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2020 (latest at top) One of the many waterfalls in Glen Shieldaig as the sun came out yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/wfoct20.jpg Evergreen and deciduous trees on Ben Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/bsoct2020.jpg The boaty end of Shieldaig yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/pontoon20.jpg Yea, right: http://stevecarter.com/random/yearight2020.jpg Straight on isn't an option: http://stevecarter.com/random/SO20.jpg Bertie hurt his paw, and this is how happy he is about it: http://stevecarter.com/random/poorsoldier.jpg It's there somewhere: http://stevecarter.com/random/islandinthemist.jpg The wall to wall rain we've had over two days has turned the hills a very dark brown: http://stevecarter.com/random/rainsoak.jpg These colours: http://stevecarter.com/random/bracken20.jpg Very low tides at the moment: http://stevecarter.com/random/LT18-10-20.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/17-10-20.jpg Spot the deer: http://stevecarter.com/random/spotthedeer20.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/16-10-20.jpg Predawn yesterday, looking over Loch Kishorn with the lights of Broadford and the Cuillin Hills on Skye in the background: http://stevecarter.com/random/15-10-20.jpg New pup on the block. Rosie. (Not mine). http://stevecarter.com/random/pup20.jpg The roads on the NC500 are still busy, but the roads that aren't, aren't. http://stevecarter.com/random/notnc500.jpg Who's a pretty boy then: http://stevecarter.com/random/bertoct2020.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/LSOct2020.jpg Early light on Liathach: http://stevecarter.com/random/earlyoctlight20.jpg The area behind Kinloch that is fenced off to allow Caledonian Pine trees to grow. In another 30 years, this should be a forest again: http://stevecarter.com/random/12-10-20.jpg Bertie smiles a lot: http://stevecarter.com/random/bertiesmile20.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/ConTop20.jpg Fasaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/fasaigoct20.jpg First snow on the tops today: http://stevecarter.com/random/fsoct20.jpg Beinn Damh from Am Ploc: http://stevecarter.com/random/bdfromapoct20.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/8-10-20.jpg Some of Shieldaig's fishermen starting their day: http://stevecarter.com/random/earlyfish20.jpg Clouds over Liathach yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/cloudsoct20.jpg Kishorn Port, Achintraid and in the Distance, the Cuillin Hills on Skye: http://stevecarter.com/random/kispanoct20.jpg High tide - Loch Kishorn yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/5-10-20.jpg Loch Shieldaig a couple of minutes ago: http://stevecarter.com/random/ls5-10-20.jpg Looking across Loch an Loin earlier this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/laloct20.jpg Windy? http://stevecarter.com/random/windywife.jpg It was a tad misty yesterday morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/4-10-2020.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/4-10-20.jpg Looking over the loch from West Lodge: http://stevecarter.com/random/3-10-2020.jpg After the rain: http://stevecarter.com/random/3-10-20.jpg Sgurr Dubh: http://stevecarter.com/random/sdubh.jpg The strath by Upper Loch Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/strathattorridon.jpg The Torridon hills yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/hillsendsept20.jpg Looking towards Glen Torridon yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/28-9-20.jpg Shieldaig's September: http://stevecarter.com/random/earlymorning20.jpg One reason I've seen caravans trying to navigate hairpin bends on the Bealach could be that the sign that says 'Unsuitable for caravans' now looks thus: http://stevecarter.com/random/stickers20.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/autumnsept2020.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/BODbow20.jpg Autumn colours haven't reached the trees yet, but the colours in the sky over Loch Dughaill are unmistakable: http://stevecarter.com/random/autumnhere.jpg Looking towards Ben Shieldaig, Kinloch and Loch Dughaill: http://stevecarter.com/random/BSsept20.jpg It's still still here. (Well it was yesterday): http://stevecarter.com/random/stillsept20.jpg Panoramic - Loch Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/shpansept20.jpg Late yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/LSULT.jpg Sometimes photos just cry out to be jigsaws: http://stevecarter.com/random/jigsaw20.jpg Ooops: http://stevecarter.com/random/oops2020.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/reflects2020.jpg https://youtu.be/D92G1Sl3Pis (A vid of some of my 'go to' musicians at work). Yesterday's sunrise over Loch a' Chroisg: http://stevecarter.com/random/chroisg2020.jpg Misty dawn: http://stevecarter.com/random/mistydawn20.jpg I was being charged by a spooked flock of wild Soays yesterday morning... traveling at warp factor sheep. http://stevecarter.com/random/soay20.jpg FYI: Originally only found on the Isle of Soay, they were then domesticated on St. Kilda, and when the island was abandoned ended up here on the mainland. Very low tides here at the moment: http://stevecarter.com/random/verylowtide.jpg Our neighbour's house is almost finished -15 years to the day to when our build started. Where'd them years go then? http://stevecarter.com/random/hhousesept20.jpg Haar following its usual route - down Loch Torridon and into Upper Loch Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/haarsept20.jpg Looking towards Upper Loch Torridon yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/Balgy18-9-20.jpg Earlier this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/18-9-20.jpg Some September evening sun on some nice gneiss: http://stevecarter.com/random/gneiss20.jpg The Bay of Deception flattering to deceive: http://stevecarter.com/random/reflects20.jpg Ted has visited the Highlands again: http://stevecarter.com/random/tedt50.jpg Part of the temperate rainforest on Ben Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/evesun20.jpg Late afternoon light over Loch Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/evesun2020.jpg It's been a tad wet: http://stevecarter.com/random/coireroill20.jpg A very Torridon landscape: http://stevecarter.com/random/nicegneiss20.jpg After yesterday's rain. Still: http://stevecarter.com/random/waterfallstill.jpg - Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmRFpLFL1CE&feature=youtu.be From last week. The silhouette of Liathach in the early dawn: http://stevecarter.com/random/yellowdawn20.jpg Low tide: http://stevecarter.com/random/SgurrAChaorachain.jpg This morning's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/9-9-20.jpg Upside down: http://stevecarter.com/random/upside2020.jpg - and in case some don't believe me... here's the original: http://stevecarter.com/random/upsideNOT2020.jpg The old croft at Fasaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/fasaig20201.jpg The refurbished Dock at Kishorn - currently working on the Voyageur Spirit, which has arrived from the Huntington Oil Field in the North Sea: http://stevecarter.com/random/KDD20.jpg Telegraph poles: http://stevecarter.com/random/Tpoles20.jpg The trees on the hill: http://stevecarter.com/random/septautumn.jpg September has bought some dark & wet weather, but also some great light. Looking over Loch Shieldaig yesterday evening: http://stevecarter.com/random/4-9-20.jpg Well, we needed some rain: http://stevecarter.com/random/liacloud2020.jpg Sun, Sand and Seaweed: http://stevecarter.com/random/greensea2020.jpg Autumn. Shieldaig Village: http://stevecarter.com/random/villagepan2020.jpg The heather has been turned up to 11 this year: http://stevecarter.com/random/heatherhill20.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/heatherhill201.jpg It's a lovely evening out there - and the roads are suddenly empty: http://stevecarter.com/random/31-8-20.jpg Shieldaig Loch & Island (looking very much like desktop wallpaper!) : http://stevecarter.com/random/SI30-8-20.jpg Loch Shieldaig & Shieldaig Village 5 minutes ago (13:52) : http://stevecarter.com/random/30-8-20.jpg The sun burning off low clouds over Ben Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/sunburnclouds.jpg For the 20 years (that I know of) before this was painted, no buses ever stopped here. In the 2 years since they painted it, no buses have stopped here. I guess they had nothing better to do - and had some spare yellow paint. http://stevecarter.com/random/bus2020.jpg It feels like the end of summer: http://stevecarter.com/random/thintrees.jpg Following this camper van this morning, having to stop and pick up the rubbish they were throwing out of the window as they drove. Caught on dashcam video. Police informed. Wee Coo: http://stevecarter.com/random/cutecoo2020.jpg Substantial 3 bed property for sale in Wester Alligin (with fab views) plus a 7.6 acre croft. https://www.galbraithgroup.com/property/search/residential?search=Alligin http://stevecarter.com/random/darklight201.jpg The colours are starting to turn: http://stevecarter.com/random/colourturn20.jpg Something in the sky over Skye. Not sure what - Giant cow's head? http://stevecarter.com/random/wackycloud20201.jpg Well you can't have too many photos of this view, can you. And at least you can play spot the sheep in this one: http://stevecarter.com/random/redroof20201.jpg I can confirm that Boris has left the building. The next holiday makers have arrived: http://stevecarter.com/random/bjgone.jpg After the rain: http://stevecarter.com/random/spate20.jpg Early sunshine making the Torridon colours look like autumn: http://stevecarter.com/random/earlysun20.jpg
nteresting to have been a 'fly on the cab' when this met the caravans we saw earlier (coming in the opposite direction from Applecross). http://stevecarter.com/random/tomeet.jpg So... according to the press, Boris Johnson is holidaying just up the road from here. Ug. (Not my pic). http://stevecarter.com/random/bj.jpg The hill known as Liathach from Lon Meall an Maol. (There's about a mile of North Atlantic between the two): http://stevecarter.com/random/black201.jpg Looking north over Loch Torridon yesterday morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/19-8-20.jpg Every morning at the moment, we're getting sea mist over the loch which clears in about 5 minutes as the sun rises: http://stevecarter.com/random/19-8-2020.jpg ...and the mist spills onto the land: http://stevecarter.com/random/dayafterday.jpg Last night's Shieldaig Sunset: http://stevecarter.com/random/18-8-20.jpg There was a pod of about 50 dolphin in the loch this morning. Sadly up the wrong end for my camera! Last time they were much closer: http://stevecarter.com/random/podd.jpg Something from the weekend: http://stevecarter.com/random/torridonmist2020.jpg 30 minutes trying to kill Ted has worn Bertie out: http://stevecarter.com/random/tiredted.jpg Early morning dog walk: http://stevecarter.com/random/dogwalkaug20.jpg This still: http://stevecarter.com/random/thisstill2020.jpg Loch Dughaill in the mist: http://stevecarter.com/random/dughaillAug20.jpg Above Torridon earlier this morning. Short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfZhzT38H4U&feature=youtu.be It's seriously misty out there. Can't see a thing at sea level: http://stevecarter.com/random/mist20.jpg ..and then the sun came out (well sorta'). http://stevecarter.com/random/sun20.jpg Ted has finally emerged from Lockdown (688,485 miles traveled) http://stevecarter.com/random/lockdownted.jpg We've missed out on the rubbish weather that seems to have affected much of the UK: http://stevecarter.com/random/stillclouds.jpg Looking across Aird Mhor towards Liathach: http://stevecarter.com/random/12-8-20.jpg Beinn Damph: http://stevecarter.com/random/BDsummer20.jpg Shieldaig Island yesterday morning (by the way, I saw a Sea Eagle yesterday for the first time in a few months - I think they nested elsewhere this year). http://stevecarter.com/random/is820.jpg
