad.jpg I've just returned from East coast Sutherland... so for once a view, not of the Atlantic, but the North Sea: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/NorthSea.jpg I'm taking my wife to jail today: http://www.jail-dornoch.com/jail_home.html (what temperature does plastic melt?) Meantime - local sea eagle http://SteveCarter.com/latest/sea-eagle3.jpg Excellent... we really needed some rain [/lie] http://SteveCarter.com/random/needed.jpg (Looks like the wettest Sept. on record for the North West Highlands). An aging member of the Shieldaig fishing fleet: http://SteveCarter.com/random/BRD-185.jpg Retrievers are very good at retrieving any lost soft toys - dead or alive: http://SteveCarter.com/random/found.jpg Autumn arrives in Glen Torridon in spectacular fashion. (Check out the old fish traps in the foreground). http://SteveCarter.com/random/Autumn.jpg Dawn: http://SteveCarter.com/random/dawn.jpg Just going through some Charlie photos... from cute pup > http://SteveCarter.com/random/pup.jpg to fluffy monster > http://SteveCarter.com/random/notpup.jpg ..in no time at all. Cloud birth: http://SteveCarter.com/random/CloudyHills.jpg An astonishing amount of water has just been dumped on the West Highlands (22mb .MOV) > http://SteveCarter.com/random/WET.MOV (and now it's bright sunshine). Jackson: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Jackson.jpg Time for a sleep: http://SteveCarter.com/random/MyToyDog.jpg Dark light: http://SteveCarter.com/random/DarkLight.jpg The Bay of Deception: http://SteveCarter.com/random/bay.jpg My Baroque piece is now available to download in it's entirety FOC (MP3), recorded in Angel Studios, London in July: http://stevecarter.com/2011Baroque.mp3 Today's weather: http://SteveCarter.com/random/18-9-11.jpg Dramatic sky over Torridon: http://SteveCarter.com/random/drama.jpg A nice canvas printed by: http://www.fluid-images.co.uk - I really like B&W canvases > http://www.stevecarter.com/random/canvas.jpg After the rain: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Misty_Trees.jpg The Seven at the bottom of the Bealach na Ba http://SteveCarter.com/random/UpTheHill.jpg A red cloud at daybreak: http://SteveCarter.com/random/red.jpg After two weeks of rain September finally shows it's true colours - the Torridon Hills as seen from Annat this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/15-9-11.jpg You ain't seen me, right. http://SteveCarter.com/random/Pine-Tree.jpg I don't know why I bother with a rear view mirror: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/audi.jpg Victory! http://SteveCarter.com/random/Victory.jpg Heavy rain over Ben Shieldaig: http://SteveCarter.com/random/rain.jpg A lot of this action here today as the remains of Hurricane Katia reaches the west coast of Scotland: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Katia.jpg The basis of the Torridon Seatours logo: http://stevecarter.com/random/TST.jpg Rainbow over Shieldaig Island > http://SteveCarter.com/random/JustNow.jpg At least something is happy it's raining: http://SteveCarter.com/random/fungi.jpg Another of the sky today. Vapour trail most likely en route to the West coast USA. (Looked down myself doing similar): http://SteveCarter.com/random/ShielSky.jpg Loch Shieldaig (taken outside the village shop) today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/10-9-2011.jpg The Shieldaig fishing fleet before departing from Ardheslaig this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/10-9-11.jpg As it says on the tin. Jimmy Smiles: http://stevecarter.com/11raft/b.jpg This is my miserable face: http://SteveCarter.com/random/miserable.jpg We're feeding two orphan hedgehogs in the hope that they might survive hibernation. Methinks they'll eat like kings all winter! http://SteveCarter.com/random/hedgehogs.jpg The weather earlier this week: http://SteveCarter.com/random/weeboats.jpg The weather now: http://SteveCarter.com/random/burn.jpg Main Street, Shieldaig, this afternoon: http://SteveCarter.com/random/MainStShieldaig.jpg It's blowing a gale, and tipping it down today. The kids got the right idea. Stand on mum's feet in a doorway: http://SteveCarter.com/random/idea.jpg If you've lost your Speedos, they are hanging on the gate by the beach http://SteveCarter.com/random/speedos.jpg Been recording: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/MollySmall.jpg ... some proper talent in the lower register methinks: http://stevecarter.com/random/MollyClip1.MP3 The 'Seaflower' returns to Loch Shieldaig last night: http://stevecarter.com/random/SFreturns.jpg Loch shieldaig 20 minutes ago: http://SteveCarter.com/latest/4-9-11.jpg The 'busy' Kessock Bridge this morning. (Doing a Tesco run at 6.30 on a Sunday has many advantages) http://SteveCarter.com/random/kessock.jpg er... http://SteveCarter.com/random/because.jpg Deer, beach, dog, run: http://SteveCarter.com/random/runaway.jpg Congratulations to the Torridon - voted 13th best hotel in the world by The Sunday Times Travel Mag: http://SteveCarter.com/random/congrats.jpg Chewing the cud: http://SteveCarter.com/random/cud.jpg The Isle of Skye this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/SkyeSept1.jpg Shieldaig village yesterday afternoon: http://SteveCarter.com/random/bright.jpg It's not so much WHERE you are > http://SteveCarter.com/random/WhereUR.jpg .... As WHEN you are > http://SteveCarter.com/random/WhenUR.jpg Shieldaig folk (well, most of them) : http://stevecarter.com/random/folk.jpg Been in the back of a lorry again... this time with The Dark Lord: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/lorry.jpg It's not gold, but plastic at the end of the rainbow: http://SteveCarter.com/random/RBs.jpg Oystercatcher: http://SteveCarter.com/random/CatcherFly.jpg Time for a new letter box methinks: http://SteveCarter.com/random/LetterBox.jpg Charlie looking particularly pleased, having just discovered the rotting corpse of a deer at the high tide mark: http://SteveCarter.com/random/pleased.jpg Keen, but somehow strangely sensible, chap at end of rope passing my house at circa 15 knots before breakfast today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/ski.jpg Ben Alligin from Annat this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/27-8-11.jpg The hill at the end of the road: http://SteveCarter.com/random/The_Hill.jpg