A photo blog of random images of life in the Highlands - mostly taken with a 'point & shoot' compact camera.
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2012 I have just finished my '12 from 12' - my favourite photo from each month over the past year: http://stevecarter.com/random/12from2012.htm ~ Happy New Year! Just had a fab lunch at the Lochcarron Bistro - under new management. Recommended. http://SteveCarter.com/random/Bistro.jpg Our postie delivered a letter in the village yesterday. The address read: Stig the Dog, Shieldaig, Scotland. When they said 'Storm Force Winds', they meant it. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/StormForce.jpg Not the sort of thing I usually write, but am quite enjoying it. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/The_Fool.mp3 ..and here's one I took earlier, when one of them got curious and came over to have a look at our dog: http://SteveCarter.com/random/1otter.jpg We have a family of three Sea Otters living at this end of the loch. Look carefully, you'll see two of them (yesterday) http://www.stevecarter.com/random/2otters.jpg First light on the Torridon Hills: http://SteveCarter.com/random/First_Light.jpg A water trough above the village of Kenmore - photo taken yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/Kenmore.jpg For some reason we always seem to get lovely weather on Boxing Day. This morning's dog walk on Sand Beach: http://SteveCarter.com/random/26-12-12.jpg Loch Torridon and the Torridon Hills. Sunrise this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/BoxingMorning.jpg Charlie is NOT amused: http://stevecarter.com/random/not.jpg Season's greetings: http://www.stevecarter.com/xmas2012.htm Probably NOT the most Desirable Residence in Wester Ross: http://SteveCarter.com/random/NotDesRes.jpg Soup: http://SteveCarter.com/random/soup.jpg I freely admit to being a bit of a nurd. Thing is, we don't get many planes over us here & this iPad app is cute. Where it's going and what it is: http://stevecarter.com/random/nurd.jpg As it's the shortest day here, I thought I'd post my time lapse from a longest day (when it never gets dark). http:// www.stevecarter.com/summer-solstice.mpg (54mb file) We're getting some great colours in the mornings. This was about 90 minutes before we actually saw the sun! http://stevecarter.com/random/beforedawn.jpg Ug. http://SteveCarter.com/random/ugg.jpg I got a sweatshirt made up to wear in the recording session last week.. just to avoid any confusion: http://stevecarter.com/random/NoIdea.jpg Some photos from last weeks session in Angel recording Studios: http://stevecarter.com/random/angel1.htm Sun Light: http://stevecarter.com/random/streetlamp.jpg I've never written for voices before, but I'd write for RSVP voices all day - check out : http://stevecarter.com/random/choir1.mp3 (tracked) White grass and orange sea. Can only be winter: http://SteveCarter.com/random/orangesea.jpg Haar over Lochcarron this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/haar.jpg Ice on Loch Dughaill this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/icerock.jpg Nearly the winter solstice, and the sun touches the top of the hills as late as 09:15 http://SteveCarter.com/random/18-12-12.jpg The pine forest on the slopes of Ben Shieldaig yesterday afternoon: http://SteveCarter.com/random/17-12-12.jpg Here's a 'fly on the wall' vid from the control room at Angel 1 of 'Heartbroken' being recorded. Al Gavin conducts. http://stevecarter.com/random/HB5.mov Here are two people who know exactly what they are doing, and why they are supposed to be doing it: http://stevecarter.com/random/angel4.jpg I've been a.w.o.l. doing this: http://SteveCarter.com/random/angel1.jpg (photo of Alexander Balanescu) - a short clip in case you care to listen. http://stevecarter.com/random/angel12-1.mp3 The top of Glen Shieldaig, 8:15 this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/sillysky.jpg Frozen Loch Dughaill this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/11-12-12.jpg ~ and a little later: http:// stevecarter.com/random/frozen2.jpg Shieldaig Village today. Whenever I think of winter here, this is the sight that springs to my mind. Not snow, smoke!: http://stevecarter.com/random/VillageWinter.jpg It's very, very silly out there today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/10-12-2012.jpg Last night's Adventure Show (Celtman) now on iPlayer (not sure for how long) http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01pd09z/The_Adventure_Show_2012_2013_The_Celtman/ This morning's red vapour trail: http://SteveCarter.com/random/redvt.jpg Charlie had some friends here for a sleep over last night. Alfie & Jeffrey: http://SteveCarter.com/random/jef2.jpg ~ Dog tired : http://SteveCarter.com/random/jef1.jpg Off Topic: Some 'proper' time put into this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUv-Q6EgEFI&feature=youtube_gdata_player Lochcarron - an hour before sunrise: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/lcmain.jpg Jackal's latest. (A mate) Well worth a watch if you're into scenery, driving and cars (and Torridon) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMafgPR7XXg&hd=1 Reminder - The Adventure Show ~ Celtman - Sunday 9 December at 1900 BBC 2 Scotland: ~ http:// stevecarter.com/random/EarlyStart.jpg (on iPlayer for those in rest of UK) A bit of a mouthful: http://SteveCarter.com/random/mouthfull.jpg Will you STOP taking photos and throw another snowball! http://www.stevecarter.com/random/snowc.jpg A few from yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/5-12-12-1.jpg ~ http://stevecarter.com/random/5-12-12-3.jpg ~ http://stevecarter.com/random/5-12-12-4.jpg Pretty and slippy in equal measure out there today: http://stevecarter.com/random/5-12-12-2.jpg An image of Shieldaig Island taken in the 10 minute window