Summertime... http://stevecarter.com/random/summer20201.jpg What do you reckon the chances are of the three motorhomes that were parked here coming back to clear this mess up and return the breeze blocks? http://stevecarter.com/random/outlounge.jpg Ben Shieldaig and the River Balgy: http://stevecarter.com/random/BSAug2020.jpg That photo I posted yesterday http://stevecarter.com/random/hugesheep.jpg - check out how many views on Twitter! http://stevecarter.com/random/gulpp.jpg - still rising as I type. This morning's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/8-8-20.jpg Either a sheep minding its own business by Loch Torridon or a MASSIVE sheep in South Wales: http://stevecarter.com/random/hugesheep.jpg Clouds reflected on Loch Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/lsabove.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/augbalgytrack.jpg When all the trees around you are cut down: http://stevecarter.com/random/whisptrees.jpg It's a tad wet here at the moment: http://stevecarter.com/random/wetfootpath.jpg Glen Shieldaig from the air: http://stevecarter.com/random/gs2020.jpg Sometimes you just have to get a bit arty: http://stevecarter.com/random/colours20.jpg Monday lunchtime - Shieldaig Village: http://stevecarter.com/random/nolock.jpg Balgy and Beinn Damh: http://stevecarter.com/random/balgyaug20.jpg Some lovely light earlier this morning (empty roads too!). http://stevecarter.com/random/aug20light.jpg Bertie dog looking pretty and clean. Then he stepped out of the peat bog and we saw his feet. http://stevecarter.com/random/peatdog20.jpg The remains of another fish-trap, this one at the head of Loch Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/fishtrap2020.jpg 05:00 this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/30-07-2020.jpg Sunshine and showers: http://stevecarter.com/random/cna20.jpg The road down Allt an Dubh is looking particularly green at the moment: http://stevecarter.com/random/AAD20.jpg The River Torridon meanders into the sea: http://stevecarter.com/random/riversea2020.jpg It's gone slightly mad here. The Highlands look like a badly organised music festival. Tents and Motorhomes everywhere, rubbish & human excrement at the side of the roads, and I drive home to find people about to camp in my garden (Pic from dash-cam - that's not my vehicle!). http://stevecarter.com/random/madness20.jpg Early morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/summerlight20.jpg The community council are making a path to some picnic tables below Liathach and wanted a panoramic photo for a plinth (to show the names of the hills etc) so after several dull weather attempts.... http://stevecarter.com/random/panoramic120.jpg Any chance of a snack? http://stevecarter.com/random/anychance20.jpg The view of the Ben as you leave Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/outof20.jpg Cloudy: http://stevecarter.com/random/cloudy2020.jpg Just a heads up. AMAZING HOTELS tonight at 8 pm on BBC TV investigates 'The Torridon'. I've no idea what it will say, but I bet it includes Coos (dead or alive - almost certainly both). Three of the six coires that lie between the Glenshieldaig and Applecross forests: http://stevecarter.com/random/3of6.jpg The village of Fasaig with Liathach behind. Photo taken last week: http://stevecarter.com/random/fasaigandlia.jpg Typical Highland summer weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/typical20.jpg Then: http://stevecarter.com/random/lockdown20.jpg - Now: http://stevecarter.com/random/PostL.jpg Pine Marten doing its best Oliver Twist impersonation: http://stevecarter.com/random/pmot.jpg Showers: http://stevecarter.com/random/showers2020.jpg Peter mentioned (in the radio 4 prog) the view from the top of Ben Shieldaig. Said view: http://stevecarter.com/random/topbenfeb18.jpg FYI. Radio 4 at 15:00 'Open Country' talks about Ben Shieldaig: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00 Not exactly hill climbing weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/nhcw.jpg We get a lot of summer here. It often looks like this: http://stevecarter.com/random/turnup.jpg That's one big bonsai: http://stevecarter.com/random/bigbonsai.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/clarity.jpg Applecross Bay: http://stevecarter.com/random/applex72020.jpg Am Ploc: http://stevecarter.com/random/amploc720.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/deer720.jpg Upper Loch Torridon earlier this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/9-7-20.jpg The Applecross River reaches the sea: http://stevecarter.com/random/applex720.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/8-7-20.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/deadtrees20.