Crystal clear up here today: B&W: http://SteveCarter.com/latest/26-8-11-2.jpg & Colour: http://SteveCarter.com/latest/26-8-11.jpg Off to work: http://SteveCarter.com/random/work.jpg Today's Seven: http://stevecarter.com/random/Todays7.jpg On the bench: http://SteveCarter.com/random/bench.jpg Just bought two handy stools from Fairtrade: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/stools.jpg The Torridon Hotel, with Ben Damph behind - taken from the other side of the loch this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/25-8-11.jpg An old croft by the Minch revitalised: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/24-8-11.jpg Spotted by Lonbain this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/latest/AugustDeer.jpg The Seaflower on Loch Shieldaig at first light this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/22-8-11.jpg You wait for a Panamera for ages then 3 turn up at the same time (Pig ugly mind, but a new launch up here is rare) http://SteveCarter.com/random/panamera.jpg Its a TDi by the way Cloudbase 3000 ft. (Taken with S95 point & shoot). http://SteveCarter.com/random/clouds-hills.jpg Perfectly Chilled: http://SteveCarter.com/random/ScottPencil.jpg More here > http://SteveCarter.com/random/Draw.htm Back Gardens: http://stevecarter.com/random/Back_Garden.jpg Shieldaig houses = white. 1955 bloke repaints end house red (no white paint). Now all end houses red... why? Tradition! http://SteveCarter.com/random/TheCorran.jpg Another from Torridon this morning (fab light): http://stevecarter.com/random/Am-Ploc11.jpg Am Ploc on Loch Torridon this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/19-8-2011.jpg Spider's bothie with Ben Damph in the background: http://SteveCarter.com/random/spider.jpg Eggs, Hats, Sock and Love... The Highland Retail Park: http://SteveCarter.com/random/EHSL.jpg A small fishing boat moored by Kenmore this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/18-8-2011.jpg Shieldaig Village this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/17-8-11.jpg I wanted to write 'Clutch Control', but the collective term is actually 'Peep' (you learn something new every day) : http://SteveCarter.com/random/peep.jpg I took this 'political compass' test > http://www.politicalcompass.org/test and I am apparently Gandhi > http://SteveCarter.com/random/gandhi.jpg Postcards from the Highlands: http://SteveCarter.com/random/postcards.jpg Loch Shieldaig, Shieldaig Village and the Torridon hills taken from above Allt an Dubh this morrning: http://SteveCarter.com/latest/14-8-11.jpg Top Spot: http://SteveCarter.com/random/TopSpot.jpg Random waiting for the shop to open photo: http://SteveCarter.com/random/waiting.jpg The road to Shieldaig this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/latest/13-8-2011.jpg From the craft fair today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/crafty.jpg ...held in the new Torridon Hall extension: http://SteveCarter.com/random/LTC1.jpg (Shot for local Press). The River Balgy this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/balgy11.jpg Gibson 335 Humbucker pickup. Looks almost as good as it sounds. http://SteveCarter.com/random/335Humbucker.jpg As tiny as tiny can be Maltese Terrier (slightly smaller than a Malteser) http://SteveCarter.com/random/malteser.jpg Raindrop on a pine needle: http://SteveCarter.com/random/drip.jpg I'm always amazed at the talent of the backpackers that stay here, work for a while, then move on. Usually art. http://SteveCarter.com/random/talent.jpg I have a bunch of photos for sale on the walls of the Torridon... and the one that sells best? http://SteveCarter.com/random/bunch.jpg As they say - go figure Two of the three Scottish obsessions. Golf and Death. T'was opening time, so the 3rd obsession means the photo is empty http://SteveCarter.com/random/19th.jpg Opening hours: http://SteveCarter.com/random/open.jpg Nickpicking: http://SteveCarter.com/random/NickPic.jpg Leek & spinich risotto, with hen's egg, rocket and parsnip crisps (as prepared by Iona) http://SteveCarter.com/random/leek.jpg Some great looking chicks in Shieldaig this weekend: http://SteveCarter.com/random/chicks.jpg Late last night: http://SteveCarter.com/random/fete-yachts.jpg The 2011 Shieldaig fete photos: http://stevecarter.com/2011fete/2011fete.htm The 2011 Shieldaig raft race: http://stevecarter.com/11raft/11raft.htm I grew up listening to Baroque music. It's taken me this long to write some. Recorded in Angel Studio 1 using members of the London orchestras : http://SteveCarter.com/2011Baroque.mp3 An impression of the Pines in low cloud on Ben Shieldaig this evening: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Pines.jpg According to Alexa.com my site is 2,526,690 places higher in traffic rankings than the British Prime Minister's site. Sanity prevails. http://SteveCarter.com/random/100.jpg < that's the distance from London to Cardiff! A stroll on the banks of Loch Torridon: http://SteveCarter.com/random/banks.jpg You never know who is going to float past here: http://SteveCarter.com/random/never.jpg The faithful hound waits for us outside the pub (he's always this well behaved, honest): http://SteveCarter.com/random/faithful.jpg New creel pots on Shieldaig Jetty: http://stevecarter.com/random/CreelDetail.jpg Vid of one of my compositions being recorded: http://stevecarter.com/random/Fallen.wmv New album out today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/new.jpg Yacht of the day: http://SteveCarter.com/random/YachtOfTheDay.jpg Shieldaig Island this morning: http://stevecarter.com/latest/2-8-11.jpg Life's little pleasures: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Scratch.jpg Creag a' Chumhaing and the Coire na Ba (check out the just visible telegraph poles near the river for scale). http://SteveCarter.com/random/coire.jpg The Shieldaig 'Fete committee' finalising next Saturday's event: http://SteveCarter.com/random/FC.jpg (Well you need a drink or two to oil the cogs, right?) It'd never work in a movie : http://SteveCarter.com/random/SU.jpg Claris Cliff? http://SteveCarter.com/random/claris.jpg Tit on a pine: http://stevecarter.com/random/BlueTits.jpg Looking across the Inner Sound to Raasay: http://SteveCarter.com/random/sandy.jpg Barnes Wallis would have loved this Loch: http://SteveCarter.com/random/LowCatcher.jpg < Sucker for this sort of odd hi fi stuff. I might as well just give away my bank details and tell folk to bleed me dry: http://SteveCarter.com/random/sucker.jpg Right road, wrong car: http://SteveCarter.com/random/NaBa.jpg Steve Price - The best engineer in the known universe, fixes problems before you mention them. A class act with crap hat. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/lastweek.jpg En route to Tesco at 5 a.m. http://t.co/7PyNZ7t - Why 5 a.m.? Tesco at 6 a.m. > http://SteveCarter.com/random/0600.jpg Gull of the month: http://SteveCarter.com/random/GullOfTheMonth.jpg Sneak preview of last weeks recording at Angel Studios: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/sneak.mp3 Daisy: http://SteveCarter.com/random/DaisyChain.jpg Richard Munday takes to the North Atlantic for the first time in his self built Kayak: http://SteveCarter.com/random/RM.jpg Hill: http://SteveCarter.com/random/shadows.jpg The Cuillin Hills on Skye this morning - 15.5 km distant (according to Google Earth) http://SteveCarter.com/latest/23-7-11.jpg A young Pine Marten, photo taken last night: http://SteveCarter.com/latest/PrettyMart.jpg Whilst I was: http://SteveCarter.com/random/buttons3.jpg Me' Mrs was doing a stirling job with my camera. Look what turned up in the loch: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Bel_Espoir.jpg One of the very few good reasons to go to London: http://stevecarter.com/random/buttons.jpg I'm here http://t.co/p9crvnJ ... Doing this http://t.co/RBmPatl ... Ug. What was it my old ma used to say about dirty linen? http://SteveCarter.com/random/MainStreet.jpg The boathouse at Achintrad this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/latest/18-7-11.jpg Onion: http://SteveCarter.com/random/onions.jpg My Ted has travelled 1/3 of a million miles, visiTed 40 countries. Now at home 4 a TV catch up http://t.co/3UyxCmR . More > http://SteveCarter.com/transported/transported.htm Creel pots on Shieldaig Pier: http://stevecarter.com/random/creels.jpg Well I'm not going to use the word 'skirt'! http://SteveCarter.com/games11/f.jpg - More pics from today's Highland games here: http://SteveCarter.com/games11/games11.htm How local in local produce would you like? (Next to the kitchen) http://SteveCarter.com/random/beef.jpg New meeting rooms in the Torridon hall. Publicity pics taken today. http://SteveCarter.com/random/T.jpg Half dog, half fish: http://stevecarter.com/random/WetDog.jpg Gnarled: http://SteveCarter.com/random/gnarledTree.jpg er.... http://SteveCarter.com/random/Strome.jpg Skye Bridge: http://SteveCarter.com/random/SkyeBridge.jpg The Cuilin Hills on Skye this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/13-7-11.jpg Kirsteen: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Kirsteen1.jpg Top Gear: http://SteveCarter.com/random/look.jpg The Torridon hotel wanted more of my photo books to sell. Any excuse for an express delivery: http://SteveCarter.com/random/ED.jpg I've redesigned me' website - don't say you hate it, please - took me hours to come up with something 'clean': http://SteveCarter.com Perfect midge weather this morning, and STILL no midges. Something strange going on methinks: http://SteveCarter.com/random/NM.jpg 'Painted' yacht on Loch Shieldaig this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/YachtPaint.jpg The road to Shieldaig: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Road.jpg Keith: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Keith.jpg The 'wee bothie' being rebuilt on the Balgy track... looks like it'll have an outside loo! http://SteveCarter.com/random/WeeBothie.jpg Blue Tit Breakfast: http://SteveCarter.com/random/bluetit.jpg Polyommatus icarus (Common Blue sounds so... er... common). Lots here today - buggers don't stay still for long mind: http://SteveCarter.com/random/flutterblue.jpg Loch Shieldaig from Allt an Dubh just now: http://SteveCarter.com/random/8-7-11.jpg The Seaflower on Loch Shieldaig early this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/SF4.jpg That's easy for them to say: http://SteveCarter.com/random/easy.jpg Messy nest http://SteveCarter.com/random/nest.jpg Good work to Dunc.. earning a shed load for charity. http://t.co/ZOHcRSR - Join Anthony Nolan now! Find out more... I just found this on my 'puter - taken on 12th Feb 2010, the first time I saw it was today (looking very different!) : http://SteveCarter.com/random/SnowToppedHills.jpg Q: If you were to site a building 10 yards from the North Atlantic, what would be the worst building material to use? A: http://SteveCarter.com/np.jpg Spent another pleasant evening in the back of a lorry - this time with Johnny Depp: http://SteveCarter.com/random/JD.jpg Well I'm not clearing it up! http://SteveCarter.com/random/clear.jpg This week, Dorothy is leaving Kansas! http://SteveCarter.com/random/23.jpg What do you mean postcard? http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Ullapool.jpg The K9 equiv of a hand brake turn: http://SteveCarter.com/random/HandBrake.jpg I'm sure they think we're blind. They'll be issuing Dulux colour charts soon, so we can tell where the sea is: http://SteveCarter.com/random/P.jpg Hoverdog: http://SteveCarter.com/random/HoverDog.jpg Pink Lilies in the sunshine: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/LillyPink.jpg This afternoon, I watched: http://t.co/PHVNFJj Here: http://t.co/66y92Us Waiting for this plane to land: http://t.co/KHWqFfs Aboard.. me' wife Well I've heard a Caterham R500 called a lot of things (vicious springs to mind) but this is a first: http://SteveCarter.com/random/ford.jpg The path to the sea: http://SteveCarter.com/random/paths.jpg The meadow by the sea at Inverbain this morning http://SteveCarter.com/random/1-7-11.jpg Why? http://SteveCarter.com/random/why_.jpg What?! http://SteveCarter.com/random/what!.jpg Bring on ya' galeforce 9! (Unfortunately we often get stormforce 10) http://SteveCarter.com/random/tied.jpg Shieldaig summer evening lights: http://SteveCarter.com/random/lights1.jpg ~ http://SteveCarter.com/random/lights2.jpg Seaflower Sunset: http://stevecarter.com/latest/seaflower-sunset.jpg I tweeted a while back that I had found the most pointless sign in the Highlands. I lied. http://SteveCarter.com/random/waste.jpg Sun, Sea, Sauv & Seven: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Monday.jpg