of completely outrageous light yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/4-12-2012.jpg The bus stop in Shieldaig just now (there are no buses of course): http://SteveCarter.com/random/BusStop.jpg Shieldaig Island this morning - incoming weather! http://SteveCarter.com/random/4-12-12.jpg Charlie being Charlie: http://stevecarter.com/ouch-toon.wmv (some Macs won't play wmvs) November added to my '12 from 12' page: http://stevecarter.com/random/12from2012.htm Another from this morning. Looking towards Fasaig, below the hill known as Liathach: http://SteveCarter.com/random/2-12-2012.jpg As far as I'm concerned, It could stay winter all year long if it was like it is today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/2-12-12.jpg You can see why this is called the 'Bay of Deception'. I wouldn't want to try and park a boat there! http://stevecarter.com/random/bod.jpg It's like the weather knew it was the first day of winter: http://SteveCarter.com/random/1-12-2012.jpg An hour before sunrise, and it was a wee bit nippy out there, I can tell you: http://SteveCarter.com/random/winter2012.jpg Seriously wacky light here earlier this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/30-11-12.jpg The cheapest lawn mower in the world. Just let some sheep in for a day and close the gate: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Mower.jpg Sand beach yesterday (You can see the bothie Monty Halls lived in for his BBC series a couple of years back): http://SteveCarter.com/random/SandNov.jpg If that ball so much as moves, it's dead. http://SteveCarter.com/random/watchtheball.jpg Sand Beach this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/NovSand.jpg Some of my music has just been used on BBC 'Bargain Hunt'. That is the only reason I ever watch said programme, of course!! In case you care: http://SteveCarter.com/random/BH.mp3 The top of the Bealach just now: http://SteveCarter.com/random/toptop.jpg This morning's sunrise over Beinn Damph: http://SteveCarter.com/random/28-11-12.jpg Getting on for 450,000 miles traveled so far, Ted drops in, en route to Australia: http://stevecarter.com/random/Big-Little.jpg The weather can't make it's mind up whether to be rubbish or not. As I type it's decided it will be - but then again...: http://SteveCarter.com/random/BitOfSun.jpg HMS Lancaster, undergoing sea trials after a re-fit, is in Loch Torridon at the moment. http://SteveCarter.com/random/lancaster.jpg (Thanks Wiki) A photo of the road (you can just see it) on the east shore of Loch Shieldaig (Motorway it ain't): http://SteveCarter.com/random/EastRoad.jpg FYI (From BBC) Next Adventure Show coming up! The Celtman will be on Sunday 9 December at 1900 BBC2 - filmed here in June Looking towards Camas Ruadh at the far end of Shieldaig. Beyond lies The Minch and the Outer Hebrides: http://SteveCarter.com/random/CamasRuadh.jpg Beinn Alligin turns deep red as the sun sets yesterday: http://SteveCarter.com/random/25-11-12.jpg I'm sure my dog is related to a Highland Cow: http://SteveCarter.com/random/CharlesHornes.jpg Always worth a re-post: http://www.SteveCarter.com/random/reminder.jpg I've added some more photos to the Hebridean page: http://www.stevecarter.com/harris-2007/hebrides.htm Today we have sunshine and showers. Okay, mostly showers. http://SteveCarter.com/random/showers1.jpg If you're on the coast road to Applecross today, you might want to be careful on the blind corners: http://SteveCarter.com/random/blind.jpg Charlie's morning walk, trying to impress us by playing 'I've spotted some deer': http://SteveCarter.com/random/spotted .jpg If anyone is short of rain, we have some spare: http://SteveCarter.com/random/rainman2.jpg What was that about possession being 9/10ths of the law?: http://SteveCarter.com/random/poss.jpg For those of a petrolhead disposition... The new addition (Charlie dog demanded an upgrade to his mobile kennel) http://stevecarter.com/random/S4.htm My house FINALLY made it onto Google Earth. I thought they'd forgotten us. http://SteveCarter.com/random/GE.jpg My car has had several close calls with these recently. They often run in the direction they face. Even when it's completely daft to do so: http://SteveCarter.com/random/rd.jpg They want to take thousands of tons of wood from Applecross by single track coast road, not boat. This will result in just one thing: http://SteveCarter.com/random/lorry1.jpg The dog equivalent of 'Twiglets' : http://SteveCarter.com/random/chew.jpg Here's a photo of a Caledonian Pine Forest, upside down, in a rain drop, hanging from a pine needle, taken just now: http://SteveCarter.com/random/OurGarden.jpg (in case you wondered). Snow on top: http://SteveCarter.com/random/snowontop.jpg A clip of me and Hannah. I'd kill for an 'instrument' like hers. (Preferably an octave lower!) : http://stevecarter.com/random/meh.mp3 RIP sweet Jenny: http://stevecarter.com/random/RIPJ.jpg The road to the Bealach:: http://SteveCarter.com/random/rhodes.jpg Wee. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/weee.jpg The village of Inver Alligin getting the best of the weather! http://SteveCarter.com/random/IA.jpg Having spent many, many, many hours talking on the phone to BT regarding their stupidity, I am back online. I have lawyers on the case! It was looking like a film set on Sunday: http://stevecarter.com/random/November12.jpg (BTW A request to BT that was in fact, never requested, goes into a sort of Bermuda Triangle of requests, and can't be unrequested). Just got a mail from BT "Thanks for letting us know that you'd like us to stop your BT Broadband" - I don't, of course - If I disappear, that's why. FedEx : 8 hrs to get a parcel from NL to DE, then 9 hrs to UK, then 7 hrs to Inverness, then 120 hrs+ to get it to me. Why would that be? You'd think we didn't feed him: http://SteveCarter.com/random/greedy.jpg Ted reached nearly 97,000 feet by hot air balloon yesterday: http://SteveCarter.com/transported/OrbiTed.jpg ~ More Ted pics here: http://www.stevecarter.com/transported/ted6.htm As I understand it, my teddy is now hurtling towards earth from 30,000 metres. Rescue car on M25: http://SteveCarter.com/random/ted-dead.jpg A photo of Strathcarron station this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/strathcarron.jpg - and then I realised where I'd parked to take it: http://stevecarter.com/random/sorry.jpg This morning's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/4-11-12.jpg Keith's 40th: http://Stevecarter.com/random/k40.jpg Yea, right. http://SteveCarter.com/random/YR.jpg (From today's Scottish Daily Mail). Liathach (the grey one), looking distinctly un-grey this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/2-11-12.jpg I've added a photo from October to my '12 from 12' page: http://stevecarter.com/random/12from2012.htm In case you ever wondered - as if you would. What I do for fun (apart from drive). Part of something I wrote as a thank you to Mr Handel: http://stevecarter.com/random/fun1.mp3 Charlie is finally earning his keep. This photo (seen on here) is going in the national press on Saturday. Woof. http://stevecarter.com/random/ThePoser.jpg Another (better) from yesterday: http://SteveCarter.com/random/31Oct2012.jpg I like it when the sea does this: (taken 5 minutes ago looking north towards Shieldaig) : http://SteveCarter.com/random/31-10-12.jpg Autumn mist in Glen Shieldaig: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Shieldaig_mist.jpg Charlie trying to blend in with his surroundings, but still managing to look like a poser: http://SteveCarter.com/random/ThePoser.jpg Today's weather: http://SteveCarter.com/random/TW.jpg One of the (few) downsides of living in a Pine forest: http://SteveCarter.com/random/BuggerIt.jpg Thursday morning 11C: http://stevecarter.com/random/TheHillsOct.jpg - Saturday morning 3C: http://stevecarter.com/random/TheHillsOct2.jpg A message from Jackson: http://SteveCarter.com/random/TDFM.jpg Some of the Torridon Munros. Photo taken from 'The bay of deception' yesterday: http://SteveCarter.com/random/TheHillsOct.jpg The village of Fasiag in late October sun: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Fasaig.jpg The A896 looks a lot prettier than it sounds: http://SteveCarter.com/random/A896.jpg The Torridon Hills today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/23-10-12.jpg We don't get sunrises in Shieldaig as the hills are in the way. But hills create clouds, and clouds sometimes do this: http://SteveCarter.com/random/NoSun.jpg A very fine day for a very fine drive: http://SteveCarter.com/random/R8-9s.jpg Back from a trip to Tesco. (Any excuse to stop off in Lochinver). http://stevecarter.com/random/TescoTrip.htm You can tell winter is on the way on mornings like this: http://SteveCarter.com/random/OnItsWay.jpg 'The Seaflower' at sunrise this morning on Loch Shieldaig. Heavy clouds over the Outer Hebrides. http://SteveCarter.com/random/ssr.jpg Another completely pointless road sign. What exactly do they expect us to do? http://SteveCarter.com/random/pointless2.jpg Beinn Alligin yesterday: http://SteveCarter.com/random/AlliginOct12.jpg From Monday: http://SteveCarter.com/random/15-10-12.jpg ...and this from yesterday: http://SteveCarter.com/random/16-10-2012.jpg It's Charlie's birthday. He's old enough to know better. http://stevecarter.com/charliethedog/index.htm The bridge to The Isle of Skye this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/skyeb.jpg How 'Autumn' would you like? http://SteveCarter.com/random/HowAutumn.jpg I've re-built the Loch Torridon Smokehouse page with some new photos: http://www.stevecarter.com/ansh/smokehouse.htm Loch Torridon yesterday afternoon: http://SteveCarter.com/random/OctHills.jpg Spotted on the Loch updated: http://www.stevecarter.com/ships.htm The sun rises over Beinn Damph, seen first by a lone Buzzard: http://SteveCarter.com/random/OctoberSky.jpg Death of a rowing boat: http://SteveCarter.com/random/DeadBoat.jpg Jackson: http://SteveCarter.com/random/jackson1.jpg A cunning plan to encourage tourists to use passing places on single track roads. Do you think the police will mind? http://SteveCarter.com/random/polite.jpg Dick Turpin has installed a 24 hr pump in Lochcarron: http://SteveCarter.com/random/ow.jpg Chewing the cud: http://SteveCarter.com/random/cud.jpg Tommy is away, so his chooks walk down the village to the shop to get food. (You think I'm joking!): http://stevecarter.com/random/chookshop.jpg Kinloch Lodge on the Isle of Skye yesterday evening: http://stevecarter.com/random/KL2.jpg Off on the Pirelli tyres for some Michelin nosh at Kinloch Lodge today. Yum: http://stevecarter.com/random/yummy.jpg Looking across Loch Shieldaig towards the Minch this morning (Oct 5th): http://SteveCarter.com/random/stillness.jpg The colour of the peat bog has finally confirmed it's Autumn. http://SteveCarter.com/random/Oct2012.jpg My favourite image from September added to my '12 from 12' : http://SteveCarter.com/random/12from2012.htm Charlie keeping a close eye on his subjects: http://SteveCarter.com/random/eyeeye.jpg We've had rubbish light for photography here for days. Then along comes perfect. For the first time, proper Autumn colours: http://SteveCarter.com/random/3-10-12.jpg This burn was dry in June: http://SteveCarter.com/random/dry.jpg We can't get pizza deliveries here, but we can get a cow delivered: http://SteveCarter.com/random/game.jpg Class: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-19783214 From today, until 20-3-13, London get longer days than here. On Dec 21st we will get +/- 6.5 hrs of daytime. Last year: 21-12-11: http://SteveCarter.com/random/solstice.jpg Just came across this photo of Charlie looking confused