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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2017 (latest at top) This is where my wife's car decided it wanted a puncture. It also decided it didn't need a spare wheel. Instead, pointless white liquid which does nothing. http://stevecarter.com/random/p17.jpg Frozen Loch Coultrie yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/Coultrieend17.jpg This looks like slush. It was actually frozen solid and bloody nasty (before the Gary Gritters arrived) http://stevecarter.com/random/ice17.jpg My car looks like a Fruit Pastille this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/fruitpastille.jpg Has to be winter and imminent snow for this sort of light: http://stevecarter.com/random/hastobe.jpg Today's weather: https://youtu.be/hZ-7QqTr5Eo Upper Loch Torridon yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/27-12-2017.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/27-12-17.jpg Yesterday's sunrise over Loch Dughaill: http://stevecarter.com/random/DughaillSunrise17.jpg You can always tell it's about to snow here as the sky turns orange: http://stevecarter.com/random/aboutsnow.jpg A burn making its way down Ben Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/forestburn.jpg Well if you're going to open a Christmas present with your teeth, I guess it's best done lying on your back: http://stevecarter.com/random/upsidedown1.jpg After the rain (deer), the cliff faces in the Glen are extra pretty: http://stevecarter.com/random/xmasrain.jpg Merry Christmas from Bertie: http://stevecarter.com/random/bertxmas2017.jpg As you arrive in Shieldaig, I can't promise the clouds, but I can promise the sheep: http://stevecarter.com/random/roadin1.jpg The Island with no name on Loch Coultrie: http://stevecarter.com/random/nonameisland.jpg Balgy Lodge (holiday let) yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/balgylodge17.jpg That (apparently rubbish) Guy Ritchie King Arthur blockbuster spent a week (and probably millions) filming at this spot in Glen Shieldaig. FYI > http://stevecarter.com/random/thatfilm.jpg A couple of Torridon sunrises I never got round to posting: http://stevecarter.com/random/redtreeline.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/sunglasses.jpg We've moved from snows to bows: http://stevecarter.com/random/anotherbigbow.jpg Here's another drone shot - from inside a snow shower: http://stevecarter.com/random/inthesnow.jpg I thought *some* of you might be interested to see some of Mr Murray's collection of cars: http://stevecarter.com/random/gmcars.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/gmcars2.jpg The Bealach and Kishorn Yard from Achintraid: http://stevecarter.com/random/kishyard17.jpg Strathcarron yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/strathcarron17.jpg Bertie is 9 months old today... this is the slight bemusement before the not at all slight mania at seeing his first snow (5 a.m. at the weekend) : http://stevecarter.com/bertie/bertfirstsnow.jpg Pastel colours over the loch: http://stevecarter.com/random/pasland.jpg Spot the Bertie http://stevecarter.com/random/snowhouse.jpg Shieldaig Village doing its best to win the 2017 Chocolate Box Village award: http://stevecarter.com/random/chocbox.jpg Dead tree: http://stevecarter.com/random/snowtrees17.jpg live tree: http://stevecarter.com/random/anothersnowtree.jpg Arctic air makes everything look as sharp as a sharp thing: http://stevecarter.com/random/arcticair.jpg I just managed to capture a circular 'snowbow' (actually called a 'Glory') : http://stevecarter.com/random/snowbow.jpg A place where you don't want to meet a car coming the other way: http://stevecarter.com/random/snowroad17.jpg 4x4 earns its keep today: http://stevecarter.com/random/snowdrive17.jpg Shieldaig just now: http://stevecarter.com/random/10-12-17-2.jpg Shoe missing, presumed dead. Suspect in custody: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/managed-2.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/09-12-17.jpg As is generally the case, snow melts by the coast here due to the 'warm' sea - go in a couple of miles or up a few hundred feet though... http://stevecarter.com/random/propersnowclouds.jpg The first thing I saw as I looked out of the window this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/firstthing.jpg For anyone that knows Shieldaig, you'll know it rarely looks like this: http://stevecarter.com/random/highstreetsea.jpg Caroline ain't so sweet: http://stevecarter.com/random/caroline.jpg A panoramic of two of the Torridon Munros: http://stevecarter.com/random/thillspan.jpg Another example of not where: http://stevecarter.com/random/wwhere.jpg - but when: http://stevecarter.com/random/wwhen.jpg We had a short break in the cloud: http://stevecarter.com/random/supermoons.