A photo blog of random images of life in the Highlands - mostly taken with a 'point & shoot' compact camera.
(Oh, and the odd bit of music thrown in). I'm going to try and keep posting a photo a day for a decade.
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2016 (Latest at top) If you're coming up for New Year, I suggest you don wets: http://stevecarter.com/random/bringwets.jpg Life goes on (or not) http://stevecarter.com/random/TinRoof16.jpg Someone asked me on a motoring forum if they sold Super (as opposed to regular) Unleaded at Achnasheen filling station: http://stevecarter.com/random/SUL.jpg Five Sisters: http://stevecarter.com/random/5sisters.jpg 2016 in pictures (Youtube vid - best viewed in high def) https://youtu.be/x90vEFWYpI8 Even between storms 'B' and 'C' it's still choppy on the Loch: http://stevecarter.com/random/barbara16.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/xmas16b.jpg A message from Charlie >>>>http://stevecarter.com/random/jinglewoof.mp3 - http://stevecarter.com/random/xmascharliehat.jpg The rain is going sideways and the sea is going upways : http://stevecarter.com/random/23-12-16.jpg If I go quiet, it's because, due to storm Barbara, the power has been cu Winter: http://stevecarter.com/random/16snowHill.jpg From yesterday morning's dog walk. Camouflaged Charlie! http://stevecarter.com/random/prechristmas.jpg Sheep trying to get as much shelter as they can from the gales: http://stevecarter.com/random/sheltersheep.jpg King Crimson: http://stevecarter.com/random/KingCrimson.jpg The days are so short up here at the moment, we are dog walking in a strange not day / not night light: http://stevecarter.com/random/moontree.jpg Pic Stop: http://stevecarter.com/random/car-rise.jpg Torridon House and Estate from above: http://stevecarter.com/random/thousedec16.jpg (Who now have B&B up and running: http://TorridonEstate.com ) December in Torridon is either white, grey or gold: http://stevecarter.com/random/wgg.jpg Sgorr a Chadail: http://stevecarter.com/random/NLiathach.jpg Kinloch wanted a photo to advertise their B&B... http://stevecarter.com/random/KinAd.jpg Light and dark: http://stevecarter.com/random/DarkAndLight.jpg Spooked: http://stevecarter.com/random/spooked.jpg Liathach from above The Torridon Estate yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/Liathach13-12-16.jpg Winter dawns: http://stevecarter.com/random/winterdawns.jpg I had to drive to town today (coast to coast to nearest vet). Still - I got to see this in the middle: http://stevecarter.com/random/vets.jpg You always get a 4 minute warning when it's going to snow here: http://stevecarter.com/random/snowdaze.jpg Nice eyelashes: http://stevecarter.com/random/eyelashes.jpg Glencoul sunrise: http://stevecarter.com/random/rise16.jpg I've made a book - Cover > http://stevecarter.com/random/tfa.jpg but it's silly money to buy, so I thought you might like a free pdf (55mb) http://stevecarter.com/random/torridonfromabove.pdf 'Rhoddie Island' now has no hint of purple: http://stevecarter.com/random/risland.jpg Best light hidden: http://stevecarter.com/random/OrangeBridge.jpg Driving through Sutherland's rush hour a couple of weeks ago was an empty snowy delight: http://stevecarter.com/random/HighlandRoad16.jpg Wet dog: http://stevecarter.com/random/wetj.jpg New holiday let, right at the foot of Beinn Alligin. Perfect for those walking boots! http://www.corrybothy.uk/ The sea usually keeps us frost free. Not yesterday. This is the Atlantic at Tornapress: http://stevecarter.com/random/estuary16.jpg Looking across Applecross Bay towards The Cuillin Hills on Skye this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/5-12-16.jpg Golden Brown: http://stevecarter.com/random/BealachDucks.jpg These folk have a great view of the ninth: http://stevecarter.com/random/jokesomewhere.jpg Even the smallest of islands can make a brave attempt at a forest: http://stevecarter.com/random/clair16.jpg Wacky light out there today: http://stevecarter.com/random/wackyDec16.jpg Glen Torridon (last week) http://stevecarter.com/random/GTnov16.jpg Corran, Nanny's coffee shop and Shieldaig Island: http://stevecarter.com/random/nannyisland.jpg We moved up to the Highlands as it was getting too congested down south: http://stevecarter.com/random/CotswoldCows.jpg Liathach & Fasiag, taken by the old croft: http://stevecarter.com/random/goldhill16.jpg Someone asked me where the nearest bank was. I replied: 'All over the place': http://stevecarter.com/random/bankingonit.jpg The first rays of the sun on Shieldaig Island: http://stevecarter.com/random/FirstRays16.jpg Just made some new postcards for the Bealach Cafe: http://stevecarter.com/random/bpost.jpg Blue Ice: http://stevecarter.com/random/lochice.jpg (I'm still finding more from last weeks trip to Sutherland) Today's Torridon weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/AboveDamphNov16.jpg The sky trying to upstage the land: http://stevecarter.com/random/cloudloch16.jpg Looking down on frozen peat bog: http://stevecarter.com/random/lookdownnov16.jpg Loch Coultrie yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/coultrieNov16.jpg 8 a.m. Upper Loch Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/24-11-16.jpg Shieldaig from the pontoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/pontoonnov16.jpg Loch Dughaill: http://stevecarter.com/random/novrainbow16.jpg Goodness knows why they called this settlement 'Badcall'. In my opinion, with this view it's a pretty damn good call: http://stevecarter.com/random/BadCall.jpg This lochan doesn't have a name, but it's by the A835, so I'm naming it Loch 835. http://stevecarter.com/random/Loch835.jpg ETA - Loch cul Dromannan apparently. Not as snappy as 835! A very frozen Loch Droma: http://stevecarter.com/random/FrozenNov16.jpg Loch Glencoul: http://stevecarter.com/random/lochglencoul.jpg The drive home today was... um... I can't think of a thousand words, so a picture will have to suffice: http://stevecarter.com/random/special16.jpg On my way home from anther great stay here: http://stevecarter.com/random/kyhotelandbridge2.jpg Ethereal: adjective. 'Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world'. That about pegs it. http://stevecarter.com/random/Glassy16.jpg November provides the best and the worst light of the year. Currently the former: http://stevecarter.com/random/LiathachNov16.jpg Liathach looking a tough proposition yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/bitch.jpg The snow has brought all the deer down to almost sea level: http://stevecarter.com/random/DeerNov16.jpg Torridon sure does look pretty in pink: http://stevecarter.com/random/prettyinpink.jpg Not a bad view considering it's from a layby: http://stevecarter.com/random/layby.jpg This morning's winter: http://stevecarter.com/random/17-11-16.jpg Mexican stand off: http://stevecarter.com/random/mexican.jpg I've rebuilt the aerial photo page: http://stevecarter.com/random/Aerial.htm (might take a minute to load for those with slow broadband) Left: Loch Dughaill, middle: A896, right: Ben Shieldaig. Photo taken 5th Nov: http://stevecarter.com/random/a896autumn.jpg Idiot: http://stevecarter.com/random/idiot16.jpg Glasnock: http://stevecarter.com/random/GlasNov16.jpg As a planning condition, I was told I should plant trees. I wish I'd had a drone then so I could send this and ask "Exactly where I should plant them?" : http://stevecarter.com/random/lz.jpg Took Ted for a quick trip this morning. 