during the house build: http://www.stevecarter.com/build/bm7.jpg The company in Lapland that provided the kit for my house wanted some publicity photos... Sunday morning sorted then: http://www. stevecarter.com/random/house6.jpg You could walk across this in June without getting your feet wet. Someone must have opened a tap: http://SteveCarter.com/random/tap.jpg The Fly Agaric are out here, in case any of you fancy a trip to see the Mad Hatter. Once was enough for me: http://SteveCarter.com/random/FlyAway.jpg Today's weather: http://SteveCarter.com/random/sands.jpg R.I.P. Gus. He was always very gentle when he spoke to me. Many times: "It's a fine day" He was right, he saw many- Funeral on Monday: http://SteveCarter.com/random/ripgus.jpg How to dig for water if you happen to live by a Loch by Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/drill.jpg Today is mostly monochrome: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/mono1.jpg Lunch at the Torridon Inn: 4 of my '5 a day' > http://SteveCarter.com/random/side1.jpg ... and here's the 5th > http://SteveCarter.com/random/side2.jpg ... what!? West Highland rush hour: http://SteveCarter.com/random/rush-hour1.jpg Sarah Lund has a new jumper in Killing 3: http://stevecarter.com/random/sl2.jpg - I can feel a request coming my way! http://stevecarter.com/random/sl.jpg Am Ploc: http://SteveCarter.com/random/ploc.jpg - by the Torridon cafe: http://SteveCarter.com/random/shops.jpg who have sold 100+ of my DVDs since Easter: http://SteveCarter.com/random/dvds.jpg raising over £100+ for KIVA Another from the weekend: http://SteveCarter.com/random/another1.jpg Whenever I hear warnings of terrible weather (like this weekend), I know we're in for the opposite: http://SteveCarter.com/random/we.jpg Sunday Sunrise: http://SteveCarter.com/random/ssun.jpg Ted's back from Mauritius. Going into space this month. Live shots from his flight will be available. Watch this SPACE for details: http://www.stevecarter.com/transported/ted6.htm Equinox at 14:49 today... usually my least favourite day of the year - but today is just stunning: Big Sky! http://SteveCarter.com/random/Big_Sky.jpg Seaweed: http://stevecarter.com/random/21-9-2012.jpg Today's September sky: http://SteveCarter.com/random/21-9-12.jpg It's the equinox tomorrow and the colours here are changing fast: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/autumnequinox.jpg Nanny's tin shop due to be demolished this winter. That's the end of an era: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/gm.jpg All quiet on the Western Coast: http://stevecarter.com/random/quiet.jpg This photo only really means something when you see the size of the telegraph poles: http://SteveCarter.com/random/perspective.jpg Russell Burn after last night's heavy rain: http://SteveCarter.com/random/19-9-2012.jpg The prettiest place south of the border? - Buttermere: http://www.stevecarter.com/cumbria/buttermere-march06.jpg - http://www.stevecarter.com/cumbria/b123.jpg Damn. I'm screwed (1957): http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-19622330 Today's weather : Loch Shieldaig : 13.10 : http://SteveCarter.com/random/18-9-12.jpg I see the camera I use most of the time now costs half what I paid 18 months ago: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-PowerShot-Digital-Sensitivity-Megapixel/dp/B00400OK52/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347963729&sr=8-1 Another of today's many rainbows: http://stevecarter.com/random/bows2.jpg There's a research boat on the Loch today. I hope it's researching rainbows: http://SteveCarter.com/random/research.jpg Shieldaig Resident, Gerry Beard: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-19622749 Lovely walk in Balmacara woods this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/bal1.jpg - Saw lots of stuff I can't identify: http://SteveCarter.com/random/bal2.jpg The Rowan Tree by the croft at Fasaig this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/rowan1.jpg Shortly to appear on a pump clip in the Torridon Inn, launching a new real ale. It'd be rude not to try it wouldn't it. http://stevecarter.com/random/fire3.jpg Nag, nag, nag. http://SteveCarter.com/random/nag.jpg Charlie wonders if he can possibly go for the walk without having to step into that huge puddle: http://stevecarter.com/random/puddlejumper.jpg I spotted the two Sea Eagles yesterday over Loch Shieldaig (who had disappeared since May) : http://SteveCarter.com/random/se-eagle1.jpg Map lichen and heather providing much of the colour up in the hills at this time of year: http://SteveCarter.com/random/late.jpg We just heard, the injured Buzzard we looked after that went to the 'Raptor Hospital' on Skye has been released today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/buz.jpg Some of the trees still struggling to recover after the hill fire last year: http://SteveCarter.com/random/AFewBWTrees.jpg Anybody fancy a bit of light fencing repairs? http://SteveCarter.com/random/fence.jpg Some new B&Ws added: http://www.stevecarter.com/picaday/bw.htm Maggie Smiles: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Maggie.jpg All drivers that venture north of Spean Bridge should be MADE to watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQZownCGnYg Number 26: http://SteveCarter.com/random/no26.jpg The old croft at Fearnmore: http://SteveCarter.com/random/oldcroft.jpg I'm really glad to see that the world hasn't gone completely mad yet: http://stevecarter.com/random/notmadyet.jpg Lots of Labradoodles round here these days, but met my first Cockerpoo yesterday. Sweet wee thing. http://SteveCarter.com/random/Cockerpoo.jpg You can see why it's called 'Red Point': http://SteveCarter.com/random/5-9-12.jpg 'My God, He's got that camera set to 1000 ISO!' http://www.stevecarter.com/random/nikon.jpg Dooley Dog at Red Point