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/3-11-17.jpg We bought this telescope for the village 5 years ago - donations going to the RSPB. It makes about £200 a year... and some bottle tops: http://stevecarter.com/random/telescopecash.jpg I've been trying for ages to take a photo of Ben Shieldaig that properly shows its shape. Think I've nailed it: http://stevecarter.com/random/BS-11-17.jpg panoramic from yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/Pan-11-17.jpg Here's the artwork for my latest album for Warner Bros. coming out tomorrow. It's not me in the picture by the way. In case you wondered: http://stevecarter.com/random/shakedown.jpg Looking over Ob Mheallaidh: http://stevecarter.com/random/notwinter.jpg Cats bring dead things back to the house as presents. Bertie brings garden furniture and various random fittings: http://stevecarter.com/random/present4u.jpg Shieldaig Island used to be home to dozens of Herons - until the Sea Eagles arrived. (Avian ethnic cleansing!). Herons still here, but spread out: http://stevecarter.com/random/Silatenov.jpg The car park - Bealach na Ba: http://stevecarter.com/random/topofbea.jpg Nice tree, with an even nicer backdrop: http://stevecarter.com/random/treeback.jpg I love this time of year (apart from the short days), it's kinda' like Highland hibernation: http://stevecarter.com/random/ShieldaigNov17.jpg The cutting by Rubha na Feola with Beinn Damh behind: http://stevecarter.com/random/rnf.jpg Snowline +/- 800 ft at the moment: http://stevecarter.com/random/liat24-11-17.jpg Looking across Loch Shieldaig yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/ShieldaigNov171.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/23-11-17.jpg Talking of Skye... http://stevecarter.com/random/atsts.jpg Bertie likes the Skye Express chap : http://stevecarter.com/random/postdog.jpg Still all legs and elbows: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/lookup.jpg Loch Clair: http://stevecarter.com/random/LCNov17.jpg The forest on Ben Shieldaig yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/bs19-11-17.jpg The road to Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/roadnorth17.jpg I like beaches at this time of year. Though young Bertie has yet to realize that this will make him more thirsty: http://stevecarter.com/random/seawater.jpg The Bealach earlier this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/bea181117.jpg A clip from the latest album for Warner Bros. Out next week. They wanted some 'cool grooves'. Happy to help! http://stevecarter.com/random/cool1.mp3 Peat bog, Caledonian Pines, a Munro and a moody sky. Can't get much more Highland than that! http://stevecarter.com/random/BANov127.jpg Looking towards Liathach earlier this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/treelines17.jpg As close to a flyover as you'll get in Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/flyover.jpg Winter sunrises can be a bit 'Mordor': http://stevecarter.com/random/wintersunrise.jpg The boathouse and Scottish Mountaineering Club ling hut in Glen Torridon - and 'The valley of a thousand hills' : http://stevecarter.com/random/ling1.jpg Bertie is 8 months old today: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/8months.jpg Beinn Eighe: http://stevecarter.com/random/benov17.jpg Glasnock yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/glasnov17.jpg It's wacky out there today: http://stevecarter.com/random/bigbow.jpg Some hills, some snow, some boats, some trees, some sea, some grass, some deer, some sun, some rain and a rainbow. What more could you want? http://stevecarter.com/random/beabow17.jpg Fields of gold at Coludoran this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/couldoran171.jpg I know winter hasn't officially started, but it bloody feels like it: http://stevecarter.com/random/winter171.jpg The Torridon Cafe (second from right) - open Wed to Sat through winter: http://stevecarter.com/random/jocaf.jpg Low tide at Ardbhan: http://stevecarter.com/random/ltardbhan.jpg Ben Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/japflag.jpg As many snaps as I could muster from Gordon Murray's exhibition/celebration/piss up! : http://stevecarter.com/x/x.htm Just returned from a Gordon Murray bash in Surrey. A man who really knows how to throw a party... Lots more photos tomorrow. http://stevecarter.com/random/x1.jpg Glen Docherty is looking very rusty at the moment: http://stevecarter.com/random/GDNov17.jpg First snow on the tops today: http://stevecarter.com/random/5-11-17.jpg Liathach (taken Thursday): http://stevecarter.com/random/liaNov17.jpg We like this beach: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/backonbeach.jpg - and by his expression, so does Bertie: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/runsmile.jpg The view across Loch Cul Dromannan: http://stevecarter.com/random/tripnorth.jpg You can't visit Kylesku without taking at least one photo of the road bridge - so here's 3: http://stevecarter.com/random/kybridgenov17.jpg - two - three Another lovely lunch at Kylesku yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/kylunch.jpg The people staying in the bothy, if they had been awake, would have seen a rather spectacular early morning spotlit hill: http://stevecarter.com/random/spotlithilltop.jpg Early morning light over Loch Coire Nan Arr: http://stevecarter.com/random/coirenanarr2017.jpg Orange anyone? http://stevecarter.com/random/OrangeOct-17.jpg Loch Shieldaig earlier this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/30-oct-17.jpg Sunday. 