577,356 miles and 55 countries visiTed so far (not on a quadcopter!) http://stevecarter.com/Transported/Quadcopted.jpg Rush hour on the A896: http://stevecarter.com/random/RushHourNov16.jpg Never seen this before... drunk rainbows: http://stevecarter.com/random/neverseen.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/NovDughaillAbove.jpg Ben Shieldaig yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/bsnov16.jpg Torridon playing field this afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/playingfield.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/9-11-16.jpg Beinn Damh / Ben Damph. Sounds the same, looks the same: http://stevecarter.com/random/BDNov.jpg It's all quiet on the north western front today. http://stevecarter.com/random/NWfront16.jpg If you stand by the 'Bay of Deception' (as it's known). You can watch rainbows funnel their way left to right, along Upper Loch Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/DeceptionRainbow.jpg There's still a whole bunch of colour in Glen Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/colour11-16.jpg Shieldaig just now: http://stevecarter.com/random/FirstSnow161.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/HardNovLight.jpg First snow on the tops this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/firstsnow16.jpg Forest floor: http://stevecarter.com/random/InTheNovForest.jpg Spotlit Island: http://stevecarter.com/random/SpotlitIsland16.jpg Where Ben Shieldaig meets Loch Dughaill: http://stevecarter.com/random/LochDughaillNov16.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/4-11-16.jpg Looking over to Ruba na h-Airde Glaise from above Ardheslaig. Beinn Alligin and Liathach in the background: http://stevecarter.com/random/ByIansHouse16.jpg We've entered the rainbow season. This one was so close I could almost touch it: http://stevecarter.com/random/nov16rainbow.jpg From Russia with love. The swans have just arrived: http://stevecarter.com/random/swans16.jpg Every time I drive round this bend I mean to stop and take a photo. Finally I did: http://stevecarter.com/random/Nicebend16.jpg Very pleasing. Dog Cam view of Jackson following Charlie home after a walk. Charlie barks as he doesn't understand GoPro as a concept. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuA99i5VqQA November off to a good start: http://stevecarter.com/random/novfirst16.jpg Ben Shieldaig giving us a treat: http://stevecarter.com/random/AutumnColours16.jpg Loch Luichart: http://stevecarter.com/random/ACH1234.jpg The Torridon Estate is especially pretty at the moment: http://stevecarter.com/random/autumndrives16.jpg Glasnock. It's pricey, but a very well appointed holiday let. Bit of a view, too. http://stevecarter.com/random/glasnockoct16.jpg One of my fav trees: http;//stevecarter.com/random/RoadHomeOct16.jpg Lochcarron sunrise: http://stevecarter.com/random/fireinsky16.jpg Many of the trees that were burnt in the fire 5 years ago are coming back to life: http://stevecarter.com/random/treeslive.jpg Liathach and the Torridon Estate this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/EstateOct16.jpg It's been the best October weather anyone can remember in this part of the world: http://stevecarter.com/random/OctTorridonPan.jpg Loch Cill Chriosd yesterday morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/CillChriosd.jpg (Don't ask me to pronounce it). Loch Slapin on the Isle of Skye earlier today: http://stevecarter.com/random/23-10-16.jpg Two deer and a frigate: http://stevecarter.com/random/autumndeer.jpg Autumn light over Shieldiag: http://stevecarter.com/random/AutumShieldaigMorning.jpg Beinn Damh and the Balgy: http://stevecarter.com/random/19-10-2016.jpg October surpassing itself with sunrises. This morning's effort: http://stevecarter.com/random/20-10-16.jpg The hills have gone from green to brown in just over three weeks: http://stevecarter.com/random/19-10-16.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/thinksheep.jpg Two elderly gentlemen taking their morning constitutional: http://stevecarter.com/random/twooldmen.jpg The Cuillin Hills on Skye, taken from Applecross Bay: http://stevecarter.com/random/cuillinsoct16.jpg Where's a Lancaster bomber when you need one? http://stevecarter.com/random/lancaster16.jpg Happy birthday Charlie. 91 today: http://www.stevecarter.com/charliethedog/index.htm On a clear day you can just make out the Outer Hebrides 'in the offing' (as it used to be called). Lewis & Harris, 40+ miles distant (centre) : http://stevecarter.com/random/InTheOffing.jpg Looking from Loch Torridon into Upper Loch Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/MindTheGap16.jpg 14 days with no rain, so everything is bone dry. The top of Liathach (1055m) will be covered in snow soon: http://stevecarter.com/random/BoneDry.jpg A pottery car and a deer watching a football match. (Things you never thought you'd say): http://stevecarter.com/random/potterycar.jpg There's Gold to be found in Sutherland: http://stevecarter.com/random/RocksToAvoid.jpg A fisherman returns to Lochinver harbour yesterday afternoon: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/LochinverOct16.jpg Ardvreck Castle (what's left of it) yesterday morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/ardvreck3.jpg The colours are turning: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/ColoursTurning.jpg Hoping for a repeat of last year's show: http://www.stevecarter.com/faves/EndOct1.jpg I've put the last weeks (utterly ridiculous) sunrises together on a page. Never seen the like. http://stevecarter.com/random/sunrise.htm Shieldaig's latest resident. Tinker: http://stevecarter.com/random/tinker.jpg Very Highland: http://stevecarter.com/random/VeryHighland.jpg I just printed this out large for Tommy, who owns the guesthouse centre pic - a view he hasn't seen before! : http://stevecarter.com/random/Tommy16.jpg That's some back garden to have to mow: http://stevecarter.com/random/backgarden16.jpg And still they come: http://stevecarter.com/random/andstilltheycome.jpg Outrageous: http://stevecarter.com/random/4-10-16.jpg One from the weekend: http://stevecarter.com/random/PerfectOct.jpg The best sunrise I've ever seen this morning. No colour added! http://stevecarter.com/random/3-10-16.jpg October weather has arrived: http://stevecarter.com/random/OctMist16.jpg Torridon from above. The log house (holiday let) bottom right: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/ULT162.jpg Shieldaig Village. 