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/7-7-20.jpg Shorelines: http://stevecarter.com/random/shoreline20.jpg There may be trouble ahead: http://stevecarter.com/random/troubleahead.jpg Torridon Community, Medical and Mountain Rescue Centres, and behind, the site of the original settlement 'Fuaran' which suffered in the Highland Clearances: http://stevecarter.com/random/tcc.jpg Fascinating: http://stevecarter.com/random/fascinating.jpg Summer daze: http://stevecarter.com/random/summerdaze2020.jpg Yesterday's low tide, Upper Loch Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/2-7-2020.jpg The 102nd (and last) day of lockdown travel restrictions: http://stevecarter.com/random/roadup20.jpg The cottage by Loch an Loin: http://stevecarter.com/random/hut20.jpg A couple of the (over 300) lochs and lochans on the Applecross Peninsula that almost nobody ever sees: http://stevecarter.com/random/lostlochs.jpg The banks of the freshwater lochs are looking very pretty: http://stevecarter.com/random/colour20.jpg The river flowing into Loch Dughaill this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/riverintod.jpg The fish farm boat leaving Upper Loch Torridon yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/wbjune20.jpg Very odd light today: http://stevecarter.com/random/odd2020.jpg Bertie has decided to accept my appointment as chauffeur in his new vehicle: http://stevecarter.com/random/rplace.jpg A 'fluff' of Bog Cotton: http://stevecarter.com/random/bc2020.jpg Eggs anyone? http://stevecarter.com/random/eggs20.jpg This Sandpiper furiously (and very loudly) follows us on our dog walk for a good half mile, convinced we're up to no good: http://stevecarter.com/random/loud20.jpg This still, this morning (It's upside down). http://stevecarter.com/random/thisstill20.jpg X marks the spot, where in 1963 the villages of Shieldaig and Annat were joined by this bridge (saving a diversion of +/- 70 miles). Coire na Ba: http://stevecarter.com/random/naba20.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/sunrises20.jpg Time-lapse: https://youtu.be/v_TlqIcCpVE http://stevecarter.com/random/treehillclouds.jpg Summer Solstice: http://stevecarter.com/random/20-6-20.jpg Haar: http://stevecarter.com/random/fog20.jpg A panoramic of Loch Kishorn, Kishorn Port, Achintraid, and in the distance the Cuillin Hills on Skye: http://stevecarter.com/random/kishpanjune20.jpg Beinn Alligin. Well, some of it: http://stevecarter.com/random/deepblack.jpg Ben Shieldaig looking a bit 'rain forest' yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/bsjune20.jpg Loch Dughaill: http://stevecarter.com/random/dughailljune20.jpg Midnight, last night: http://stevecarter.com/random/midnight14-6-20.jpg The 'Bog Cotton' is thriving this year: http://stevecarter.com/random/bcjune2020.jpg As you travel down Glen Torridon, this is the first real view you get of the hill known as Liathach: http://stevecarter.com/random/firstliajune20.jpg Last night's sunset: http://stevecarter.com/random/12-6-20.jpg This morning at 5 a.m. was supposed to be the start of the Celtman Extreme Triathlon. Had that happened, the participants would have started exactly here and seen exactly this: http://stevecarter.com/random/nocelt.jpg Scotland's green and pleasant: http://stevecarter.com/random/greenjune.jpg Beinn Eighe still sporting a dash of snow: http://stevecarter.com/random/bejune20.jpg One of the smugglers' caves in Glen Torridon used to hide (and possibly distill) illicit whisky in the past: http://stevecarter.com/random/cave20.jpg Glen Docherty yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/gdjune20.jpg The weather couldn't decide this morning, but it now looks like the sunshine has won out. http://stevecarter.com/random/nodecide.jpg The outflow from Loch Damh becomes the River Balgy: http://stevecarter.com/random/falls20.jpg That's one crazy looking tree: http://stevecarter.com/random/crazytree.jpg Someone stole the view: http://stevecarter.com/random/notblueday.jpg Low tide: http://stevecarter.com/random/lowtjune20.jpg Part of the coast road by Ardheslaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/corner20.jpg The sound of Lockdown rush hour: http://stevecarter.com/random/LockdownRushHour.mp3 Summertime: http://stevecarter.com/random/1-6-20.jpg Yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/31-5-2020.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/31-5-20.jpg The end of Spring is still and light blue: http://stevecarter.com/random/LB20.jpg Bertie approves of both the excellent weather and the very low tide: http://stevecarter.com/random/bertmay20.jpg The A896 towards Liathach: http://stevecarter.com/random/liadrive20.jpg Looking across Upper Loch Torridon yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/27-5-20.jpg Michael's fishing boat moored at the Shieldaig pontoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/mikeboat20.jpg I wrote this a couple of years ago, but have decided to rename it 'Barnard Castle': http://stevecarter.com/random/BarnardCastle.mp3