15:25: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/29-10-17.jpg A new vid (in 1080 HD): https://youtu.be/RXuvJQ4KVBQ - and a still from the film: http://stevecarter.com/random/brownandblue.jpg Loch Dughaill (foreground), & Loch Shieldaig (background): http://stevecarter.com/random/DandS.jpg Strathvaich. (I think someone stole all the trees): http://stevecarter.com/random/strathvaich.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/thecolours2.jpg Some of the Autumn colours in Glen Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/thecolours.jpg The track that runs through the Torridon Estate: http://stevecarter.com/random/torridontrack.jpg Guess where the deer and sheep have been and haven't been in this photo: http://stevecarter.com/random/aweisland.jpg Caledonian Pines on this side of the Loch, and shed loads on the far side - the west facing slope of Ben Shieldaig. http://stevecarter.com/random/pineback.jpg Fairy ring in the machair: http://stevecarter.com/random/fairyrings.jpg Period property, rural location, easily maintained garden, slight renovation required, viewing recommended. http://stevecarter.com/random/ard-wreck.jpg Camera in right hand, bit of cheese in left: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/bitofcheese.jpg We're finally getting some of the October weather we expect from any self respecting October: http://stevecarter.com/random/21-10-17.jpg The bridge at Kylesku yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/kylesku0ct17.jpg What's not to like? http://stevecarter.com/random/abusybeach.jpg (better get the towles down quick mind). Just returned from our other fave place on mainland Scotland. Bertie's first trip, and unsurprisingly, he approves! http://stevecarter.com/random/happypuppy.jpg There's a new (free) leaflet available in Shieldaig with a bunch of my pics... if you're in town. http://stevecarter.com/random/mag1.jpg & Sea Eagle Pic Another two hours well spent by Bertie dog: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/2hours.jpg Before the 'gap' at Balgy got a bridge (1970's), there was nearly 100 miles to travel to get to the other side: http://stevecarter.com/random/GapOct17.jpg If you go down to the woods today... http://stevecarter.com/random/drill.jpg New dodgy iPad camera catches Louis and Bertie doing their thing. http://stevecarter.com/random/newipad.jpg This tree by Russell Burn has appeared in my photos for over 20 years. I'm amazed it still survives. I guess the deer don't fancy the water. http://stevecarter.com/random/lonetreebow.jpg For anyone that knows Shieldaig, Paul's boat broke its mooring earlier... Now the gale has blown out, attempts at retrieving in progress! http://stevecarter.com/random/paulsboat.jpg TempTed: http://stevecarter.com/transported/dogted.jpg This kinda' sums up this October's weather so far. Rain every day and some seriously miffed sheep. http://stevecarter.com/random/sumsup.jpg Bertie is 7 months old today. His new favourite toy: puddles. http://stevecarter.com/bertie/puddles.jpg Beinn Damh and the track that links Balgy with Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/BDOct17.jpg Almost dark, yet really bright: http://stevecarter.com/random/Almostdark.jpg Continuing the terrible October weather here, but it's interspersed with moments of fabulously unusual light: http://stevecarter.com/random/wackyoctlight.jpg Yesterday lunchtime above Annat: http://stevecarter.com/random/fer5.jpg & 20 sec panning vid: https://youtu.be/Bn3FkFUlWOE Very autumn today: http://stevecarter.com/random/10-10-17.jpg What does it mean; "Stay in the back"? http://stevecarter.com/bertie/sorry.jpg We're on about 20 a day at the moment: http://stevecarter.com/random/ifitry.jpg I'm now 3/4 way through my 'photo a day for a decade', and despite all my arty landscapes, this remains my fave.. taken with a rubbish camera. http://stevecarter.com/random/1adeer.jpg This burn drops almost vertically in places for nearly 3000 feet with a dozen or so waterfalls. Not suitable for Pooh Sticks! http://www.stevecarter.com/random/3000drop.jpg This is what you get when you put the best back line musicians in the UK together and give 'em some dots to read: http://stevecarter.com/random/backline.mp3 (30 sec clip) I just watched this French bloke park like this and his passenger scrape between the Fiat and the 911. Don't you just love 'em. http://stevecarter.com/random/french.jpg Look behind Torridon (Fasag) village and you'll clearly see where the old township of Doire na Fuaran used to be (a victim of the clearances): http://stevecarter.com/random/fassaigabove.jpg October so far, has been 90% rubbish weather and 10% great light: http://stevecarter.com/random/Oct17light.jpg TransporTed has now traveled over 600,000 miles and visiTed 59 countries: http://www.stevecarter.com/Transported/ted9.htm The Bealach na Gaoithe - not for the feint hearterted in midwinter! (Dashcan footage) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OENMhuXIz6k&feature=youtu.be Strange how it seems to be the English that can't read English: http://stevecarter.com/random/NOpark.jpg Sgurr Dubh yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/sgurrdubh17.jpg Bertie looking like he's a grown up: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/wise.jpg - (as if). A photo of 8 telegraph poles (taken last week) http://stevecarter.com/random/8poles.jpg Proper autumn weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/autumncolours17.jpg