16:25, 1st October: http://stevecarter.com/random/SHOct16.jpg This morning's sky: http://stevecarter.com/random/1-10-16.jpg Looking down the length of Upper Loch Torridon yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/30-9-2016.jpg We had visitors yesterday, obviously wondering why there were shoes scattered all over the house. Reason: http://stevecarter.com/random/shoeseverywhere.jpg Shieldaig just now (half an hour before sunrise) http://stevecarter.com/random/30-9-16.jpg More flying fish: http://stevecarter.com/random/moreflyingfish1.jpg Low clouds and low sun: http://stevecarter.com/random/autumnshadows16.jpg My sixth 'Fly on the Wall' album out today for Zone Music. Recorded here in Shieldaig. Pic: http://stevecarter.com/random/survival.jpg or : Listen No matter how high you climb, you never quite reach the rainbow: http://stevecarter.com/random/IntoTheRainbow.jpg Liathach sporting the last of its green. next up, brown, then white. Doubtless with a bunch of grey in-between: http://stevecarter.com/random/LiaSept16.jpg It's either boring grey dull or a psychedelic colour fest here today: http://stevecarter.com/random/annshouse16.jpg Have some mesoproterozoic arenaceous and argillaceous sedimentary rocks: http://stevecarter.com/random/4a.jpg (Don't blame me, I just took the photo). You only really get an indication of the size of Ben Shieldaig when you put a bloody great ship in front of it: http://stevecarter.com/random/BenSize.jpg The morning meeting place: http://stevecarter.com/random/sgierbird.jpg Gotta' be the coolest way to turn up to the Shieldaig cafe: http://stevecarter.com/22-9-16/10.jpg It's getting much quieter here now we've reached the equinox: http://stevecarter.com/random/gettingquieter.jpg Wacky sky this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/21-9-16.jpg Cute Calf: http://stevecarter.com/random/ahhh16.jpg Looking across Upper Loch Torridon from Furan: http://stevecarter.com/random/THview16.jpg Nice light out there this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/18-9-16.jpg Jackson has now officially retired: http://stevecarter.com/random/veryrelaxed.jpg September sunrise: http://stevecarter.com/random/September16.jpg 6:46 this morning: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/646am.jpg I've said it before... it's not where you are, but when you are. A view of the Torridon Hills (or not) : http://stevecarter.com/random/cantsee.jpg Clouds and hills working well together: http://stevecarter.com/random/NiceCloudcover16.jpg The sign reads "Welcome to Shieldiag" http://stevecarter.com/random/welcome161.jpg It's supposed to be rubbish weather here today: http://stevecarter.com/random/rubbish16.jpg The Hebridean Princess is here. When the Queen and Philip are on board, security call them No.1 and No.2 - That'll fool the terrorists. http://stevecarter.com/random/HP16.jpg Things you don't expect to see in Shieldaig, No. 12: http://stevecarter.com/random/DontExpect.jpg One of Loch Maree's surprise beaches: http://stevecarter.com/random/surprisebeach.jpg This morning, I have to concede that summer (what there was of it) has gone, and Autumn has arrived: http://stevecarter.com/random/AutumnTreeline.jpg Land Rover playing 'chicken' with a Highland Coo. (We both chickened out) : http://stevecarter.com/random/CallMyBluff.jpg Kinloch B&B, Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/Kinlochbandb.jpg Cooling down: http://stevecarter.com/random/filthydog.jpg The peninsula that separates Loch Shieldaig and Loch Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/ViewOfShieldaigPen.jpg September light has arrived: http://stevecarter.com/random/BrightLight16.jpg Great to see 'motoring's worst kept secret' is now in the public domain: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37285399 The pastel colours of the Inner Sound: http://stevecarter.com/random/stepin.jpg This bunch of hills make Couldoran one of the wettest places in the UK: http://stevecarter.com/random/WetCouldoran.jpg Another still morning in the Highlands today: http://stevecarter.com/random/Kishorn9161.jpg The remains of the fish trap at the far end of Upper Loch Torridon (still used by the Herring Gulls) : http://stevecarter.com/random/FishTrap16.jpg I finally stopped being a tight git and bought some decent web design software: http://stevecarter.com (looks a bit rubbish on a phone) Most run away, but occasionally one comes across the "Who you lookin' at?" variety: http://stevecarter.com/random/Defiant1.jpg 12 new occupied dwellings built in the past 10 years have taken the full time population of Shieldaig to well over 100: http://stevecarter.com/random/populationgrowth.jpg (Click to enlarge) Where the forest meets the sea at Allt an Dubh (low tide) http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Gardens16.jpg Lotta' hardware on the loch these days: http://stevecarter.com/random/2y.jpg 10 years ago today: http://www.stevecarter.com/build/build15.htm (31st Aug - half way down the page) Haar rolling in from the Atlantic http://www.stevecarter.com/random/haar162.jpg The road home: http://stevecarter.com/random/roadhome16.jpg Torridon Seatours returning from an evening trip just now: http://stevecarter.com/random/TSTAug16.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/TSTAug161.jpg Inverbain Island: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/InverbainAug16.jpg Decided to find out who was eating the fat balls. Answer... all of them: https://youtu.be/0flGZIJ2X5Y Coire nan Arr: http://stevecarter.com/random/resaug16.jpg - Dog walking therein: http://stevecarter.com/random/Reswalk2016.jpg Rowan & Heather have arrived: http://stevecarter.com/random/RowanAug16.jpg Nice out there today: http://stevecarter.com/random/niceaug16.jpg The beach and the bothy that was home to Monty Hall and his 'Great Escape'. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/sandaug16.jpg (We have a Geocache hidden here). The photo below was taken on Monday... the light is a bit different today! http://www.stevecarter.com/random/TheHill16.jpg Check out the relative size of the telegraph poles: http://stevecarter.com/random/remotely.jpg Applecross Bay: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/applecrossBayAug16.jpg - contains a fav dog walk (spot Charlie/Jackson) http://www.stevecarter.com/random/DogWalkAug16.jpg Our neighbour's (self contained) B&B cottage has a lovely view http://www.stevecarter.com/random/KinlochInside7.jpg (Kinloch) The reds that were 'parachuted in' seem to be doing well. We see at least one every day: http://stevecarter.com/random/RedsHere.jpg This is where the old township of Furan was, before the Highland Clearances. Only the paths remain. http://stevecarter.com/random/markpath.jpg Ben Shieldaig viewed from the north (and about 1750 feet): http://stevecarter.com/random/viewofbenshieldaig3.jpg Loch Shieldaig to the right, Upper Loch Torridon to the left. No, it hasn't. http://stevecarter.com/random/noithasnt.jpg (and have you ever seen body language like that from a delivery driver?) Looking down on the deer farm and Fasaig village yesterday evening: http://stevecarter.com/random/abovefasaigaug.jpg It's a flat & hazy lazy summer day today: http://stevecarter.com/random/pancake.jpg Upper Loch Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/accrosstheaugustloch.jpg The view from the bedroom window at 05:30 this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/17-8016.jpg (Makes getting up somewhat easier). Hottest part of the UK here yesterday, though I'm sure the sign next to this car said 'passing place' not 'picnic place': http://stevecarter.com/random/picnicplace.jpg The Bealach this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/16-8-16.jpg A couple of Shieldaig at sunset last night: http://stevecarter.com/random/15-8-2016.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/15-08-2016.jpg Shieldaig is full of juveniles: http://stevecarter.com/random/juvenile.jpg Part of the flock of pigeons & doves that arrive in the same tree every morning (and wait to be fed) http://stevecarter.com/random/pigeonflock16.jpg Flocking Heaven. Waterfalls have been starting in the clouds recently: http://stevecarter.com/random/waterfalling16.jpg He won't catch many oysters going that speed: http://stevecarter.com/random/GroundEffectCatcher.jpg Nuff said: http://stevecarter.com/random/maycontainnuts.jpg 'Allt Coire Roill' collects rain from both Beinn Damh and Beinn na-h-Eaglaise (so has it's work cut out at the moment) http://stevecarter.com/random/AugustRain16.jpg The Torridon Estate are modernising their holiday cottages. This one has a view to die for. http://stevecarter.com/random/HolidayCottage1.