today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Dooley1.jpg I'm not even goung to try and explain this: http://stevecarter.com/random/bt.jpg (I'm on the left - 1987.... and yes, it was a spoof band!). Publicity shot. Honest: http://stevecarter.com/random/Inn1.jpg I just Googled our postcode. It has a population of 4 and a bit. The bit has his own mobile postcode > http://SteveCarter.com/random/kennels.jpg Just found this from a previous trip to Harris. It could ONLY be The Hebrides, Spring and very early in the morning. Such clarity: http://SteveCarter.com/random/thewave.jpg Gift shop with dissociative identity disorder: http://SteveCarter.com/random/openclosed.jpg Nutters were supposed to be cycling over the Bealach today, but 80mph winds & rain at the top stopped all the 'fun': http://SteveCarter.com/random/darksky.jpg I'm sure there's a bad joke there somewhere: http://SteveCarter.com/random/joke.jpg August now added to my '12 from 12' page: http://stevecarter.com/random/12from2012.htm I've added some more horrific album covers to the collection. NOT suitable for work: http://www.stevecarter.com/albumcovers.htm The weather forecaster just said "For once, Scotland is getting the best weather". Where were they in May, June and July? http://www.stevecarter.com/3/3daysharris6.jpg Midges love hot tyres almost as they love me: http://SteveCarter.com/random/midges.jpg I just got funding for 48 musicians and 3 days here > http://www.angelstudios.co.uk All I have to do now is write, arrange, score, record & mix. Piece a cake. Swift... my arse! http://SteveCarter.com/random/arse.jpg Sunday lunchtime outside the Torridon Inn: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Sundaze1.jpg The hills looking very green, the sea looking very calm: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/TTH.jpg Then: http://www.stevecarter.com/ansh/sh1913.jpg - Now: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/OneCarStreet.jpg A silly game I play when going to Tesco. How many miles before I see my first car? Today it was 48.3 : http://SteveCarter.com/random/TR.jpg It's one of those still days that looks like a painting: http://SteveCarter.com/random/paintings.jpg Chocks away! http://SteveCarter.com/random/tallyho.jpg Where'd everybody go? http://SteveCarter.com/random/go.jpg I'm almost never lost for words... but just saw this Jag on French plates in Shieldaig. Check out the rear window. http://SteveCarter.com/random/sccom.jpg Had a buzzard with a broken wing here overnight - handed in to Lochcarron Garage. Now on it's way to raptor rescue centre on Skye: http://SteveCarter.com/random/buz.jpg I've just added two recent albums (the ones recorded here) to my music page: http://www.stevecarter.com/m4.htm It's one of those odd days when it's always raining on the other side of the loch, no matter which side I'm on: http://SteveCarter.com/random/otherside.jpg I've just added some new images to the beaches page: http://www.stevecarter.com/beaches/beaches.htm Sometimes rain can be entertaining: http://SteveCarter.com/random/raindrops.jpg A clip from the three piece a cappella group I recorded here yesterday. http://SteveCarter.com/random/sclip.mp3 Gone fishing: http://SteveCarter.com/random/hh.jpg Loch Maree: http://SteveCarter.com/random/maree.jpg Seen better days: http://SteveCarter.com/random/xtree.jpg Something I wrote for two friends of mine. Edwardo and Antonio. Antonio has probably the finest touch you'll hear on a Spanish: http://SteveCarter.com/random/EdAnt.mp3 Shieldaig Island this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/SI.jpg What's the collective term for a bunch of Citroens? A 'Clutch' perhaps? No, I know. It's gotta' be a 'Breakdown' http://SteveCarter.com/random/citroen.jpg There's 10 women coming to my house tonight to 'chat'. Obviously, I'm off to the pub with a mate. Look at what they will eat! http://SteveCarter.com/random/sweets.jpg Estate Agency, West Highland style: http://SteveCarter.com/random/marketing.jpg Loch Shieldaig sunset: http://SteveCarter.com/random/RedLoch.jpg Rubbish photo, but nice to see they are still here: http://SteveCarter.com/random/otter.jpg You don't see this for ages, then see it twice in as many weeks. This time 2 vapour trail shadows at different heights: http://SteveCarter.com/random/shadows2.jpg Collared: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/collared.jpg Ted's just returned from the Dominican Republic, and is now off to Mauritius. It's tough being a Ted. http://www.stevecarter.com/transported/ted6.htm I just had a BBC Newsnight producer on the line wanting a piece of music of mine. I guess when the news is bad I do ok. http://SteveCarter.com/random/newsnight.mp3 The 'Island Clearances' of Herons by heavyweight Sea Eagles now means I have several nesting at the bottom of my garden: http://SteveCarter.com/random/newhome.jpg BRD74 heads home late last night: http://SteveCarter.com/random/BRD74.jpg Main Street, Shieldaig, earlier today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/main.jpg Now THAT'S what I call a beach: (South Harris ~ May 28th) http://SteveCarter.com/random/luskentyre.jpg I hate signs that say 'Fete Today' - you know full well it was three weeks ago. Even more annoying: http://SteveCarter.com/random/cafeclosed.jpg (It was closed, of course) Loch Shieldaig looking very relaxed this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/10-8-12.jpg The Cuillin Hills on Skye: http://SteveCarter.com/random/cuillinhills.jpg Low tide at Kishorn this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/low.jpg Devil’s Bit Scabious: http://SteveCarter.com/random/grass1.jpg Flat calm in Glen Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/6-8-12.jpg This morning's cloud base: http://SteveCarter.com/random/base.jpg 2012 Shieldaig Fete & Boat Race photos now up: http://SteveCarter.com/12fete/12fete.htm Photos from the 2012 Shieldaig raft race: http://stevecarter.com/12raft/12raft.htm It's annoying when a photo doesn't look real, when it is. The Cuillin Hills from about 25k distant. Atlantic clam too.. http://SteveCarter.com/random/distant-hills.jpg Shades of the Torridon Hills: http://SteveCarter.com/random/shades.jpg West Highland retail outlet refurbished: http://SteveCarter.com/random/retail.jpg My Teddy Bear is going into space in October. http://www.stevecarter.com/transported/transported.htm Well I've never seen this before... a horizontal rainbow! http://SteveCarter.com/random/flat.jpg I just spent an hour cleaning a car in a forest, next to a burn, early morning, in the N.W. Highlands, in August. Not a single midge. Extraordinary. http://SteveCarter.com/random/zeromidges.jpg On 15th May over 20,000 photographers took photos of their day. 