Diabaig yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/Diabaig9171.jpg - some of the seriously old rocks there look seriously old: http://stevecarter.com/random/oldd.jpg Ben Shieldaig disappearing into cloud: http://stevecarter.com/random/balgyhills.jpg There's a whole bunch of weather out there: http://stevecarter.com/random/lotsofweather.jpg I think one of the Celtman triathletes lost their bike: http://stevecarter.com/random/triathletes.jpg The island behind the trees: http://stevecarter.com/random/islandthroughtrees.jpg 06:59: http://stevecarter.com/random/27-9-17.jpg The colours are turning, so journeys round the coast road are looking extra pretty: http://stevecarter.com/random/brackenturning.jpg The River Applecross reaching the sea: http://stevecarter.com/random/RiverApplecross17.jpg Looking across to the Cuillin Hills this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/coullins917.jpg Ben Shieldaig from above (late yesterday evening) : http://stevecarter.com/random/uphigh17.jpg ...then, just as I land - the sun comes out: http://stevecarter.com/random/justland.jpg The bad news, it's grey and overcast. The good news... no midges to profit from the conditions! http://stevecarter.com/random/greydaze17.jpg As I have a page of sunsets, I thought it only fair to have a page of sunrises: http://stevecarter.com/random/sunrises.htm My little tree stump: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/MyLittleTreestump.jpg This morning's wacky clouds: http://stevecarter.com/random/23-9-17.jpg Ben Shieldaig from Inverbain: http://stevecarter.com/random/BsSummers.jpg This morning's Autumn Equinox sunrise: http://stevecarter.com/random/equ17.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/21-9-17.jpg Well that's the next album cover sorted: http://stevecarter.com/random/cdcover17.jpg What happens on our driveway when one of us returns home. (Don't blink!) https://youtu.be/jaI01T8CpSQ Attadale, by Lochcarron yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/attadalesept17.jpg "A brilliant Masie designed plush toy. Perfect for dogs of all sizes" http://stevecarter.com/random/mm1234.jpg Two days later: http://stevecarter.com/random/mm12345.jpg We finally have the weather we expect from any self respecting September: http://stevecarter.com/random/ULTSept17.jpg Over the sea to Skye: http://stevecarter.com/random/skye17-9-2017.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/skye17-9-17.jpg Top of the morning Bealach earlier: http://stevecarter.com/random/bealach917.jpg Politics and environmental issues aside, fish farms are extremely good at ruining a photo: http://stevecarter.com/random/fishfarms.jpg Ben Shieldaig - and with the village: http://stevecarter.com/random/BS16-9-171.jpg Ben Shieldaig : http://stevecarter.com/random/BS16-9-17.jpg A question of scale. The Shard - tallest at 306m, if it were put in Torridon (God forbid), would look a bit like this (less than 1/3 the height of Liathach) : http://stevecarter.com/random/306m.jpg I've rebuilt my gallery of faves from the west coast and Hebridean Islands: http://stevecarter.com/gallery1/myfaves.htm Autumn must be here - seeing (hearing) migrating geese every half hour or so today: http://stevecarter.com/random/geese17.jpg 50 shades of grey: http://stevecarter.com/random/fiftyshades.jpg Bertie is 6 months old today: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/sixmonths.jpg You wait for ages for a McLaren to turn up, then three turn up at the same time: http://stevecarter.com/random/waitforages.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/13-9-17.jpg Not exactly Wembley or Wimbledon, but it's a damn sight cheaper to get in: http://stevecarter.com/random/notwembley.jpg A different view of Loch Dughaill: http://stevecarter.com/random/dughaill9-17.jpg Here's some Baroque I wrote for WCPM. http://stevecarter.com/random/WellHandled.mp3 ...here being recorded with Alex Balanescu as lead: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/angel1.jpg It's wet: http://stevecarter.com/random/woosh17.jpg Bertie at 2 months: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XFD0e2XLRo - Bertie at 6 months (almost)... spot the leg difference! https://youtu.be/e8avHzXjS8k Upper Loch Torridon yesterday - photo taken from above Shieldaig School http://stevecarter.com/random/ULT917.jpg Turning camera to the right: http://stevecarter.com/random/SV917.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/9-9-17.jpg No thanks: http://stevecarter.com/random/nothanks2017.jpg One of the many derelict cottages that are slowly disappearing. This one has now gone: http://stevecarter.com/random/nowgone.jpg Rain is a pain, but rivers deliver: http://stevecarter.com/random/TheFallsAtRB.jpg More misty Pines on Ben Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/moremistytrees.jpg Misty hills: http://stevecarter.com/random/treemist17.jpg Kinloch B&B, Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/Kinloch9-17.jpg Very 'Scottish' Light on the morning dog walk: http://stevecarter.com/random/ScottishLight.jpg Interesting: https://www.roughguides.com/gallery/most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/ The Princess is in today. I've never worked out why everybody from this ship walks down the middle of the road in Shieldaig. Nobody else does. http://stevecarter.com/random/freeseagull.jpg This morning's sunrise: http://stevecarter.com/random/3-9-17.jpg There goes the herb garden: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/runaway.