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/LTJuly15.jpg Last night's rain in a rush to get to the sea: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/12-8-16.jpg Part of the Torridon seabed at low tide: http://stevecarter.com/random/Muscels.jpg We have a drop of rain here at present: http://stevecarter.com/random/BitofRain16.jpg On the loch at the moment. Six nights for £850 on board (Eda Frandson) if you're interested: http://stevecarter.com/random/EdaFrandson.jpg Though I'd suggest May rather than August! August sunrise: http://stevecarter.com/random/augustdawn16.jpg Jackson presenting his Heston Blumenthal inspired 'foraged wild greens' starter: http://Stevecarter.com/random/blumenthal.jpg I've decided that seals are just dogs without fur. This one swims over to visit Charlie when he hears barking: http://stevecarter.com/random/sealvisits.jpg Photos from the 2016 Fete & Regatta: http://stevecarter.com/fete16/fete16.html Ullapool - the winning team from today's Shieldaig Rowing Regatta: http://stevecarter.com/random/16winners.jpg Photos from yesterday evening's raft race: http://stevecarter.com/raft16/raft16.htm Upper Loch Torridon rock formations exposed at (very) low tide: http://stevecarter.com/random/wackyrocks16.jpg I've been taking some more photos for the Bealach Cafe & Gallery: http://stevecarter.com/BC16/BC16a.htm A different view of the Skye Bridge: http://stevecarter.com/random/BWSkyeBridge16.jpg 05:45 this morning. The start of the rush hour: http://stevecarter.com/random/545Aug.jpg Looking down on Eilean Donan Castle: http://stevecarter.com/random/castle162.jpg It's 'midge still' out there this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/midgestill.jpg The Applecross Inn is so busy these days, it needs an outside inn. Or inn-side out: http://stevecarter.com/random/Innsideout.jpg (seating outside for 80) Looking north over Loch Dughaill. The area to the west is deer fenced and should, in about 50 years, be forest: http://stevecarter.com/random/LDughaill16.jpg Red Squirrel running away from Pine Marten (they always escape as they are quicker/lighter) http://stevecarter.com/random/RedRun.jpg A fun game for the Martens! From this height, behind Fasaig, you can still see clues to the old township of Doire na Furan (pre-clearances) http://stevecarter.com/random/Vfasaig16.jpg BT didn't turn up yesterday. The reason given was the heavy snow. No, really. The road yesterday (not) : http://stevecarter.com/random/BTexcuse.jpg Bored of sharing a beach? http://stevecarter.com/random/boredbeach.jpg The Gods may be able to walk on water, but seals can go one better: http://stevecarter.com/random/SealFloat.jpg Torridon Yacht Charter's 'Sula' being returned to the Shieldaig pontoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/sulareturn.jpg This is cheap! http://www.hspc.co.uk/Detached-Villa-For-Sale-The-Old-Schoolhouse-Arinacrinachd-Arrina-Strathcarron-IV54-8XU Top Knots. The bearded collie equivalent of a white cane: http://stevecarter.com/random/TopKnots.jpg Beinn Alligin and the two Alligin villages, taken from 'The Bay of Deception': http://stevecarter.com/random/AlliginJuly16.jpg Low cloud in Glen Shieldaig this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/MistyHill16.jpg Runners and riders for the skiff race (6th August) : http://stevecarter.com/random/682016.jpeg Whoever's doing the clouds at the moment needs a lot more practice: http://stevecarter.com/random/crapclouds.jpg Big respect for giving it a try: http://stevecarter.com/random/InHope.jpg Two more from yesterday: Loch Damh: http://stevecarter.com/random/LDsummer16.jpg - Shieldaig Island: http://stevecarter.com/random/TheIslandsummer16.jpg (Blue or what?!) High Summer: http://stevecarter.com/random/highsummer16.jpg The Torridon Hotel, Inn and kitchen gardens at 7 a.m. http://stevecarter.com/random/THJuly16.jpg Ben Shieldaig at 5 a.m. this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/bs5am.jpg Remember the Celtman start video? It's Here - Here's a photo Iona took, catching the drone in shot: http://stevecarter.com/random/Drone.jpg Spot the foreigner: http://stevecarter.com/random/foreigner.jpg Shieldaig sunset: http://stevecarter.com/random/islandsunsets.jpg 7 seconds of Charlie: http://stevecarter.com/random/ouch.mov The old road to Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/BDjuly16.jpg Loch Damh looks insubstantial, but it is 55 metres deep in places and fishermen love the river it feeds: http://stevecarter.com/random/bluebalgy.jpg Times they are a changin' : http://stevecarter.com/random/TimesChangin.jpg Looking down towards Ben Shieldaig & the village this evening: http://stevecarter.com/random/13-7-16.jpg Applecross Village and campsite yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/applexjuly161.jpg Midsummer sky: http://stevecarter.com/random/DarkBalgy.jpg Today's weather is best described as 'soft' http://stevecarter.com/random/BRD185.jpg I think Jeep are being a little hard on themselves: http://stevecarter.com/random/HarshJeep.jpg It's very 'July' here (probably my least favourite month of the year -unless it rains all of January, in which case it's January) : http://stevecarter.com/random/VeryJuly.jpg Sometimes I think someone is having a laugh and the Highlands is full of glove puppets: http://stevecarter.com/random/glovepuppets.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/glovepuppet.jpg Until the 'Balgy Gap' was breached in 1963, there was a 68 mile diversion to get from Shieldaig to Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/BalgyGapJuly16.jpg Allt an Aoil is one of the burns that runs (for almost a mile) down Ben Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/alltanaoil.jpg - Close up: http://stevecarter.com/random/alltanaoil2.jpg Shieldaig sleeps: http://stevecarter.com/random/GreenJulySea.jpg Dark skies over the Bealach: http://stevecarter.com/random/RussellJuly2016.jpg Took some photos for a local holiday let at the weekend - the one the roof blew off in a force 11! Nice repair job. http://stevecarter.com/BV/BV1.htm Charlie has found a place he can sleep all day out of the sun and the rain. When woken, he's as dozy as a dozy thing: http://stevecarter.com/random/NewBedroom.jpg Our postie concurred. Never seen such a green Shieldaig sea as today (and he's lived here 64 years) http://stevecarter.com/random/GreenJuly1.jpg Some aerial footage from June: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKIPHfTciyA Johnathan Livingstone Seagull: http://stevecarter.com/random/JLS16.jpg - Alfred Hitchcock: http://stevecarter.com/random/Seagulls161.jpg Sometimes Sea Eagles look cute and friendly. Other times... http://stevecarter.com/random/AngryBird.jpg Am Ploc, Beinn na h Eaglaise & Beinn Damph: http://stevecarter.com/random/amplocjune16.jpg V.I.P. talking to some bloke in a skirt: http://stevecarter.com/random/VIP1.jpg (Very) early morning over Strath Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/AboveStrathT16.jpg Peat bog: http://stevecarter.com/random/PeatBogs.jpg Photos from Celtman: http://www.stevecarter.com/celt16/celt16.html Video of the start of Celtman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7bqkMgw87Y (it's in High Res if your broadband will allow) Class of 2016: http://stevecarter.com/random/celtman16-1s.jpg 5 a.m. this morning- The start of the Celtman extreme triathlon: http://stevecarter.com/random/celtman16-2s.jpg Any chance of a biscuit? http://stevecarter.com/random/CustardCreamWhere.jpg (It's more about biscuits than brexits here). Looking across Upper Loch Torridon towards the hotel earlier: http://stevecarter.com/random/23-6-16.jpg There was a mad rush to vote in Shieldaig this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/madrushvote.jpg Caught this chap hanging around looking through my window: http://stevecarter.com/random/RedSJ16.jpg The Foxgloves are doing well this year: http://stevecarter.com/random/fox161.jpg Another Sea Eagle photo. Two chicks in the nest need a lot of fish! http://stevecarter.com/random/SeaEagle167.jpg Not bad condition for a 93 year old: http://stevecarter.com/random/Kentra.jpg The village of Fasaig (all of it) http://stevecarter.com/random/AboveFasaig16.jpg (Fasaig is known by most as Torridon - but it seems right to keep the old name alive). Sea Eagle with lunch on board: http://stevecarter.com/random/SeaEagle163.jpg Highland gathering: http://stevecarter.com/random/angiessheep.jpg The Red Sea: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/RedSeaBoats.jpg Last night's sunset: http://stevecarter.com/random/14-6-16.jpg If this yacht parks any closer to the end of my garden I'm going to consider it a proposal of marriage: http://stevecarter.com/random/closer16.jpg In case we were in any doubt that summer had arrived: http://stevecarter.com/random/lochanjune161.jpg Bought a chair yesterday, only to find the previous owner had left their cat on it! http://stevecarter.com/random/ziggy.jpg Waiting for mum: http://stevecarter.com/random/waitingformum.jpg Where the sea meets the hill (Ben Shieldaig) http://www.stevecarter.com/random/torridonsurface1.jpg We've had our first rain for three weeks (and 16" less than by this date last year) http://www.stevecarter.com/random/lackofrain.jpg The Torridon Estate has one of the few broadleaf forests in the NW Highlands: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Darkroad161.jpg TransporTed's journey started ten years ago today: http://www.stevecarter.com/Transported/transported.htm If you've ever wondered why I don't fly over Shieldaig Island... Eight foot wingspan is why: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/SeaEagle16.jpg (photo by Iona) The surface of Loch Dughaill: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/Dughaillsurface.jpg Posh yachts may think they can hide from me behind Shieldaig Island. Think again: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/9-6-16.jpg http://www.stevecarter.com/random/CottonIslandJune16.jpg I promised to fly over this island again when the rhoddies were out - well, the sun facing south side didn't disappoint: http://stevecarter.com/random/RoddyIslandJune16.jpg MV Cricklade is in the loch. A 'supply' boat from 1970. It looks pretty this misty morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/cricklade2.jpg Applecross Bay this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/ApplecrossJune16.jpg The road through the Caledonian Pine forest: http://stevecarter.com/random/ForestRoad16.jpg Above Loch Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/SunnyMornings16.jpg Outside the Shieldaig Bar this evening, Frosty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqZ1pnP5sTg Shieldaig Village ths morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/sunnyshieldaig162.jpg 'Red Roof' (from a different angle) http://stevecarter.com/random/RedRoofJune16.jpg 07:00 this morning - summer haze: http://stevecarter.com/random/SummerHaze16.jpg Almost there with the green: http://stevecarter.com/random/BAjune16.jpg The amphibious vehicle 'Otter Spotter' on Loch Shieldaig yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/slegs.jpg The Torridon Hills early this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/2-6-16.jpg Looking down Glen Shieldaig yesterday evening: http://stevecarter.com/random/GS1616.jpg The non stop sunny weather has led to the bog cotton having a field day. Never seen so much: http://stevecarter.com/random/cotton16.jpg Meanwhile in the quieter part of the forest, down by the sea, it's looking rather lovely: http://stevecarter.com/random/AlltAnDubh16.jpg The Seaflower out on the loch this evening: http://SteveCarter.com/random/seaflower516.jpg After a lot of huffing and puffing (mostly puffing), they got the two bits of the house onto the tiny plot: http://stevecarter.com/random/artic4.jpg They are delivering a house. http://stevecarter.com/random/artic1.jpg or trying to! http://stevecarter.com/random/artic2.jpg more to come: http://stevecarter.com/random/artic3.jpg The Seapinks are out: http://stevecarter.com/random/seapinks.jpg Nigel has built some holiday cottages, which will be available to rent soon. http://stevecarter.com/random/nige16.jpg (shown closest to the loch in the photo) The smell of broom & gorse as you walk past Gordon's house is intoxicating. http://stevecarter.com/random/GM-May.jpg Charlie was barking at this Highland Coo but was suddenly comprehensively outgunned: http://stevecarter.com/random/moo16.jpg That shut him up. Off Topic. New bongos: http://stevecarter.com/random/bongos.jpg I even write bongos into music occasionally: http://stevecarter.com/DDD.wav The harbour at Adheslaig early this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/28-5-2016.jpg Spring is easing into summer: http://stevecarter.com/random/27-5-16.jpg I've been taking video of boats again. This one is for sale: http://stevecarter.com/random/b5s.jpg I have a new walkabout pocket camera. This is what Jackson thinks of the new acquisition: http://stevecarter.com/random/NotInterested.jpg I'm back! (I hope). I spent over 6 hours on telephones talking garbage to teenagers getting this bloody site to work. I need a holiday. Like this: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/VeryComfy.jpg From this height, you can see how the River Balgy starts life as an outflow from Loch Damph: http://stevecarter.com/random/outflow16.jpg There are a couple of beaches here that you have to wait until low tide at a full moon to properly see. Such as: http://stevecarter.com/random/sunnybeaches.jpg The May aerial video is up: https://youtu.be/z3TUM3cZs-o Things you don't expect to see. Otter tring to get through a garden gate: http://stevecarter.com/random/ottergarden.jpg We have misty May rain and low cloud here at ther moment, It's quite pretty though: http://stevecarter.com/random/mistymayrain.jpg Pine Weevils are the most stupid creatures on the planet. They can fly, but decide to walk / fall off everywhere, usually landing on their back, getting stuck: http://stevecarter.com/random/StupidPW.jpg A friend of ours is selling up. This is a snip: http://www.hspc.co.uk/Detached-Villa-For-Sale-The-Old-Schoolhouse-Arinacrinachd-Arrina-Strathcarron-IV54-8XU I've added some vids to the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/highlandrampage The information superhighway has other uses: http://stevecarter.com/random/swallowbalance.jpg I'm about to change server in the next week, so If I disappear, I'll be back. Today's photo of a lorry: http://stevecarter.com/random/BlueLorry.jpg On the coast road from Applecross, it's at this corner that you get the first proper view of the Torridon Hills: http://stevecarter.com/random/bendinroad.jpg It's hard to believe this was less than 3 weeks ago: http://stevecarter.com/random/april161snow.jpg We have a particularly noisy neighbour here at the moment: http://stevecarter.com/random/noisy.wav Jackson - bringer of detritus: http://stevecarter.com/random/detritus161.jpg I put a short video together for the nice folk at Torridon Yacht Charter: https://youtube.be/BCLw9Z7TUZg If it wasn't for the colour of the hills, I would have sworn last week was late summer: http://stevecarter.com/random/almostsummer.jpg The harbour at Lochinver: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/lochinverharbour.jpg Strath Maolchaluim (and the River Applecross) : http://stevecarter.com/random/RiverApplecross16.jpg I keep thinking it's Tuesday: http://stevecarter.com/random/thoushaltnot.jpg Shieldaig Village. 