'A Day' Has now put them all up on the web. Mine here: http://www.aday.org/profile/46408#profiles=eyJ3aGVyZSI6eyJ1c2VyIjp7Im5hbWUiOiJzdGV2ZSBjYXJ0ZXIifX0sInBhZ2luYXRpb24iOlsyMCwwXX0= Here's one you don't often see. The shadow of the vapour trail preceding the jet that caused it, due to the sun's angle: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/shadow1.jpg Charlie's preferred walk: http://stevecarter.com/random/dogbeach.jpg Sea Pinks by Sand Beach: http://stevecarter.com/random/Pinks1.jpg Milltown this morning (not exactly a big town) : http://SteveCarter.com/random/Milltown.jpg I've just returned from Inverness Airfield. I say 'field' as it certainly isn't a port! : http://SteveCarter.com/random/field.jpg It's been a while since I've seen one of these! http://SteveCarter.com/random/oneofthese.jpg Heavy showers over the Bealach: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/showers.jpg I'm sure these have been put here deliberately to annoy. You can see the far end of the 'road works'. NOTHING for 8 weeks: http://SteveCarter.com/random/annoy.jpg There is a chair in my garden overlooking the loch. If I sit in it, my dog grabs nearby twigs and destroys them for me http://SteveCarter.com/random/TwigTime.jpg It's bright sunshine here but as ever, drive down the glen and it's a very different story: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/MoreShowers.jpg Very 'Highland' weather here at the moment: http://www.SteveCarter.com/random/typical.jpg You ain't seen me, right? http://www.stevecarter.com/random/peek.jpg I just overheard a cyclist say "Who'd bring an R8 up here?" Err...> http://www.stevecarter.com/picaday/roads.htm - Where would he suggest - Kilburn perhaps? Evenings. From only this spot, Charlie can keep an eye on us, and the Pine Martens. He's convinced he's working. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/rug.jpg The top of Liathach this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/top.jpg Shieldaig Village this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/24-7-12.jpg Is it just me or does this very small moth sleeping on our front door look a bit like a guinea pig? http://SteveCarter.com/random/pig.jpg Each year I take photos of the local primary school's paintings for a calendar. Each year they all surpass Tracey Emin's best efforts: http://SteveCarter.com/random/C13.jpg The beginning of the storm: http://SteveCarter.com/random/storm.jpg We have a gale here. I knew I should have put the car away: http://SteveCarter.com/random/forests.jpg Russell Burn is flowing again. This time tomorrow, chances are it'll be a torrent: http://SteveCarter.com/random/RB2.jpg This morning's rush hour: http://SteveCarter.com/random/rush.jpg Glen Docherty (on the way back from Tesco): http://SteveCarter.com/random/GD1.jpg Loch Torridon this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/19-7-12.jpg Like we really need you to tell us: http://Stevecarter.com/random/no.jpg Incoming: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/incoming.jpg Nice wings: http://SteveCarter.com/random/wings.jpg I've changed my Twitter photo to one of my dog when his head was exploding: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Bigtwitpic.jpg I've 12 tracks on this, released today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Dramazone.jpg ~ 30 sec clip: http://SteveCarter.com/random/DramaClip.mp3 Ben Shieldaig disappears into the clouds: http://SteveCarter.com/random/HillClouds.jpg My wife wanted to be like Sarah Lund, so I bought her the jumper: http://stevecarter.com/random/SL.jpg It's still there. And it's bought with it some welcome rain: http://SteveCarter.com/random/grey.jpg Somebody with a bit of spare cash just arrived. There goes the neighbourhood. Maybe they'll buy Ross County: http://SteveCarter.com/random/NoMoney.jpg After the 'clearances', the few folk that remained couldn't afford boats. So they built walls to trap fish at low tide: http://SteveCarter.com/random/fishers.jpg Sailing tomorrow to work on the Olympics as a safety vessel: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/TST1.jpg The abnormally dry weather in June killed off all the midges. Haven't seen one since May... hurray. http://SteveCarter.com/random/NMidges.jpg Boo! http://www.stevecarter.com/random/boo.jpg Lochcarron: http://SteveCarter.com/random/LC.jpg Achintraid: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/TheDell.jpg The village, the hill, the cloud: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Liathachcloud.jpg Heavy showers over the hills: http://SteveCarter.com/random/Heavy-Showers.jpg Torridon School - 'mothballed' last month (it did only have 1 pupil mind): http://SteveCarter.com/random/school.jpg My Garage seems to have acquired honeysuckle. Where'd that come from? http://SteveCarter.com/random/honey.jpg Shieldaig Sunset: http://SteveCarter.com/random/SS.jpg Up close with some Bog Cotton: http://SteveCarter.com/random/BC1.jpg I generally write 