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/2-9-17.jpg The new bistro in Applecross 'The Junction' is getting good reviews: http://stevecarter.com/random/newbistro.jpg Looking across Applecross Bay towards the Chapel and heritage centre: http://stevecarter.com/random/applxbay817.jpg In case you ever wondered where the local library was, it's here: http://stevecarter.com/random/TheLibrary.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/31-8-17.jpg The cliffs of Creag a Chumhaing: http://stevecarter.com/random/bigrocks17.jpg The Kishorn Medical Centre: http://stevecarter.com/random/emergencyward10.jpg If he's not chewing, he's sniffing prior to chewing: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/fluff817.jpg After the rain: http://stevecarter.com/random/Misty_Trees.jpg Half of Lochcarron this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/LC171.jpg The other half: http://stevecarter.com/random/LC172.jpg Currents doing interesting things with surf in Loch Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/LTsAug17.jpg When they say 'Road not normally passable in wintry conditions', they mean it. (This is about 2000 ft up) http://stevecarter.com/random/theloop.jpg When a rainbow isn't a rainbow: http://stevecarter.com/random/notrainbow.jpg Garden party: http://stevecarter.com/random/RedRoofAug17.jpg If you're ever in need of eggs, hats, scarves or gloves - there's always the Cuaig retail park: http://stevecarter.com/random/CuaigRetail.jpg A couple of minutes flying over the river that runs down the Bealach na Ba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGNpq_33W9E Looking across the loch this afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/shv817.jpg The Bealach earlier this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/26-8-17.jpg These two were really tame: http://stevecarter.com/random/tame.jpg I rarely take photos of people (apart from fetes etc), but Jason has such a photogenic face!: http://stevecarter.com/random/jj2.jpg Bertie still doesn't understand why the ground moves when it's made of water: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/dontunderstand.jpg Eating this lot would take you way past Wonderland: http://stevecarter.com/random/flyagaric17.jpg The folk at Rhuroin wanted a photo of their (fairly recently) bought house/land. Very nice it is too: http://stevecarter.com/random/rhuroin.jpg Loch Shieldaig yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/LSlateAug.jpg It'll buff out: http://stevecarter.com/random/ItllBuffOut17.jpg I counted a dozen of these whilst dog walking this morning. http://stevecarter.com/random/23-8-17.jpg Bertie has been helping me with my finances: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/card.jpg One of many remote lochans on the Applecross Peninsula. (No paths, roads or routes would take you there). http://stevecarter.com/random/BadAnFheidh.jpg Coire nan Arr yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/coirenanarr17.jpg [above] It occurs to me that if this were in the Lake District, it would be very busy, yet I've been there dozens of times & have never seen another soul. Russell Burn earlier this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/russell817.jpg Sea Pinks - tide out: http://stevecarter.com/random/spinks1.jpg - tide in: http://stevecarter.com/random/cpinks1.jpg The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Another brilliantly engineered culvert, which effortlessly removes water from the ditch and spreads it over the road. http://stevecarter.com/random.culverts.jpg In a rush to get to the sea - Allt Coire Roill: https://youtu.be/hZMdyl4YQLo A quick look at Liathach: https://youtu.be/cFNReXys4CE The road to Tornapress: http://stevecarter.com/random/kish17.jpg It's not often you get to look down onto a rainbow: http://stevecarter.com/random/lookdownbow.jpg It's a dog's life: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/dogslife.jpg Bertie is 5 months old. All legs and lugs: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/Bertie5months.jpg 'An Cos' - Holiday let at the far end of Shieldaig Village: http://stevecarter.com/random/ancospic.jpg 'Fame' is on the loch. A long way from home (Bergen): http://stevecarter.com/random/fameship.jpg Come on in, the water's lovely: http://stevecarter.com/random/comeonin.jpg The 2017 Shieldaig fete & regatta photos are up: http://stevecarter.com/17fete/17fete.htm Summer/Winter: http://stevecarter.com/random/smwm.jpg Some photos from tonights raft race: http://stevecarter.com/17raft/17raft.htm Just a reminder that it's the Shieldaig fete and Regatta tomorrow: http://stevecarter.com/random/sillysign.jpg Bertie has a 'designated space' where he takes everything he intends to destroy. Plastic, wood and carrots mainly: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/lair.jpg The sea was mirror like yesterday morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/remark17.jpg We seem to be having a proper summer (for a change) http://stevecarter.com/random/summermorning2017.jpg Upper Loch Torridon