10 a.m. - 11th May : http://stevecarter.com/random/11-5-16.jpg Torridon Yacht Charter wanted some drone footage, so we went out yesterday. Tricky! Here's a still: http://stevecarter.com/random/sulasail3.jpg (website: http://www.torridonyachtcharter.com/ ) Todays's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/10-5-16.jpg Stepping stones over the River Balgy yesterday. Now redundant as a/ leathal, b/ there's a bridge 20 yards behind the camera: http://stevecarter.com/random/balgy95162.jpg 50 Red Squirrels were relesed here in March. We see them from time to time, usually without a camera to hand - until now: http://stevecarter.com/random/red161.jpg The southern end of Loch Shieldaig, with Loch Dughaill in the distance: http://stevecarter.com/random/murrayandmunday.jpg Obliging: http://stevecarter.com/random/DeerHigh.jpg The restaurant at Kylesku yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/kfood161.jpg The new kits on the block have two distinguishing features. They have very dark faces, and are very messy eaters: http://stevecarter.com/random/darkfaces.jpg Incoming! http://stevecarter.com/random/incoming16.jpg ...to join the others on their pitstop (most likely from Iceland) : http://stevecarter.com/random/pitstop16.jpg This is a nice place to sit and eat: http://stevecarter.com/random/seatingarea.jpg Liathach looking moody: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/moodyliathach.jpg All four seasons: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/gorselochansnow.jpg Five years ago today (after a drought) : http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/fire.htm - http://www.stevecarter.com/random/FrontPage.jpg - (Well, it would have been rude not to, wouldn't it). A few from yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/theroadtoshieldaig16.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/theheadland16.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/house100.jpg It's just as cold this morning - but a damn site prettier - 6 a.m: http://stevecarter.com/random/28-4-16.jpg 7 a.m http://stevecarter.com/random/28-4-16-2.jpg Todays weather (!) http://stevecarter.com/random/27-4-16.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/27-4-16-1.jpg Proper mountains are this shape: http://stevecarter.com/random/TopOfEigh16.jpg As everyone seems to be doing selfies, here's one of me: http://stevecarter.com/random/selfie162.jpg Sgurr Dubh yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/SgurrDubh16.jpg There's a few bobs worth in the hotel car park at the moment http://stevecarter.com/random/fewbob16.jpg Pink... really? Seagull: http://stevecarter.com/random/AboveSeagull2.jpg In case you missed HIGNFY - the West Highland Free Press obviously has no time for a 'Mr West' http://stevecarter.com/random/AmericanMan.jpg - Very 'Highland'. The April UAV Torridon video is now up on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2FqbLUhnxM The entrance to the restaurant in the Walled Garden, Applecross: http://stevecarter.com/random/PottingShedEntrance.jpg Applecross Bay this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/ApplecrossBay21-4-16.jpg Take a photo in the Kishorn 'selfie box': http://stevecarter.com/random/kish161.jpg - and if that makes you feel sick, there's always the first aid station: http://stevecarter.com/random/kish162.jpg This is Dexter. He owns Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/DexterOwns.jpg Inside the 'wee bothy'. Looks a bit different now: http://stevecarter.com/random/newbothy.jpg to 5 years ago: http://stevecarter.com/random/oldbothy.jpg Even though they are the most laid-back of creatures, you probably wouldn't want to start an argument: http://stevecarter.com/random/dontargue.jpg Alligin peeps through the trees: http://stevecarter.com/random/weelochan16.jpg Loch Shieldaig usually hosts about 100 seagulls. We currently have 2000+. Something to do with 'spat' I'm told. Here are some between spats: http://stevecarter.com/random/GullGathering.jpg Looks better now the sun's out: http://stevecarter.com/random/16-4-2016.jpg I'm sure the 16th of April isn't supposed to start like this: http://stevecarter.com/random/16-4-16.jpg (Saw the first new born lamb this morning. Good timing Mrs). I've been taking some photos for Couldoran. It's usually raining there (one of the wettest places in the Highlands). Not yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/couldoran1220.jpg Watercolours: http://stevecarter.com/random/watercolors2016.jpg Result! http://stevecarter.com/random/PleasedWithWorm.jpg The cottage by the river: http://stevecarter.com/random/TheCottageByTheRiver.jpg Looking up the Glen towards Tornapress yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/lookdowncafe.jpg - and then looking down: http://stevecarter.com/random/LookDown.jpg Who you lookin' at? http://stevecarter.com/random/whatamess.jpg Someone somewhere can explain this. Not me I'm afraid: http://stevecarter.com/random/please-explain.jpg Today's weather (trying hard to do blue, but not quite making it) : http://stevecarter.com/random/10-4-2016.jpg The Island we call Roddy Island (In Loch Coultrie). I'll aim to go back to get the same shot when the rhododendrons are in flower: http://stevecarter.com/random/RhoddyIsland.jpg Found this on an old 'puter HD. Taken in 2004, by where we lived in Cumbria. Thought it worth sharing: http://stevecarter.com/random/MistyGeese.jpg The River Kishorn on its way to the Atlantic: http://stevecarter.com/random/RiverKishorn.jpg Number 26 might benefit from a bit of modernisation: http://stevecarter.com/random/number-26.jpg I just got myself a 5k Retina Mac. Now I can see Charile in ultra high def. Scary stuff. http://www.stevecarter.com/random/retina.jpg Dark skies over Balgy: http://stevecarter.com/random/BalgyLodge16.jpg Andrew's window: http://stevecarter.com/andrewswindow.jpg Torridon Yacht Charter's boat is back at the pontoon in Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/boat-pontoon.jpg Charlie having one of his 'I'm not doing any more of this walking lark, I'm standing here barking until you turn around' moments: http://stevecarter.com/random/nowalk16.jpg Stepping stones: http://stevecarter.com/random/sstones16.jpg Here's another of the Torridon, showing the Kitchen gardens: http://stevecarter.com/random/1-4-16-1.jpg Jeffrey: http://stevecarter.com/random/Jeffrey16.jpg Loch Coultrie from above yesterday (this bit also known as Loch an Loin - you can see they are joined) : http://stevecarter.com/random/31-3-16-2.jpg The Torridon