Ben Shieldaig is now looking very green: http://stevecarter.com/random/gonegreen20.jpg The Coire na Ba earlier this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/upmay20.jpg Pretty much every dog I've owned has had the unceasing desire to dig whenever they find a pile of sand/aggregate/peat ... anything that resembles a pile in fact. I thought for a while they were searching for imaginary food, but now I think it's just... 'because they can'. http://stevecarter.com/random/dig201.jpg Here's another sunset from last week. This time with Shieldaig Island in the foreground: http://stevecarter.com/random/sunsetislandmay20.jpg Not bad considering I emptied it yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/notbad20.jpg - Still... http://stevecarter.com/random/notbad201.jpg A nice welcome to the Village (photo taken earlier this week) : http://stevecarter.com/random/thestreet2020.jpg Baby Coo (scale not apparent - he's the size of a Labrador): http://stevecarter.com/random/cutecoo20.jpg A local (Alice) wanted a photo of Kishorn / Achintraid for a book cover (a history of Kishorn) : http://stevecarter.com/random/KishornMay20.jpg Mum has had 2020's kits and is now in need of some feeding up... so she sits and waits at our door for an egg, or lump of cheese: http://stevecarter.com/random/pm20.jpg The track that connects two lochs: http://stevecarter.com/random/19-5-20.jpg A view of the sunset: http://stevecarter.com/random/roomsview20.jpg Last night's Shieldaig sunset: 21:15 - http://stevecarter.com/random/19-5-202.jpg - 21:45: http://stevecarter.com/random/19-5-20201s.jpg This Lichen variety is typically found here and in the Western Isles. It needs very pure air and grows VERY slowly: http://stevecarter.com/random/lichen20.jpg All very neat and tidy yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/allcrisp.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/16-5-20.jpg It took just over one week, and some much needed rain, for the deciduous trees to go from completely bare to this: http://stevecarter.com/random/raintrees.jpg The Torridon stores had run out of milk. Still.... http://stevecarter.com/random/stock.jpg Very comfy thanks: http://stevecarter.com/random/comfy20.jpg Lochs Dughaill and Shieldaig yesterday evening (The Isle of Lewis just visible on the horizon): http://stevecarter.com/random/13-5-20.jpg Hedge trimmers: http://stevecarter.com/random/hedget20.jpg This is a plume of smoke above Loch Kishorn and Achintraid from last week's wildfire. The fire was contained in about 36 hours: http://stevecarter.com/random/Tsea20.jpg Staying alert. http://stevecarter.com/random/springwatch.jpg Ten out of ten for effort: http://stevecarter.com/random/tenten.jpg It's a bit nippy out there this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/10-5-20.jpg Might need a bit of work: http://stevecarter.com/random/desresmay20.jpg At last, some much needed rain: http://stevecarter.com/random/8-5-20.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/darktreeline.jpg The hills still brown, the sky, still blue: http://stevecarter.com/random/hillsmay20.jpg Low tide by Allt an Dubh yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/6-5-20.jpg Upside down: http://stevecarter.com/random/upsidedown20.jpg The River Carron en route to Loch Carron: http://stevecarter.com/random/strathcarron20.jpg 4:30 yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/shMay20.jpg There's currently a nasty wildfire at Kishorn. Currently headed towards Ardaneaskan. Rigs from Torridon, Applecross and Lochcarron in attendance. http://stevecarter.com/random/wildfire20.jpg Lockdown hasn't reduced ALL the traffic: http://stevecarter.com/random/passingmay20.jpg Liathach yesterday morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/liamay20.jpg The steps down to the beach: http://stevecarter.com/random/stepstobeach20.jpg The road and the river running down Glen Shieldaig (This'll be green in colour in a month). http://stevecarter.com/random/roadandriver201.jpg Another 'very Highland' view: http://stevecarter.com/random/veryh20.jpg A 10 second video of the A896 today: https://youtu.be/WGCA4zunO7g May has started. Shieldaig is still still: http://stevecarter.com/random/mayweather.jpg This is how dry April was (usually a burn): http://stevecarter.com/random/thisdry20.jpg I'd love to tell you Bertie Dog was enjoying this view, but he was instead, obsessed with sniffing a dead deer behind me: http://stevecarter.com/random/DogWalkingMay20.jpg You ain't seen me, right. http://stevecarter.com/random/seen2020.jpg The path to the sea: http://stevecarter.com/random/path2sea20.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/path2sea2020.jpg Beinn Alligin yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/BAendapril.jpg Red Roof: http://stevecarter.com/random/28-4-2020.jpg A sparkling Tuesday: http://stevecarter.com/random/sparkle20.jpg Last night's Shieldaig sunset: http://stevecarter.com/random/28-4-20.jpg On Saturday afternoon our post box was emptied. Sometime between then and now, it has been appropriated: http://stevecarter.com/random/mailbox.jpg The very rarely seen Loch Lundie (not the one by Invergarry, the one above Shieldaig). http://stevecarter.com/random/Lundie202.jpg - short vid: HERE Upper Loch Torridon yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/ult420.jpg Uphill: http://stevecarter.com/random/uphill420.jpg Above Loch Damh, looking south east: http://stevecarter.com/random/LD4202.jpg - Looking north : http://stevecarter.com/random/LD4201.jpg There may be no clouds, but a whole bunch of haar has just rolled in from The Minch: http://stevecarter.com/random/haar420.jpg Zero clouds again yesterday - we need some rain! : http://stevecarter.com/random/NoCloudApril.jpg What remains of the fish trap by Fasaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/fishtrap20.jpg Bottom to top - Lochs: 'Loch an Loin', 'Coultrie' and 'Damh' http://stevecarter.com/random/lochs420.jpg This morning's sunrise over Loch Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/22-4-20.jpg Gorse of course: http://stevecarter.com/random/gorsedowns.jpg - Photo taken here: http://stevecarter.com/random/gorsedownlong.jpg Interesting documentary including dating the age of the gneiss here. Skip to 51:08. Thanks to Geologist John Wheeler for the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYfuI2uZLmg Surface Currents creating patterns on the Inner Sound: http://stevecarter.com/random/19-4-2020.jpg The sky having changed colour has made the lochs do the same. Extraordinary stuff that doesn't look real: http://stevecarter.com/random/LD420.jpg Loch Torridon and the hills this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/19-4-20.jpg The path through the forest: http://stevecarter.com/random/treepath20.jpg The outdoor church (& meeting place) at Am Ploc this morning. http://stevecarter.com/random/meet20.jpg Another for the geologists: http://stevecarter.com/random/geo20.jpg Crystal clear today: http://stevecarter.com/random/17-4-20.