this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/ULT-2017.jpg Above the clouds: http://stevecarter.com/random/aboveclouds2017.jpg Inverbain Island: http://stevecarter.com/random/InverbainIsland17.jpg Three of the six Coires (glacial valleys) below Beinn Bhan: http://stevecarter.com/random/bitasun.jpg Driving up the bealach earlier this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/5-8-17.jpg The Torridon hills - left to right: Alligin, Dearg, Eighe, Liathach, Sgurr Dubh, Sgurr nan Lochan Uaine, Liath Mhor, na h-Eaglaise, Damph, Shieldaig. http://stevecarter.com/random/allhills.jpg The look that tells you a dog has been naughty, but you don't yet know what he's done: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/hide.jpg When they said sunshine and showers, some of the showers heavy, they meant it: http://stevecarter.com/random/heavyshowers17.jpg Shieldaig this lunchtime: http://stevecarter.com/random/2-8-17.jpg Having eaten two moths, Bertie has yet to catch a fly... though not for want of trying: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/bertiefly.jpg There's a rabbit living in the middle of the Village. Weird. http://stevecarter.com/random/rabbit1.jpg Today's Torridon weather - (muggy and midgy). http://stevecarter.com/random/31-7-17.jpg A Bentley in Torridon - and a Bentley in Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/bentley1.jpg Looking across Loch Slapin towards Blabheinn: http://stevecarter.com/random/blabheinn.jpg The River Balgy in full spate as it leaves Loch Damph after yesterday's heavy rain: http://stevecarter.com/random/balgyfalls717.jpg The exact spot that is my favourite spot anywhere: http://stevecarter.com/random/abeachplace.jpg You may (or may not) be interested in some 'day job' photos. (I do work from time to time!). http://stevecarter.com/random/angel1.htm It's all go in Shieldaig this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/itsallgo17.jpg Torridon Seatours exploring Shieldaig Island: http://stevecarter.com/random/sfisland17.jpg The strange 'Noorcat' just came in, did a transaction with a crane, and left without docking. I suspect foul play. Where's Daniel Craig when you need him? http://stevecarter.com/random/noorcat.jpg Bertie is starting to look a bit like a teddy bear: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/bertie110.jpg Shieldaig's summer: http://stevecarter.com/random/ThePostcard.jpg Stupidly talented mate of mine sight reading and 'comping' to a piece I wrote for Warners - recorded in London in March. https://youtu.be/q-5KNRbrQ2Q (We were in a pop band together in the 80s!) Loch Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/lt7-17.jpg The Torridon hills, 06:45 this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/summermorning17.jpg Shieldaig 05:30 this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/24-7-17.jpg Busy here this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/23-7-17.jpg Loch Damph, the River Balgy and the road to Annat: http://stevecarter.com/random/lochDamph17.jpg Bertie looking like he's thinking wise thoughts. He isn't. http://stevecarter.com/bertie/bertie81.jpg Upper Loch Torridon, the Shieldaig peninsula, Loch Torridon and Skye in the distance: http://stevecarter.com/random/peninsularpan17.jpg Loch an Loin - 6 a.m. yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/clochanloinjuly17.jpg I've put the Pine Marten kits being daft onto Youtube: https://youtu.be/jZGbFTygwqE Meandering through the Torridon Estate forest: http://stevecarter.com/random/estatepath2.jpg Rock obviously concerned about its bald patch: http://stevecarter.com/random/toupee.jpg The Bealach na Ba this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/19-7-17.jpg Loch Torridon yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/twoislands.jpg Looking down on Dughaill Island this afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/DughaillIsland.jpg Lovely evening yesterday. Still almost no midges! http://stevecarter.com/random/17-7-17-2.jpg New signs up - though it does make them look like they are using a computer: http://stevecarter.com/random/squirrelsign.jpg Inside the Abbey on Iona (25 years ago): http://stevecarter.com/random/ionaabbey.jpg The Top to Tails video, driving down the Bealach is now on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCYX7pWTzpg&feature=youtu.be It's bad enough (Bertie says) to have to put up with Pine Martens, now there's a daily blackbird driving him barking mad: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/bertie72.jpg The recently dammed Loch Coire nan Arr: http://stevecarter.com/random/CoireNanArr17.jpg Bertie is 4 months old today, and everything is growing at different speeds. His legs & ears are currently winning: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/4months.jpg Wee Heilan coo: http://stevecarter.com/random/YoungCoo.