Hotel this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/THmarch16.jpg Looking down on Shieldaig's campsite: http://stevecarter.com/random/AboveCamp1.jpg I finally ditched the 16 year old design software and rebuilt the top tier of the website. Any issues? Let me know. Ta: http://SteveCarter.com (Not formatted for mobile phone yet!) ello ello: http://stevecarter.com/random/march16bow.jpg Easter Monday Sky: http://stevecarter.com/random/28-3-16.jpg Bits of sea left at low tide: http://stevecarter.com/random/bitsofsea.jpg The coral beach at Collie Ghillidh: http://stevecarter.com/random/coralb.jpg (Raasay & Skye seen across the Inner Sound) Big Torridon hills are 'in your face' but this just as impressive. Look back in time (up to 3000 million years) : http://stevecarter.com/random/impressive.jpg What do you get if you mix one of these: http://stevecarter.com/os/os15.jpg with some of these?: http://stevecarter.com/os/os6.jpg Answer: http://stevecarter.com/os/os7.jpg Nanny's cafe in Shieldaig is now open - new website with opening hours: http://www.nannysshieldaig.com/ Another drone photo from Friday. Low tide exposing all the sgeirs and islands in Loch Torridon: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/174162.jpg I think I had a slightly strange childhood: http://stevecarter.com/random/MerryGoWrong.mp3 I should have been here: http://stevecarter.com/random/MyCaprice.mp3 (both from last week) Looking NW over Applecross Bay towards the Heritage Centre and old Parish Church: http://stevecarter.com/random/94163.jpg When he is feeling insecure, Jackson carries his best friend around with him: http://stevecarter.com/random/Jacksontoy.jpg A snoop inside the booths. Neal Wilkinson & Frank Ricotti (sight reading) in last weeks session for Warner Bros. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsFZYze8Fp8 Lots of these can be found in Torridon. So much effort... now serving no purpose (aesthetics aside). http://stevecarter.com/random/wall162.jpg from: http://stevecarter.com/random/wall163.jpg The March aerial vid is up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwYremF0Q9s&feature=youtu.be London gave me man flu. Here's a photo of Charlie not caring less. http://stevecarter.com/random/CharlieMarch16.jpg (ETA - a big thanks to to woman that sneezed into my face on th plane) If you have a couple of minutes to spare, you may be interested in some brief moments from this weeks recording session in London: http://stevecarter.com/2016compo.mp3 I'm back. This is how London looked yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/roomview161.jpg This is how Torridon looks today: http://stevecarter.com/random/17March.jpg There will now be an intermission. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible: http://stevecarter.com/random/testcard.jpg Couple more from the top of the Bealach the other day: http://stevecarter.com/random/HighMast.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/snowdrifts.jpg 'Sula' (Torridon Yacht Charter) moored at the Shieldaig Pontoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/TYC161.jpg The seaflower lives here for most of the year. http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/94165.jpg ...or not: http://stevecarter.com/random/PassingSnow.jpg A couple taken above the Bealach this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/94161.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/94164.jpg (nice place to build a road). Shdows on the loch: http://stevecarter.com/random/shadowsontheloch.jpg (photo taken last week) Loch Dughaill yesterday (Loch Shieldaig in the distance) : http://stevecarter.com/random/Dughail161.jpg (and yes, those rocks are the only way to the other side of the river). Bloody Seagulls: http://stevecarter.com/random/BloodySeagulls.jpg 40 red squirrels were released here last week. Just seen the first one eying up our bird nuts. Not as tame as Cumbrian Reds: http://stevecarter.com/random/RedSquirrel16.jpg No apologies for another view of this scene. The astonishing thing is that this amount of water doesn't even merit the word 'Loch'. http://stevecarter.com/random/verypan16.jpg (click to enlarge). The West Highlands can't decide whether it's spring or not: http://stevecarter.com/random/4316.jpg The thrush has started singing this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/thrush1.mp3 ...from the top of the same pine tree as as last year: http://stevecarter.com/random/thrush.jpg In my experience, sheep generally like having their photo taken: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/flock16.jpg (though they often wee whilst it's taken). We drove over 40 miles before we saw a car on Sunday. Traffic jammy: http://stevecarter.com/random/NC500-4.jpg Driving the road to the Summer Isles in winter, and up to the high point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd6nL_6ll7A A frozen Lochan an Ais: http://stevecarter.com/random/sutherland16.jpg (click to enlarge) Elphin are gonna need a bigger hall: http://stevecarter.com/random/ECH16.jpg The road to Inverkirkaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/k165.jpg The bridge! http://stevecarter.com/random/kbridge.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/kbridge2.jpg The view from balcony of the room at Kylesku hotel: http://stevecarter.com/random/kynight.jpg - and here's the balcony: http://stevecarter.com/random/khotelroom.jpg Kylesku moonscape early this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/moonscape16.jpg When they say 'Gin Clear', I assume they mean this. Loch Droma yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/k1630.jpg (click to enlarge) Glen Torridon is looking especially pretty at the moment http://stevecarter.com/random/FebGlenPan.jpg (click on the photo to see it full size) Snowy Loch Croisg http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/24-2-16-1_edited-1.jpg Driving before the snow plough yesterday was hairy: http://stevecarter.com/random/goingin16.jpg but worth it for the coming back: http://stevecarter.com/random/comingback16.jpg Not a place you'd expect to find a football pitch: http://stevecarter.com/random/footballpitch.jpg Today is snow, then sun, then snow, then sun, then... http://stevecarter.com/random/23-2-16.jpg ...snow. I like birch trees, me. http://stevecarter.com/random/sbirch161.jpg Still fast asleep up here: http://stevecarter.com/random/sleepingloch16.jpg Alarm set for mid March. I had a wooden model village set as a kid. Might explain why I moved here: http://stevecarter.com/random/corran161.jpg Some rocks up here just want to show off. http://stevecarter.com/random/MapLichen16.jpg Loch Shieldaig, Shieldaig Island and Ben Shieldaig as seen from north of Rhuroin yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/18-2-16.jpg Ted has just returned from Antarctica: http://www.stevecarter.com/transported/ted9.htm >559 thousand miles and counting. Shieldaig's sun, sea, sand and shadows: http://stevecarter.com/random/greenfeb.jpg Nice drive home from town yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/road15216.