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/pollen20.jpg The very last of the snow on Beinn Alligin: http://stevecarter.com/random/bdapril20.jpg Empty village. And while I'm here, whatever anyone says, the sky is more blue now the endless Europe/USA long haul flights have stopped (we're directly below their flight path). It's also changed blue to a more pastel / powder blue. Nice. (Colour not enhanced in this pic!) http://stevecarter.com/random/moreblue.jpg Trying out the new camera. This 1/8th actual image size: http://stevecarter.com/random/TH420.jpg Shieldaig Island: http://stevecarter.com/random/shiapril20.jpg This week is usually one of the busiest of the year in the Highlands. Instead, total silence: http://stevecarter.com/random/zerotraffic20.jpg Well you can never have too many cameras, right? (Search X100V review). http://stevecarter.com/random/x100v2.jpg Not hot tub: http://stevecarter.com/random/nothottub.jpg - No Dovecote: http://stevecarter.com/random/nodovecote.jpg Having stayed together all the way down the glen, the river and the road finally part company: http://stevecarter.com/random/intodugApril20.jpg Easter Mondaze: http://stevecarter.com/random/13-4-20.jpg Another of my favourite trees, showing great fortitude to stay upright: http://stevecarter.com/random/favetree20.jpg Loch Dughaill, Loch Shieldaig and Ben Shieldaig this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/dugapril20.jpg Gorse by the River Thrail: http://stevecarter.com/random/thrail20.jpg ...making as much racket as you'd imagine: http://stevecarter.com/random/gulls20.jpg Thou shalt not pass: http://stevecarter.com/random/youshallnotpass.jpg Low tide, Loch Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/beach420.jpg Some seriously spooky light yesterday morning making Torridon look a bit 'other worldly' : http://stevecarter.com/random/9-4-20.jpg Shieldaig Village yesterday evening: http://stevecarter.com/random/8-4-20.jpg The outflow of the River Balgy, Balgy Lodge, and Ben Shieldaig in the background: http://stevecarter.com/random/balgylodge20.jpg Full moon = very low tide. We can therefore *almost* walk across the loch to the village shop. Wet socks not worth it though... it's closed. http://stevecarter.com/random/7-4-2020.jpg Glen Shieldaig yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/AbhainnNanLub20.jpg The snow has pretty much gone: http://stevecarter.com/random/snowgone20.jpg A slightly different view of the Bealach na Ba and the cliff 'Meall Gorm': http://stevecarter.com/random/bnbroad20.jpg We've put the Shieldaig mag out... but there's nobody here to read it: http://stevecarter.com/random/mag20.jpg Very little need for passing places for the foreseeable: http://stevecarter.com/random/noneed4.jpg Slideshow: https://youtu.be/PwJ8f7jt2xM It's cold here today: http://stevecarter.com/random/3-4-20.jpg Yesterday's late evening sunshine: http://stevecarter.com/random/2-4-20.jpg This lad has a lot to say for himself: http://stevecarter.com/random/moo20.jpg High tide, Upper Loch Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/bitsnow20.jpg In need of minor renovation: http://stevecarter.com/random/mightneed.jpg One of over two hundred lochans on the Applecross Peninsula: http://stevecarter.com/random/applelochan.jpg Apparently kayaking is considered 'essential'. http://stevecarter.com/random/ke20.jpg Early morning light accentuating the 'Red' in Red Deer. (Nice bit of colour coordinated camouflage BTW). http://stevecarter.com/random/deerm20.jpg Spring forward: http://stevecarter.com/random/alispring20.jpg Looking down into Coire nan Arr: http://stevecarter.com/random/DownCoireNanArr.jpg The loch was almost as still as I've ever seen it yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/almost20.jpg I think Bertie might have punctured the football: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/puncture1.jpg In higher res than normal... in case you need some open space. http://stevecarter.com/random/heaven2020.jpg The EE Mast on top of Sgurr a Chaorachain earlier: http://stevecarter.com/random/topbnb26-3-20.jpg The Cuillin Hills on Skye as seen from the top of the Bealach na Ba this morning - Harr rolling in from the Atlantic: http://stevecarter.com/random/26-3-20.jpg It was very murky yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/25-3-20.jpg Well I never thought I'd see a sign like this: http://stevecarter.com/random/cnever.jpg It's blowing a hoolie out there today: http://stevecarter.com/random/bigblow20.jpg I thought for a moment that this one was stuffed! http://stevecarter.com/random/stuffed20.jpg As you turn a corner past Loch na Creige, you get one of my favourite views of the Torridon Hills: http://stevecarter.com/random/road21320.jpg Don't you hate it when cars start nagging. http://stevecarter.com/random/nag20.jpg Looking across the Inner Sound towards the Cuillins on Skye yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/21-3-2020.jpg The road through the Coire na Ba: http://stevecarter.com/random/bnbm20.jpg 05:58 this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/21-3-20.jpg Creag a Chumhaing: http://stevecarter.com/random/polesm20.jpg High tide - Upper Loch Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/hightidem20.jpg FYI: http://stevecarter.com/random/stopadvice.jpg Clyde has a new best friend: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/oibum.jpg The Torridon Hotel this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/19-3-20.jpg Sunshine and snow: http://stevecarter.com/random/sunsnow20.jpg Also known as 'A River': http://stevecarter.com/random/akariver.jpg One from the weekend: http://stevecarter.com/random/shv20.jpg Inverbain Island - where many of the herons moved when the Sea Eagles arrived on Shieldaig Island: http://stevecarter.com/random/ib20.jpg Considerate snow: http://stevecarter.com/random/shdotorg.jpg In case you ever wanted to know what it was like being directly over the middle of Loch Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/overthemiddle.jpg The River Feith Ghlas that flows into Lochan an Lasgair: http://stevecarter.com/random/gtr20.jpg The fishing hut in Glen Torridon yesterday morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/FH20.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/13-3-20.jpg The village of Fasaig at the far end of Upper Loch Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/annat20.jpg The top of Ben Shieldaig just now: http://stevecarter.com/random.topbs20.jpg My drone was suffering from a limp gimbal (ooh matron!)... so I treated myself to a Mavic 2 pro. First test pic (squashed to hell for the interweb). http://stevecarter.com/random/mavic1.jpg Some of the locals (understandably) are wary of Bert the dog, though he just wants to make new friends: http://stevecarter.com/random/locals20.jpg Sunshine and showers over the 'Bay of Deception'. (Low tide revealing why it is so named). http://stevecarter.com/random/sasmar20.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/9-3-20.jpg Low tide at Loch Kishorn: http://stevecarter.com/random/LKlowtide.jpg ome things just look wrong: http://stevecarter.com/random/updown.jpg Glasnock: http://stevecarter.com/random/glasmar20.jpg A 'pod' being placed on the Shieldaig campsite this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/pod1.jpg Mist rising from (and obscuring) the River Bran: http://stevecarter.com/random/RiverBran.jpg Looking across Loch Chroisg towards Meallan nan Uan: http://stevecarter.com/random/4-3-2020.jpg Glen Docherty this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/GDmar20.jpg Panoramic: http://stevecarter.com/random/shielpanmar20.jpg Sandy's house on the far side of the loch, under Beinn Alligin: http://stevecarter.com/random/sandyshouse.jpg Well it was almost black and white anyway: http://stevecarter.com/random/almostbw.jpg 1st March: http://stevecarter.com/random/1-3-20.jpg It's nice to see some proper blue as we end February. About time! http://stevecarter.com/random/nicetoseeblue.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/LiaFeb2020.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/winterredroof.jpg AWD? You bet. http://stevecarter.com/random/awd20.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/26-2-20.jpg The Bealach na Gaoithe is going to be a tricky drive this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/gaoithe20.jpg A896: http://stevecarter.com/random/roadfeb20.jpg Some welcome winter sun for those living outside: http://stevecarter.com/random/wintersun20.jpg For the first time in ages, we had no gales yesterday! http://stevecarter.com/random/nogales.jpg This morning's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/24-2-20.jpg Gate and letterbox: http://stevecarter.com/random/gateforest.jpg Whoever said labradoodles didn't shed was a big fibber. However, the daily fluff is put out and recycled by the local bird population for nests! http://stevecarter.com/random/fluff.jpg We had gales, hailstorms and sunshine all at the same time yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/22-2-20.jpg The road to Glen Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/road2an.jpg Morrison needs some more tail lights: http://stevecarter.com/random/morrisonlights.jpg The Tigh an Eilean wanted some postcards - so I made some for them. All my profits from aerial shots go to RSPB http://stevecarter.com/random/fboats.jpg Liathach. (Probably not the best route if you want to climb it). http://stevecarter.com/random/ToLFeb20.jpg Wester Alligin with An Ruadh Mheallan behind: http://stevecarter.com/random/WAfeb20.jpg Sgurr Dubh: http://stevecarter.com/random/sgurrdubhfeb20.jpg Our dog is very odd. He sees us sit like this, so thinks he's supposed to do the same: http://stevecarter.com/random/dogsits.jpg Russell Burn (photo taken on Friday). http://stevecarter.com/random/rbfeb20.jpg Sheep getting as much shelter as they can from Storm Dennis: http://stevecarter.com/random/dennis.jpg Coire nan Arr: http://stevecarter.com/random/CoireNanArrFeb20.jpg A nice day at last: http://stevecarter.com/random/FebPan2020.jpg The mobile library giving it large down Glen Torridon yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/large20.jpg Our electric supply on its way to us today: http://stevecarter.com/random/elecsupply20.jpg Sand Beach (photo taken on Friday) http://stevecarter.com/random/sandfeb20.jpg Time for some music (for a change). This is part of something I called 'The Spy that came in with a cold' (sorry!) featuring Gorden Campbell on Trombone, Chris Laurence on Double Bass & Neal Wilkinson on Drums > http://stevecarter.com/random/SpyCold.mp3 Pic of Chris> http://stevecarter.com/random/rak5.jpg