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/MontyColours1.jpg Monty Hall's old bothy is surrounded by what looks like an artist's palette: http://stevecarter.com/random/MontyColours.jpg Bertie's first walk on Sand Beach earlier this morning:http://stevecarter.com/random/bertiesand17.jpg A photo of the Shieldaig swimming pool. (No, really) http://stevecarter.com/random/SwimmingPool.jpg Well if you are going to have someone park right outside your house... http://stevecarter.com/random/bottomgarden.jpg Lochan an Iasgair & the Ling Hut: http://stevecarter.com/random/lochananlasgair.jpg Idiot: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/what1.jpg It obviously goes with the territory. Charlie in 2004: http://www.stevecarter.com/charliethedog/images/hh.jpg This music was used on the Ch 5 Series 'King's Cross'. I thought it needed a different destination. https://youtu.be/xbDa-2ckvXw (hey, I'm between jobs!) Another des res: http://stevecarter.com/random/buyme.jpg The quiet before the storm: http://stevecarter.com/random/appinn.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/appj17.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/iso2.jpg The 'bay of deception' looking deceptively deep: http://stevecarter.com/random/BODjuly17.jpg Liathach and Glen Torridon yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/LiaJuly17.jpg Not only has Bertie worked out how to open the baby gate, he's worked out how to shut it behind him: http://stevecarter.com/random/babygate.jpg The Torridon Hotel, with Ben Damph behind - taken this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/LTHJuly17.jpg One of the many lochans on the Applecross Peninsula - Loch na Creige - early yesterday morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/LochNaCreige.jpg Oh, okay... here's my very favourite beach in Scotland: http://stevecarter.com/random/firstfav.jpg My second favourite beach in Scotland: http://stevecarter.com/random/secondfav.jpg Lethal weapon: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/bertiepaw.jpg It's misty out there on the hills: http://stevecarter.com/random/MistyJuly.jpg This morning's pastel sunrise: http://stevecarter.com/random/1-7-17.jpg (4 a.m. on a still, warm July morning and no midges!) It's a very green summer: http://stevecarter.com/random/Summer17.jpg Three hour time lapse into one minute, watching the incoming Atlantic tide. (A nice moment half way through when the sun comes out). https://youtu.be/XJxSWXx7B_Y Glen Shieldaig & Loch Dughaill this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/28-6-17-1.jpg Ben Shieldaig, the southern end of Loch Shieldaig and the smaller freshwater Loch Dughaill yesterday evening: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/27-6-17-1.jpg The type of sunny where you just know it'll soon rain: http://stevecarter.com/random/Sunshine-Showers.jpg It's that foxglove time of year again: http://stevecarter.com/random/fox17.jpg Bertie is chewing everything the forest floor has to offer.... he has a particular penchant for moss: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/bertiechew.jpg This looks pretty impressive: http://stevecarter.com/random/imp1.jpg - until you see this: http://stevecarter.com/random/imp2.jpg (Taken last month in Norway) Nigel's holiday lets 'Badan Mhugaidh' are finished and available soon (link on Shieldaig.org). Not too shabby a view.... and spot the deer: http://stevecarter.com/random/njx.jpg The Glen Etive may look like a 1920's gentelman's yacht, but it isn't - it's a modern reproduction cruise ship. http://stevecarter.com/random/glenetive.jpg All flappy ears and feet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyB68tFUAAw Taken at 04:24 a.m. this morning. The exact moment of the Solstice: http://stevecarter.com/random/equinox17.jpg When it turns proper green here the sea joins in (as it has now - 3 times the amount of rain on the 12th June as the whole of May) http://stevecarter.com/random/VeryGreen.jpg Today's misty morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/19-6-17.jpg Three months old and Bertie's ears are growing faster than anything else. They do at least help keep him airborne: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/Bertie36.jpg Photos from the start of the Celtman 2017: http://stevecarter.com/celt17/celt2017.htm It's what the Irish call 'soft' here today: http://stevecarter.com/random/16-6-17.jpg Just a reminder... Celtman tomorrow, 5 a.m. at Inverbain, or 5:45 at T1 (Shieldaig): http://stevecarter.com/random/EarlyStart.jpg I'm sorry. This just has to be posted. So wrong in so many ways: http://stevecarter.com/random/MrStrange.jpg Yesterday's Shieldaig Summer evening: http://stevecarter.com/random/shieldaigsummer17.jpg The road to Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/BSeastside.jpg Bertie's first visit to the pub to meet lots of locals (human and canine) http://stevecarter.com/bertie/bertiepub1.jpg and its consequences: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/bertie30.jpg One of the dozen or so burns working their way down Ben Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/burndown.jpg A dry May followed by a wet June means the Bog Cotton is thriving: http://stevecarter.com/random/bcotton17.jpg Several people have asked about the theme tune to the 'Life Swap Adventure' BBC series - so here it is in it's entirety: http://stevecarter.com/random/LifeSwap.mp3 This morning's weather was typical of the light we often get here in summer. Not my favourite, but windy enough to keep the midges away! http://stevecarter.com/random/summerlight.jpg The river Balgy: http://stevecarter.com/random/balgyf.jpg Evening light on