Your choice: Either mum arriving with food, or child startling mum by shouting too loud! http://SteveCarter.com/random/wags.jpg What the hell... more sand: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Green.jpg ...and more sand: http://SteveCarter.com/random/MoreSand.jpg More posh nosh eateries in the North West Highlands… now we have Roux (senior) joining in the fray: http://SteveCarter.com/random/posh.jpg Toad in the Road: http://SteveCarter.com/random/frogs.jpg The roof'll probably buff out, but the windows might need replacing: http://SteveCarter.com/random/hapc.jpg All alone: http://SteveCarter.com/random/AllAlone.jpg Beware: low flying Ferries: http://SteveCarter.com/random/UllapoolMac.jpg It's that beach again: http://SteveCarter.com/random/again.jpg Next to the petrol pump in the garage in Ullapool: http://SteveCarter.com/random/4court.jpg That'll be a beach then: http://stevecarter.com/random/23-6-2011.jpg I wonder how long it would take, if a JCB blocked a road in London, before a baseball bat appeaed? : http://SteveCarter.com/random/wail.jpg Off to have a picnic on this beach tomorrow - never yet seen another person there: http://t.co/tkMWMTH Proper plants, like I knew as a kid: http://SteveCarter.com/random/OldFashioned.jpg I've just realised why people moor in this particular spot all the time.... It's 400 yards from the pub: http://SteveCarter.com/random/why.jpg It's the longest day... 21 hours of light and the heather is out: http://SteveCarter.com/random/BellHeather.jpg I don't often do links but: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13814508 Short vid of the Coast Road Truckers in Applecross http://www.stevecarter.com/C-R-T.wmv Pink & Black: http://SteveCarter.com/latest/PinkAndBlack.jpg Andy plays Gob Iron with the 'Coast Road Truckers' on the seafront at Applecross yesterday: http://SteveCarter.com/random/gob.jpg Short Timelapse (long one coming when I get time): http://SteveCarter.com/TheTide.wmv (Mac users will need flip4mac plugin) 3000 ft cloud base & zero wind speed at sea level = http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/3000.jpg 05:39 Sunday 19th June: http://stevecarter.com/latest/19-6-11.jpg Black and white sand at Sand, inner sound, Isle of Skye and Sky http://Stevecarter.com/random/BWbeach.jpg Rog McCuish's very 'wee' fishing trawler moored by Kenmore today. (Pronounced KenMORE btw, unlike my school KENmore): http://SteveCarter.com/random/rog.jpg Blue morning in Torridon : http://SteveCarter.com/random/BlueMorning.jpg Well I guess we can finally say summer is here in the Highalnds: http://SteveCarter.com/latest/summer.jpg Shameless ad: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/ad.jpg THE most pointless sign in Scotland: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/pointless1.jpg The lighthouse that hides, unseen by most, underneath the Skye Bridge: http://SteveCarter.com/random/LH.jpg Shieldaig from the roof terrace bar last night: http://stevecarter.com/random/16th.jpg Cross: http://SteveCarter.com/random/cross.jpg The Torridon Hills: http://SteveCarter.com/random/BW.jpg This is my naughty face: http://SteveCarter.com/random/naughty1.jpg Sunset by Kinloch ~ Shieldaig: http://SteveCarter.com/latest/redsky.jpg Trying hard to get on this: http://stevecarter.com/harris-2007/ferry.jpg to go here: http://stevecarter.com/harris-2007/ha1.jpg - but stuff keeps cropping up. Nick: http://SteveCarter.com/random/nick.jpg Shieldaig class of 99 years ago : http://www.stevecarter.com/ansh/800shnews1.jpg Viv's Seafood bar has had a facelift: http://stevecarter.com/viv/smallv1.jpg 22.30 : Look right: http://SteveCarter.com/random/suns3.jpg ~ Look left: http://SteveCarter.com/random/moons3.jpg Jimmy Smiles woz 'ere: http://stevecarter.com/random/1hour.jpg Matchpoint in the Inn : http://SteveCarter.com/random/matchpoint.jpg Fluffy for miles: http://SteveCarter.com/random/CottonWhite.jpg The cabin of Valhalla - one of the Sheildaig fishing boats: http://SteveCarter.com/random/valhalla.jpg Liathach ~ Torridon this morning http://SteveCarter.com/latest/12-6-11.jpg The Corran ~ Shieldaig: http://SteveCarter.com/latest/corran.jpg Saturday morning in Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/latest/11-6-11-3.jpg The perfect morning: http://stevecarter.com/latest/11-6-11-1a.jpg A 4 month old Pine Marten makes off with some booty: http://SteveCarter.com/latest/BabyPine.jpg I think they're gunna need a bigga boat... http://www.stevecarter.com/random/bigger.jpg I'm convinced my dog thinks he's a film star: http://SteveCarter.com/random/FSC.jpg Late evening light on a still Shieldaig village (so much warmer than the 7.20 photo): http://SteveCarter.com/latest/EveningLight.jpg Evening sun though my window at 21.23 (I only get sun through this window in mid June) http://SteveCarter.com/random/evening.jpg Ben Shieldaig & Shieldaig Village 7.20 p.m. 8-6-11 http://SteveCarter.com/latest/7.20.jpg The French, who have trouble reading road signs prompt a new approach to 'STOP' : http://bit.ly/lJ66TB 'LET TRAFFIC PASS' uses less fingers 6 a.m. The washing is out at the house with the red tin roof on the banks of Loch Shieldaig: http://SteveCarter.com/latest/TinRoof.jpg Booked best studio with best engineer in Europe for my next album - ug : http://SteveCarter.com/random/angels.htm 'Hail' Charlie: http://SteveCarter.com/random/goalie.jpg (I should probably point out that a 'Hail' is Shinty's version of a 'goal') The Torridon Hills this afternoon: http://SteveCarter.com/latest/6-6-11.jpg Dactylorhiza maculata - Heath Spotted Orchid - spotted on Beinn Alligin: http://SteveCarter.com/random/orchid.jpg The Torridon Balgy 'gap'. Until recently this river had no bridge - necessitating a 70 mile diversion: http://SteveCarter.com/random/gap.jpg Am Ploc - Loch Torridon : http://SteveCarter.com/random/AmPloc.jpg Drastic measures to stop bird strikes and keep 'em tweeting - we do it every June: http://SteveCarter.com/random/beads.jpg It must be June, the Foxgloves are out: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Foxgloves.jpg Just spent 2 hours updating the gallery: http://www.stevecarter.com/2009/photographs.html Some Dutch tourists are here: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/OldCar.jpg Loch Shieldaig - 10.30 pm tonight: http://SteveCarter.com/latest/2-6-11.jpg