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/BE15216.jpg One of the planning conditions of our build was that we had to plant some trees. Where exactly should I have put them Mr Planner? http://stevecarter.com/random/houseabove.jpg Valentines Day making a BIG effort here: http://stevecarter.com/random/ValentinesDay.jpg The west shore of Loch Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/tefeb16.jpg Torridon, ten minutes ago (from 1500 feet) http://stevecarter.com/random/panflight16.jpg The house in the forest: http://stevecarter.com/estate1.mov Shieldaig's organic mobile traffic calming system: http://stevecarter.com/random/TrafficCalming.jpg Looking down on Kinloch yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/kinlochfeb16.jpg Tall Caledonians: http://stevecarter.com/random/e161.jpg Beinn Alligin has still got its hat on: http://stevecarter.com/random/BAfeb16.jpg Attitudes changing (for the better I think) from the new owners of the Torridon Estate: http://SteveCarter.com/random/strictly.jpg A favourite dog walk is on The Dell at Kishorn. Not too shabby for us either! This was last week: http://stevecarter.com/random/kishorn3-2-16.jpg Looking westward from the Torridon Estate towards Sgorr a Chadail and Liathach yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/SMcView.jpg The village wanted me to put together something to advertise the fete (first Saturday in August). So here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il1HUCBeuXM Liathach: http://stevecarter.com/random/LiaTopBottom.jpg The boathouse at Achintraid yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/3-2-16.jpg For years I've thought this was some sort of seaweed. Nope - sharks eggs! The shark trust want photos, hence: http://stevecarter.com/random/sharks.jpg Clyde with a deserved long face, having been out in yet another storm: http://stevecarter.com/random/16clyde.jpg The Bealach Cafe & Gallery is doing well. John's build is fab: http://stevecarter.com/random/BC16-1.jpg as are Sharon's scones: http://stevecarter.com/random/BC16-2.jpg Dog walking this morning, it was very rare to see one of the few remaining wild goats: http://stevecarter.com/random/16wildgoat.jpg Last of the undiscovered sunsets: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/RedFingers.jpg June gives us so many amazing sunsets, I often only discover photos I'd taken months later - like this: http://stevecarter.com/random/sunsetlayers.jpg (that's the sun's reflection BTW) Yesterday was in black and white: http://stevecarter.com/random/16blackisles.jpg Today might be just white: http://stevecarter.com/random/30-1snow.jpg Just looking out of the window wondering if it's time for a dog walk... http://stevecarter.com/random/ShallWe.mov ... nah. After winning a 2 month argument with China, I'm getting my drone repaired F.O.C, and can do some more of this: This or more likely This ...when it stops raining (May?) The view from Inverbain yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/27-1-16.jpg Highways Dept. have made a series of culverts on the high side of the road, letting all the water from the drainage ditch flow effortlessly across the road: http://stevecarter.com/random/16fail.jpg I've written 150 tracks for Zone Music over the past two years, all for 'Fly on the Wall' documentaries: http://stevecarter.com/random/5zones.jpg Random clip from Crime & Punishment : HERE Here's one I just found from last June. Could do with some of this weather/light about now: http://stevecarter.com/random/OrangeIslandTrees.jpg The river makes it way down Glen Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/16GTR.jpg Jackson, rock star: http://stevecarter.com/random/LoveOfRock.jpg Somebody needs to come up here and eat Jo's cakes: http://stevecarter.com/random/toomanycakesleft.jpg Not sure if it's safe to come down: http://stevecarter.com/random/PMbrown.jpg Loch Dughail (1km from the sea) no ice. Loch Coultrie (2km further inland) all ice: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/16wintercoultrie.jpg It's that funny light and stillness today that makes it feel like you are inside: http://stevecarter.com/random/16InsideLight.jpg If you're ever in Shieldaig look out for 'Shaggy' who spends his days on this buoy. He's been there non stop for over three years now: http://stevecarter.com/random/ShaggyBuoy.jpg Here comes our postie: http://stevecarter.com/random/HereComesPostie.jpg Found this lurking on my 'puter from last May. Lochcarron Church: Colour http://stevecarter.com/random/LochcarronChurch1.jpg or BW? http://stevecarter.com/random/LCCBW.jpg Brrrrrrrr: http://stevecarter.com/random/16brrrr.jpg The angled view of Shieldaig Island that most don't see: http://stevecarter.com/random/IslandAngles.jpg Coastguard chopper hovering over Torridon this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/16coastguard.jpg Standing against the back wall, this is the view: http://stevecarter.com/random/wwr2.jpg - so why are all the windows facing the wrong way? http://stevecarter.com/random/wwr.jpg Weird. Early morning tree line: http://stevecarter.com/random/16treeline.jpg The summit of Liathach yesterday afternoon: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/16JanLiathachSnow.jpg The snow arriving this morning: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/16snowarrives.jpg I've (finally) rebuilt the gallery: http://www.stevecarter.com/faves/myfaves.htm Out with the dogs yesterday, I walked into the middle of a stag do. For once they didn't seem to mind. Charlie pretended not to notice them (coward): http://stevecarter.com/random/LoadsOfStags.jpg Tone mapping doesn't always have to look like you thought 'I know, let's ruin this photo' : http://stevecarter.com/random/16tonemap1.jpg (though it mostly does - ruin it I mean). Some people are impossibly cool. This guy had a cab waiting (whilst he played) to take him to Heathrow - off to NY to play with Chick Corea later that night: http://www.stevecarter.com/sjazz0.mp3 Front row seats: http://stevecarter.com/random/3sisiters.jpg Charlie showing us exactly which bits we didn't brush: http://stevecarter.com/random/Charlie9-1-16.jpg Not that Jackson cares - he found a rock: http://stevecarter.com/random/RockAndFunPlace.jpg This, a regular dog walk. Looks a bit Lake District. However, in 17 years at this spot, I have never met another living soul. There's the difference. http://stevecarter.com/16JanRes.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/8-1-16.jpg The north end of Glen Shieldaig is being reforested/restored. Perhaps the custodians of the south end should consider something similar: http://stevecarter.com/random/needstrees.jpg Our mate Jll paints a fine Scottie Dog. This is her pup 'Hewson': http://stevecarter.com/random/hewson.jpg After a brief flurry of people activity over New Year, the NW Highlands are back to being fast asleep. Rush Hour: http://stevecarter.com/random/16JanSleep.jpg Do you ever get the feeling you are being watched? http://stevecarter.com/random/16watched.jpg There are lots of spacecraft clouds here at the moment: http://stevecarter.com/random/16spacecraft.jpg Paul is starting up his sea fishing charter biz this year. Watch this space: http://stevecarter.com/random/16paulboat.jpg It's probably used the same route for hundreds of thousands of years. http://SteveCarter.com/random/AfterFrank.jpg A new year panoramic of Shieldaig Island: http://stevecarter.com/random/shpanjan16.jpg ...and here's 2015 in pictures from this neck of the woods (literally) : http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/latesttorridon15.htm (it might take a while to load) Happy New Year. For any weather nerds out there, this is what happened in 2015 at this (the dodgy end) of Loch Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/nurd.htm |