Beinn Alligin yesterday afternoon: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/10-2-20.jpg There are currently waterfalls in places where I didn't even know there were places: http://stevecarter.com/random/neverseen20.jpg This miserable (through car windscreen 10:05): http://stevecarter.com/random/miserable.jpg Loch Beag (foreground) Loch Torridon & Beinn Alligin (background). http://stevecarter.com/random/7-2-20.jpg The calm before the storm: http://stevecarter.com/random/7-2-2020.jpg Guess what we've been doing this morning... http://stevecarter.com/random/bertfrisbe1.jpg This is the view of Shieldaig that everybody seems to photograph. If you can't beat 'em.... http://stevecarter.com/random/everybody.jpg Looking over Upper Loch Torridon towards the Torridon Estate: http://stevecarter.com/random/TEfeb20.jpg A light dusting on the tops: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/dusting20.jpg Glasnock: http://stevecarter.com/random/GlasFeb20.jpg The Applecross Inn has had a paint job over winter and is looking rather dapper: http://stevecarter.com/random/appInnfeb20.jpg I drove the round trip to Applecross just now (42 miles) and saw a car! I stopped to take a photo of the Bealach na Ba. Everything is frozen up top: http://stevecarter.com/random/2-2-20.jpg The Gorse is starting to bloom by Shieldaig village: http://stevecarter.com/random/1-2-20.jpg Early morning light over Loch Carron: http://stevecarter.com/random/earlycarron.jpg Shieldaig's Brexit day street party is in full swing: http://stevecarter.com/random/Brexitstreetparty.jpg The River Balgy: http://stevecarter.com/random/Brexitday.jpg Fly-tipping. Really? http://stevecarter.com/random/fly-tip.jpg The house below the hill: http://stevecarter.com/random/hbelowh.jpg Many who know the area will be familiar with the High Street, Shieldaig. But few will have seen the 'other side'... http://stevecarter.com/random/othersideS.jpg Snowline currently +/- 1000 ft: http://stevecarter.com/random/27-1-20.jpg I've never seen the freshwater lochs so full. They are all chucking huge amounts towards the sea. Excuse rubbish photo, I wasn't getting any closer! http://stevecarter.com/random/waterwater.jpg Sunshine and showers yesterday afternoon. (Spot the heron about to land on the 'sgier': http://stevecarter.com/random/25-1-20.jpg You might think lofty thoughts are going on here... actually, he's clocked someone is in the kitchen and he's awaiting the sound of unwrapping: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/sundog.jpg We have enough motorhomes driving on the wrong side of the road here, without the Scottish Caravan & Motorhome Show encouraging it! Low Tide: http://stevecarter.com/random/lotide.jpg Probably not the best week to be hill walking: http://stevecarter.com/random/notbest.jpg There's a 3234 foot munro directly behind these trees. Not that you'd know it. http://stevecarter.com/random/3234.jpg The house at Port Laire (look closely): http://stevecarter.com/random/portlaire20.jpg (photo taken on Tuesday) Haar rolling in from The Minch yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/LSjan20.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/THjan20.jpg (the closest thing to a roundabout for about 30 miles). We went fully soft focus first thing this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/mistjan20.jpg There was about 30 seconds of sunshine yesterday, Shieldaig Island being the sole recipient: http://stevecarter.com/random/spotlitisland2020.jpg Beinn Eighe yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/BE19-1-20.jpg Shieldaig's weekend has been very, very quiet: http://stevecarter.com/random/14-1-20.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/bodbow.jpg If you look at the bottom of this photo, you'll see the road to Diabaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/roadtodia20.jpg ...and still they come: http://stevecarter.com/random/galesagain20.jpg The wind has been at it all week, interspersed with hail and thunder: http://stevecarter.com/random/windup20.jpg Russell Burn: http://stevecarter.com/random/rb20.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/4trees.jpg Dark Skies over the Hebrides: http://stevecarter.com/random/darksky20.jpg The rainwater pouring down (mostly) from Beinn na h Eaglaise yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/offthehill20.jpg Beinn Alligin: http://stevecarter.com/random/BA201.jpg The calm after the storm(s). http://stevecarter.com/random/9-1-20.jpg Very comfy thanks: http://stevecarter.com/random/verycomfythanks.jpg Water trying its hardest to fall in yesterday's gales: http://stevecarter.com/random/waterup20.jpg Fawlty Towers anyone? http://stevecarter.com/random/fawlty.jpg If you were thinking of popping up to see the Highlands, you should reconsider: http://stevecarter.com/random/popup.jpg In Inverness yesterday. The water from Loch Ness doing its thing: http://stevecarter.com/random/ness20.jpg - as werre the Chinese tourists: http://stevecarter.com/random/chinks.jpg Shieldaig sheep for once standing by the road, rather than in it: http://stevecarter.com/random/shieldaigsheep.jpg Before dawn: http://stevecarter.com/random/beforedawn20.jpg Kit-Kat is taking a break: http://stevecarter.com/random/kitkatbreak2.jpg Some neighbours out on a round trip: http://stevecarter.com/random/roundandround.jpg 2019 ended up very peacefully: http://stevecarter.com/random/NYE2019.jpg (Now entering year 10 of my photo a day for a decade). Here are some of my faves from 2019 - Latest at the top.
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