'music to fall out of wheelchairs to', but if asked, I can deviate. J. Tati meets R. Conway meets L. Dawson? http://SteveCarter.com/random/fun.mp3 Trees in the mist in Glen Torridon this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/tree-mist.jpg It's very misty here this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/MistyMorn.jpg Re my last: Saturday night at Tesco's cashpoint: http://stevecarter.com/random/HowToStand2.jpg Tesco are now telling us how to stand at a cashpoint.... I never would have guessed. Every Little Helps? http://SteveCarter.com/random/HowToStand.jpg 12 from 12 updated to include June: http://stevecarter.com/random/12from2012.htm A close up of yesterday's close encounter: http://SteveCarter.com/random/closedeer.jpg Duck!! http://SteveCarter.com/random/ducksign.jpg Charlie dog pleased to chase off a Common Seagull, but missing a less common Ringed Plover: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/same1.jpg The tiny hamlet of Ard Dubh near Applecross this morning, with the hills of the Isle of Skye in the background: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Ard-Dhubh.jpg Apparently it's raining here: http://SteveCarter.com/random/raining.jpg Velvet antlers by the Inner Sound this morning: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/july2deer.jpg A Morris Major arrives for the classic car line up at the Gairloch Gathering today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/arrives.jpg Snap! (Taken at the Gairloch Gathering today) : http://SteveCarter.com/random/snap2.jpg Charlie hasn't had any water in his house for 6 weeks. I quote: "Aye, It'll take more than a wee shower to fill the burns" http://SteveCarter.com/random/takin-rays.jpg Bit arty, sorry. Bit 'a glass in the late evening sunshine. http://SteveCarter.com/random/blueglass.jpg I made the front page again :0) http://SteveCarter.com/random/fronts.jpg Shieldaig Village surrounded by mists last night: http://SteveCarter.com/random/mists.jpg Jackson walking his dog: http://SteveCarter.com/random/DogWalksDog.jpg Vid of the Celtman Triathlon now up (not mine) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pefp1H4cPA The nights are both short and colourful at this time of year! http://SteveCarter.com/random/short.jpg The great thing about the Nikon D800 is that you can find one tiny corner of a photo and enlarge it to reveal unseen stuff. http://SteveCarter.com/random/crops.jpg Another (better) shot of the start of yesterday's Celtman triathlon: http://SteveCarter.com/random/EarlyStart.jpg The Big Apple: http://www.SteveCarter.com/random/apple.jpg ~ I now have to spend about two weeks reloading / updating all the software... just to get back to now. A collection of photos from today's Celtman: Many are still running on a mountain as I type. Extraordinary & humbling. http://SteveCarter.com/random/celtman.htm The start of this morning's Celtman Triathlon: http://SteveCarter.com/random/c1s.jpg More pics coming! Madness here tomorrow: http://www.cxtri.com/index-1.html > 4 a.m. start for me (don't worry, just taking photos for them!). BBC TV here too, will post link when it's on Just chilling: http://SteveCarter.com/random/chilling.jpg Ted's just visiTed county number 44: http://www.stevecarter.com/transported/sw.jpg more info: http://www.stevecarter.com/transported/ted6.htm Plantlife International asked us to look for the rare and endangered 'Marsh Clubmoss'. We just found some: http://SteveCarter.com/random/spec2.jpg The two cottages at Ardban: http://SteveCarter.com/random/ardban.jpg I knew these chairs would come in handy (sorry). The bead curtains are up to stop bird strikes - before you ask: http://SteveCarter.com/random/handy.jpg Electronically limited no doubt: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/slowly.jpg The path to the sea: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/path2C.jpg We have seas of cotton here at present. The lack of rain hasn't dampened their cause: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/sea.jpg Nice thing to do on a Monday morning rush hour -stand all alone in the Atlantic. A little cold for the gentleman's area mind! http://www.stevecarter.com/random/cold.jpg The Rivendell Restaurant is now open on the seafront in Shieldaig: http://www.stevecarter.com/Tommy.htm 2:30 this morning, and as dark as it got: http://stevecarter.com/random/midsummer.jpg Look out little mouse: http://SteveCarter.com/random/in.jpg More than 18 hours sunlight and between 4 and 5 hours twilight for the next 11 days. Me like. http://SteveCarter.com/random/18hours.jpg 10 points. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/ten.jpg Having had no rain for so long, we went to the dry burn to check our water supply. No water, but we found a tractor: http://SteveCarter.com/random/tractor.jpg A calm Loch Shieldaig: http://SteveCarter.com/random/calm.jpg The foxgloves are coming out: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/fox1.jpg A photo diary of Ian Spalding's (and my Ted's) ascent of Everest. 