Charlie dog thinks it's better to stay in sunny Shieldaig this evening. Actually, I'm with him: http://SteveCarter.com/random/lead2.jpg In need of modernisation: http://SteveCarter.com/random/mod.jpg Remember the passing place they put in the passing place in the middle of nowhere? It fell over: http://stevecarter.com/random/FellOver.jpg An air ambulance leaves a car accident near Garve today. Nobody hurt, but kids were trapped for a while & road closed http://SteveCarter.com/random/aa.jpg Nommie takes his boat over to the Shieldaig pier: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Nommie.jpg Sun with scattered cloud (at last) http://SteveCarter.com/random/post.jpg Charlie looks for a Geocache on the top of the Bealach (found) http://SteveCarter.com/random/geocache.jpg ... more info www.geocaching.com The burn this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/latest/TheBurn.jpg Bert's late again... http://SteveCarter.com/random/Bert.jpg This morning: Showers... http://SteveCarter.com/latest/showers1.jpg - Then sun... http://SteveCarter.com/latest/30-5-11.jpg Having watched McLaren's strategy today at Monte Carlo, Red Bull unveil their 2012 F1 RBR-Renault RB8: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Vettel.jpg It's no use blaming him! http://stevecarter.com/Alligin/c.jpg Siskin in the pine forest: http://SteveCarter.com/random/siskin.jpg Charlie waits for anything to happen. http://SteveCarter.com/random/happen.jpg Toyota: Sat Nav/Check : CD Auto Changer/Check : Reverse Sensor/Check : Herring Gull/Check - http://SteveCarter.com/random/check.jpg Shieldaig is FULL of discarded bikes, trikes and scooters. I'm thinking Alien abduction. http://SteveCarter.com/random/bikes.jpg The 1960s finally draw to a close in the West Highlands: http://SteveCarter.com/random/hippy.jpg I can retire. (part of today's PRS statement) http://stevecarter.com/random/PRS.jpg What's a photographer to do? 26th May 10> http://www.stevecarter.com/26510.jpg - 26th May 11 (same view) > http://www.stevecarter.com/26511.jpg http://www.stevecarter.com/random/2Lambs.jpg Charlie is furious: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/furious.jpg Louie, displaying the 'Shieldaig Sad Git Cup' by beating me into second at Fantasy Footie (doh): http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Louie.jpg An Oystercatcher catches a break (well deserved in this weather) http://www.stevecarter.com/random/catch.jpg We don't lose trees, we lose lamp posts. http://www.stevecarter.com/after.jpg My tiny teddy with a class of Korean kids http://www.stevecarter.com/korea.jpg More > http://www.stevecarter.com/transported/transported.htm I thought waterfalls were supposed to... er... fall? http://www.stevecarter.com/random/WaterUp.jpg Two images that are now A5 cards - for sale in 'Nannys' Shieldaig http://www.stevecarter.com/card1.jpg http://www.stevecarter.com/card2.jpg Screensaver! http://www.stevecarter.com/Screensaver.gif A chair by a boat by the sea: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/aSeat.jpg More wet ones from this a.m.: http://www.stevecarter.com/burn.jpg - http://www.stevecarter.com/burn2.jpg - http://www.stevecarter.com/burn3.jpg Glen Shieldaig has hundreds of these running off the Ben this morning: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/fall.jpg Bright sunshine, heavy rain, snow on the hills. May 20th really needs to make it's mind up. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/May20th.jpg Buoy: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/buoy.jpg I always wondered where postboxes came from: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/mate.jpg (still working out which one is the male) Street light: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/light.jpg Ultra Violet: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/RB1.jpg Love the fringe darlin', but you might wanna' work on your lipstick technique: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/lipstick.jpg You really couldn't make the West Highlands up:: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/stops.jpg After the Torridon fire. 9 sq km were affected. http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/fires.jpg Random Zebra: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/zebra.jpg ...and swallow: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/swallow.jpg Now that would be a very silly car to drive round the Highlands: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/SillyCar.jpg Lots of rain, which we needed (and the first midges, which we didn't): http://www.stevecarter.com/random/lots.jpg Nearly didn't take the camera this morning it was so dark... then : http://www.stevecarter.com/random/VeryDark.jpg 39,000 feet. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/7miles.jpg Well, you can't have too many shots of Charlie looking like Kate Winslett, can you? http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Kate.jpg More painted forests. Great light here today. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/paint.jpg Part of a 5p I found in the road. Well worn, but perfectly formed (the coin, not the monarch): http://www.stevecarter.com/random/5p.jpg Re: my last post... here's Charlie looking at the same ship, as a wee pup in 2004: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/one.jpg Some things in life are certain. Folk get off this ship and insist on walking down the middle of the road. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/princess.jpg I donated some pics to Great Ormond/Royal Marsden ICUs http://www.stevecarter.com/random/RMH1.jpg http://www.stevecarter.com/random/RMH2.jpg Clouds & Tides (short wmv timelapse .wmv) http://www.stevecarter.com/random/clouds_&_tides.wmv Scary Marten: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/ScaryPine.jpg A bit dodgy on the pins: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/pins.jpg Hmmm: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/SadGit.jpg Cotton in the loch: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/cotton.jpg It'll be fresh: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Fresh.jpg The Roddies are out: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Roddies.jpg Happiness is... http://www.stevecarter.com/random/happy.jpg Gerrard Presencer doing what he does best on one of my tunes: http://www.stevecarter.com/sjazz0.mp3 - Check out wiki - Gerard Presencer. Pollen (most of which is on my car): http://www.stevecarter.com/random/pollen.jpg Yum! http://www.stevecarter.com/random/yum.jpg We're fast approching the monster West Highland sunset season: http://www.stevecarter.com/picaday/sunsets.htm Just Dandy: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Dandy.jpg It's good to know! http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Tabloid.jpg (from today's Daily Mail who published some more fire photos). One of the 450 nutters who are cycling 43 miles over the highest mountain pass in the UK today: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/nutter.jpg Shieldaig village @ 19.30 today: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/1930.jpg Stop arsing about with that thing and tickle my tummy: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/tickle.jpg Time-Lapse clouds from the top of my house today. Created in a great iPhone app - ReelMoments: http://www.stevecarter.com/IMG_0022.mov Low clouds over Glen Shieldaig: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/LowClouds.jpg Bog Cotton (nothing to do with Q-tips): http://www.stevecarter.com/random/BogCotton.jpg Tourists have gone, weather's been perfect, a very fine time to drive a car without a windscreen: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/gone.jpg Flutter By: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/FlutterBy.jpg (pic by Iona) By Torrin: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Torrin.jpg Mamma Mia anyone? http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Ticket.jpg A very nice place to stay, an exceptional place to eat: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/KinNice.jpg INN: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/INN.jpg After the Torridon fire. You can clearly see where it stopped (was stopped): http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/4-5-2011.jpg Skyelights: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Lighthouse.jpg Sheepwreck: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/SheepWreck.jpg Well they ain't going to get done by 'Trades Descriptions': http://www.stevecarter.com/random/NoArgumentsHere.jpg Torridon (and my photo) made the front page. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/FrontPage.jpg Hello, Fire Brigade? My mountain is on fire. http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/fire.htm A taxi ride in Cuba 15 years ago : http://www.stevecarter.com/Cuba1996.wmv (34 mb WMV) Cha Cha Cha phobics need not apply. Strathcarron this morning: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/strathcarron.jpg Such excitement about the Royal Wedding. People just can't contain themselves: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/11AM.jpg Shades of Torridon: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/heat.jpg Very comfy thanks. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/weelamb.jpg The seat at the end of the garden: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/sit.jpg A more popular beach this morning (there were two others) Sand near Applecross : http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/BigSand.jpg I could tell you where this beach is, but I'd have to kill you: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/secret.jpg (I know some of you know -shhh) Caledonian pine bark. Clever and rather pretty stuff. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/bark.jpg Sky high fuel prices: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/SkyHigh.jpg That got it. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/ThatGotIt.jpg Sand at Sand: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/ripples.jpg For those interested, the sound of a Caledonian Pine Forest - 24-4-2011 @ 18.08 p.m. : http://www.stevecarter.com/random/EasterNoise.mp3 Shieldaig fishermen's Easter hols: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/suncreme.jpg The lesser of two weevils: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/lesser.jpg This crowded isle: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/crowded.jpg Gorse of course http://www.stevecarter.com/random/gorse.jpg Vid. Rush hour. Everyone's at work here, so roads quite busy. 18mb WMV http://www.stevecarter.com/RushHour.wmv Evil grin: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/EvilGrin.jpg The monster from the deep this morning (before he fell asleep in the sun): http://www.stevecarter.com/random/jack1.jpg A gull not enjoying an Oystercatcher fly past: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/flocks.jpg I've been working on ideas for gift cards to flog up here. Not sure about this. My missus hates it. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/sv.jpg Today's sunrise: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/20-4-11.jpg Room for one more on top: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/room.jpg A proper seaside house: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/blue-door.jpg I have lots of stuff stuck in my face. Can I have a Bonio? http://www.stevecarter.com/random/face.jpg Particularly nice weather for Gulls in #Shieldaig today: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Gulls.jpg Where have all the Easter tourists gone? (Not that Charlie minds - or us, come to think) : http://www.stevecarter.com/random/where.jpg Getting arty with a forest on the banks of Loch Shieldaig : http://www.stevecarter.com/random/MagicForest.jpg Early Doors for Charlie: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Early_Doors.jpg The window in the bedroom in the boathouse in Torridon: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/windows.jpg Liathach - a Torridon hill: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/LiathachBW.jpg There may well be such a thing as too much choice (Taken in the #Torridon whisky bar tonight) http://www.stevecarter.com/random/choice.jpg Mobile bibliotech: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/ml.jpg The hill that people run up in the #Shieldaig fete (for fun): http://www.stevecarter.com/random/TheHill.jpg For 5 hours now Shieldiag has been in bright sunshine - everywhere else is under dark black clouds: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/13-4-11.jpg I have a stick and you have no stick. I have control. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/stick.jpg This house warming gift is now 6 metres tall. I'm going to have to build a taller house! http://www.stevecarter.com/random/PlantHigher.jpg Rainbow over Loch Torridon last night: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/rainbows.jpg And talking of the Pine Marten - many may have missed my vid from last year - clever Marten!: http://www.stevecarter.com/PineMartenJune10.wmv A Pine Marten climes a caledonian pine tree on the banks of Loch Shieldaig: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/PM1.jpg Heavy showers over the Torridon hills today: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/heavyshowers.jpg In full voice: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Thrush.jpg A roll on the beach in the sun: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/roller.jpg THAT drive is what Caterham cars were made to do: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/7morning.jpg Shieldaig Island: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/float.jpg The tree on the lawn: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/LiathachTree.jpg Lochinver: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/inver.jpg What?! http://www.stevecarter.com/random/what.jpg Incoming! http://www.stevecarter.com/random/hp.jpg Breakfast: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/SayCheese.jpg More Rain: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/MoreRain.jpg You couln't make it up: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/PassingPlace.jpg Caledonian Pines on the west face of Ben Shieldaig dissapear into the clouds: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/IntoTheClouds.jpg Clouds on the ground: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/cloudsontheground.jpg UYB 222 has survived 56 Highland winters. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/1955.jpg Frosty croons in the Shieldaig Bar last night: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/crt.jpg A cow, a beach, a dog and a pub. A good morning: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/2-4-11.htm Torridon looking kinda' blue: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/kindablue.jpg Fab weather here: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/April1a.jpg What do you mean April fool? http://www.stevecarter.com/random/April1b.jpg Just spent a very pleasant evening sitting in the back of a lorry with Colin Firth: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/lorry.jpg 150 mile round trip to the cinema. Hurumph. Luckily, the cinema comes to us. Hurrah. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/sm.jpg A tree in Glen Torridon: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/crooked-tree.jpg Still Island: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/still.jpg http://www.stevecarter.com/random/lamp.jpg They breed 'em tough up here: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Pistonhead.jpg Congrats @thetorridon named Scottish Hotel of the year: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/SHA.jpg Liathach - 'The grey one' : http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/LiathachBST.jpg Diesel 137.9p. Wednesdays's budget takes 1p off. Diesel now: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/150.jpg -Thank goodness he didn't take 2p off! Top of the hill, surveying his subjects: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Master.jpg Torridon this morning: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/26-3-11-1.jpg Are Scotland playing somewhere today? If so, it looks like they've got some help: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/flag.jpg Rock Pipit: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/RockPipet.jpg (Like you care) Des Res - Highland style: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/DesRes.jpg A very fine life size pencil drawing of a tit that I have just aquired: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/GreatTits.jpg Duck : http://www.stevecarter.com/random/dbs.jpg Nine minutes past six. http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/609.jpg I'm sure Hitchcock got the inspiration for one of his films here: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/MoreChooks.jpg 7 is generally the best time of day: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/TodaysSeven.jpg The burn at full flow after overnight rain: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/FullFlow.jpg Ben Shieldaig this morning: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/22-3-11.jpg I keep getting e Mails for this guy. For those of you that know me, you'll see the obvious resemblance: http://www.stevecarteronline.com I think we all know this is a fib: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/ChooseDay.jpg Rhododendron leaf: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/rod.jpg http://www.stevecarter.com/random/blink.jpg and http://www.stevecarter.com/random/CharlieKnows.jpg Too hard to watch - but I'm sticking with it: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/TooHardToWatch.jpg FANTASTIC MOON - CLOSEST FOR TWO DECADES! http://www.stevecarter.com/random/bugger.jpg ... Bugger The Shieldaig sorting office (read: village hall kitchen). Ours live behind the hot tap. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/sorted.jpg Wazzup? http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/floating.jpg http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/RainBows.jpg Re my post below (new album), might be worth a link to a vid of one of the tracks being recorded: http://www.stevecarter.com/20-Oct-2010.wmv My latest CD is out today: http://www.stevecarter.com/MindMatters.jpg - clip: http://www.stevecarter.com/Dementia.mp3 -More: SteveCarter.com The first colour in our garden: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/colour.jpg 30 seconds before the shop closes: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Transport.jpg 16th March 2011 - Torridon: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/16-3-11.htm Remote enough? http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/smallholding.jpg Stag: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/stag.jpg Because every headline is wrong... http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/HighlandWeather.jpg House: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/house.jpg There HAS to be a catch: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/peanut.jpg Oystercatchers fly over Loch Shieldaig: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/catchers.jpg Re below: Victoria did have a good eye for location mind (photo from last summer): http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/10-7-10.jpg Queen Victoria had this pad built for hols. The noise of the R500 would NOT have amused: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/PoshSeven.jpg Pretty enough to eat: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/lunch.jpg In an attempt to curb childhood obesity, Highland Council trials a new bike share scheme: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/pt.jpg The pass of the cattle: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/BealachNaBa.jpg Snow Drop: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/snowdrop.jpg I was trying to count how many chooks wander around Shieldaig. Answer - loads: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/FunkyChicken.jpg Wellington's nose (I wonder why?): http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/Nose.jpg The best sound system you'll ever find in a car - probably: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/SoundSystem.jpg (Ok, Marcos might nudge it). A cold, grey morning under the Ben: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/UndeTheBen.jpg Difficult to find a photo to take today (our climate being so maliable). But: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/BadWeather.jpg Good luck Japan. Tree Art: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/stark.jpg 'I keep thinking it's Tuesday' : http://www.stevecarter.com/random/tuesday.jpg Soon to be for sale in Nanny's shop: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/flame.jpg Winter returns http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/9-3-11.jpg http://www.stevecarter.com/random/greentree.jpg Forest Floor (does what it says on the tin - but it is like walking on a soft sponge): http://www.stevecarter.com/random/ForrestFloor.jpg Lunchtime seems so long ago: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/TimesPast.jpg One of the main reasons I love the Highlands in winter: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/Empty.jpg Poser: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/poser.jpg Posers: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/posers.jpg Bruce cuts down my huge rhododendrons, I take photos of his handmade earrings. Swapshop: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/EarEar.jpg Rogie wood: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/treepath.jpg This tree may need a hug: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/lonely1.jpg Ooops: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/upsidedown.jpg BIG seaweed: (warning: arty) http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/BIGseaweed.jpg Milton. Not exactly a large town. http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/milton.jpg Dooley Dog: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/dooley.jpg http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/rays.jpg Astonishing to witness: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/2-3-11.jpg My dog needs to stay in more: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/plat.jpg Coo: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/coo.jpg Any chance of a snack? http://www.stevecarter.com/random/snack.jpg Mr Jackson LOVES his teddy: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/MrJackson.jpg The Bealach na Ba: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/warmandcold.jpg In an attempt to stem dwindling profits, Royal Mail introduces it's premium service: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/IanThePostie.jpg Bugger off! (to black backed gull out of shot): http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/shag.jpg I think there may be something wrong with Harry: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/Harry.jpg Don't even THINK about posting this on Twitter. http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/WhatYouLookinAt.jpg Humbucker breakfast: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/GibsonPickup.jpg A new look for the modern Highland Lab: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/pink.jpg Catwalk dog: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/dogdaze.jpg http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/treeisland.jpg or http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/translation2.jpg (OK I lied about the nuts). Upper Loch Torridon: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/Torridon21.jpg Loch Coultrie: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/Coultrie.jpg The old boathouse at Kinloch: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/OldBoathouse.jpg Working lunch: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/hardwork.jpg Heavy showers: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/heavy_showers.jpg Stop taking photos of him... LOOK AT ME! http://www.stevecarter.com/random/wannabeinthepic.jpg Health and safety? Pah! http://www.stevecarter.com/random/braveheart.jpg Top of the world (well UK anyway) http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/BealachFeb.jpg Happy days: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/17-2-11.jpg First signs of spring - bring it on: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/snowdrop11.jpg Captured moments from Highland flings: http://www.stevecarter.com/highlandpics/highlandpics.htm Canna be! http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/kinloch-lodge2.jpg Over the sea to Skye... http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/10-2-11.jpg Two families with venison for tea methinks. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/twodeer.jpg Beer, car, understeer, road sign: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/bcr.jpg Hello. Finally succumbed to a tweet – latest pic for those that care to look: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/6-2-11.jpg |