2 weeks of bad weather prevented a summit pic http://www.stevecarter.com/transported/everest.htm Caught in the act: http://SteveCarter.com/random/caught.jpg A day of GREAT clouds: http://SteveCarter.com/random/germans.jpg Germans doing what they do best. Beer. (Apart from cars & 18th century composers obviously) http://SteveCarter.com/random/germans.jpg The Hebridean Princess is in the loch again, but it's okay as Charlie is keeping a sharp eye on it, in case of any attack. http://SteveCarter.com/random/safe.jpg Brown nosing: http://SteveCarter.com/random/dognose.jpg News just said it was terrible weather across the whole country today. Popped outside to check. Nope. Thought I was going mad http://stevecarter.com/random/weather.jpg Rhododendrons at Balgy this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/HowMany.jpg A fav walk, starting at the back of the Torridon Hotel - silly pretty this week: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/summers.jpg It's looking very 'Highlands' here today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/11-6-12.jpg Jackson should have been a messenger pigeon. He'll deliver vital information to my other half with a simple command. Just back from a two hour drive. Didn't see a single person. Beach was packed too: http://SteveCarter.com/random/packed.jpg Alfie the Labradoodle pup: http://SteveCarter.com/random/A1.jpg My teddy bear ALMOST made it to the top of Mount Everest. Two weeks of bad weather prevented the summit attempt: http://www.stevecarter.com/transported/ted6.htm The forest by the sea: http://SteveCarter.com/random/ThePath.jpg Part of Shieldaig's 'parking lot' at 5 a.m. this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/lot.jpg If you are a small bird, it's time to be very, very, very scared: http://SteveCarter.com/random/MiniMart.jpg For only 4 weeks a year, we get the sun through our north facing window (just before sunset). It's a great time of year http://SteveCarter.com/random/june.jpg Lots of people round here seem to be buying puppies - just looked back at this. We knew he'd be a handful! http://www.stevecarter.com/charliethedog/index.htm Gorse and Broom together - enough to give one sunburn: http://SteveCarter.com/random/snow-blind.jpg Charlie dog seems to have conjured up a 'petronas', who stands at the end of our driveway staring at him: http://SteveCarter.com/random/petronas.jpg There's a new Pine Marten kit (or two) on the block. Both very dark, very tiny and very nervous. This was hard to get! http://SteveCarter.com/random/PMJune12.jpg The 'Bog Cotton' is suddenly out big time here: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Bog-Cotton.jpg Heath Spotted Orchids by Loch Torridon: http://SteveCarter.com/random/orchids.jpg The Corran, Shieldaig this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/The-Corran.jpg The sounds of the forest at 6 a.m. this morning, recorded next to the burn at Allt an Dubh: http://SteveCarter.com/random/5-6-12.mp3 (Turn up the volume!) A line of trees in Glen Torridon: http://SteveCarter.com/random/treess.jpg The Torridon Hills this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/4-6-12.jpg The shephards cottage by Loch an Loin early this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/LochAnLoin.jpg AS REQUESTED - FROM HERE ON CLICKING ON THE LINK WILL OPEN A NEW WINDOW Best time of day. Charlie agrees: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/trot.jpg Shieldaig - 06:30 on a Sunday morning in June: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/630.jpg Blimey... the last time I saw this many people escaping England, it was the Royal wedding: http://SteveCarter.com/random/camp.jpg Looking from Sand beach towards the Isles of Raasay and Skye this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/2-6-12.jpg First week of June is (IMHO) the prettiest time in Torridon. Joining the gorse and the broom are about 100 million > http://www.stevecarter.com/random/millions.jpg COLUR RIOT! The Nikon D800 produces very high res files, which can convert to panoramics (62cm @ 300dpi). Rude of me not too then: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/panoramics.htm Audi Daytona Grey to Shieldaig Pollen Yellow. Luckily it's just rained - saved me a job: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/PollenYellow.jpg 'Sea Pinks' by Kinloch, Shieldaig: http://SteveCarter.com/random/SeaPinks.jpg I've sifted through the photos I took on Harris at the weekend... here are a few I like: http://www.stevecarter.com/3/3.htm This is not a beach: http://www.londonerabroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Brighton-Beach.jpg THIS is a beach: http://www.stevecarter.com/3/3DaysHarris25.jpg Just back from the Isle of Harris. Wall to wall sun: http://www.stevecarter.com/3/3DaysHarris8.jpg Right. That's it. Far too nice to be looking at a computer screen. I'm off here: http://www.stevecarter.com/harris-2007/ha1.jpg .... I might be some time. Like, How much more green can this be? And the answer is none. http://SteveCarter.com/random/greens.jpg The path through the forest: http://SteveCarter.com/random/path.jpg Four seagulls and a bit of seaweed: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/4s.jpg Shouting Match: http://www.SteveCarter.com/random/ShoutingMatch.jpg Long walk: Check. Food: Check. Sunny spot: Check. Sleep: Che... : http://SteveCarter.com/random/sleep.jpg Frosty's fishing boat by Shieldaig Pier: http://SteveCarter.com/random/FrostyBoat.jpg You just KNOW it's going to be hot today: http://SteveCarter.com/random/24-5-12.jpg The Rhoddies are out: http://SteveCarter.com/random/rhoddies.jpg I opened my eyes this morning to see one of these on my pillow. The perils of living in a Pine forest! http://SteveCarter.com/random/lesser.jpg (After I posted the above, several people asked me how big the critter was, so I responded: http://stevecarter.com/random/THee.jpg ) Pretty Lichen: http://SteveCarter.com/random/VeryStoned.jpg Enjoying the sun: http://SteveCarter.com/random/sun.jpg The road to Ardaneaskan: http://SteveCarter.com/random/ardaneaskan.jpg The Torridon Hills: http://SteveCarter.com/random/TorridonInMay.jpg 2 photos of a young Siskin feeding on a Caledonian Pine this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/Siskin2.jpg ~ http://stevecarter.com/random/Siskin3.jpg Latest in a very, very, very long line of 'How not to drive in the Highlands' photos: http://SteveCarter.com/random/latest.jpg (It's still there as I type) Doh! 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 Torridon this morning: http://SteveCarter.com/random/19Feb.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 |