Ben Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/BSfromabove.jpg If your car broke down around here in the 1950's, this is what would turn up to get you going: http://stevecarter.com/random/mechanicsvan.jpg In case you missed it (keep up at the back), Bertie has - of course, got his own webpage: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/Bertie.htm There are good ways and bad ways of driving the 'so called' NC500. This is one of the bad ways: http://stevecarter.com/random/notonthewheel.jpg (especially when you are being filmed). I've been looking at this seaweed for years, but it's only from above that I see it's organising itself into what looks like a football pitch: http://stevecarter.com/random/above2017.jpg The peninsula that separates Upper Loch Torridon from Loch Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/penpan.jpg Neal Wilkinson (sight reading) on my session for Warner Bros. in March: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y9JHUyap5g&feature=youtu.be Bertie's new best friend: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/bertie20.jpg A more unusual view of Shieldaig: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/AllofIt.jpg Nice day for it: http://stevecarter.com/random/3-6-17.jpg This field is going to look very different two weeks today: http://stevecarter.com/random/fieldofchange.jpg - Last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7bqkMgw87Y (Youtube vid) The Kyle of Lochalsh Veterinary Clinic opts for the 'post modern' look: http://stevecarter.com/random/KyleVets.jpg The newly set up 'Torridon Rib Charter' wanted a short promo vid for their website, so I did this yesterday. https://youtu.be/H4qHZsyvry4 (1080p Youtube vid) The last day of Shieldaig's Spring: http://stevecarter.com/random/LastDayOfSpring.jpg 75 seconds of relaxation: https://youtu.be/SuaFvcLcsws (YouTube Vid) Someone stole all the colour: http://stevecarter.com/random/colourless.jpg Out of interest, I wrote the theme tune to the new BBC series 'The Life Swap Adventure': http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08sxkm1/the-life-swap-adventure-series-1-1-malawiessex Des Res: http://stevecarter.com/random/Res1.jpg Part of the coastline of Upper Loch Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/LTcoastline.jpg Mayhem achieved: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/bertie12.jpg From sea level this looks like a pretty boring rock. But if you look from above, it looks very different. Pic: http://stevecarter.com/random/sgeir17.jpg Vid: https://youtu.be/vLt4xqxLpLk The hills are turning green: http://stevecarter.com/random/summer17-1.jpg Looking down on Lochs Shieldaig and Torridon yesterday evening: http://stevecarter.com/random/25-5-17.jpg Little has changed in this view over the past 60 years. The 'rip rap' was added, and a few houses: http://stevecarter.com/random/shmay17.jpg Old views: http://www.stevecarter.com/ansh/oldviews.htm I'd never have worked that one out: http://stevecarter.com/random/whothought.jpg Only a few months before the Seaflower is retired... Get in quick! http://stevecarter.com/random/LastChance.jpg Someone found the sock drawer: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/SockDraw.jpg Details of the Shieldaig Fete & Regatta: http://stevecarter.com/random/poster2017a5.jpg - Vid of some previous events: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il1HUCBeuXM&t=28s 'Nuff said: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/bertie8.jpg This is the exact spot where the Celtman Extreme Triathlon contestants will enter the water at 5 a.m. on June 17th. Brrrrr: http://stevecarter.com/random/celtspot.jpg Nothing to see here. Move on. If you fancy a 4 minute 'chill out' - check out a walk round the boardwalk: https://youtu.be/YPvYg0Dhf3k (1080p Youtube vid). Teaching Bertie to wait before killing Mr Giraffe: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/wait17.jpg That'll be someone on holiday then: http://stevecarter.com/random/holiday17.jpg Song Thrush: http://stevecarter.com/random/Thrush17.jpg Pine Marten - class of 2017. It's easy to spot the 'kits' ...they are half the size and twice as scruffy: http://stevecarter.com/random/PMyoung17.jpg I can't believe I'm supposed to review a car park. It's a bloody car park for God's sake. http://stevecarter.com/random/carpark.jpg You'll probably not be interested that I'm testing out a gimbal. But I am: https://youtu.be/5XFD0e2XLRo (1080p YouTube vid). 05:30 this morning, by Inverbain: http://stevecarter.com/random/18-5-17.jpg Pink sky: http://stevecarter.com/random/bowpink.jpg Do you think Andrex would be interested? http://stevecarter.com/bertie/andrex1.jpg Time for bed: http://stevecarter.com/bertie/bertie7.jpg Kinloch yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/14-5-2017.jpg Shieldaig sunset: http://stevecarter.com/random/orangeislands.jpg Bertie has discovered Pine Martens. He's also discovered 'incredulity': http://stevecarter.com/random/Bertie5.jpg Mid-morning, midwinter: http://www.stevecarter.com/gallery1/Gallery2/early1.jpg mid-morning now: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/treespring.jpg I promise not to post too many photos of Bertie, but couldn't resist this one: http://stevecarter.com/random/bertie3.jpg The Boudicca is in the loch at present. All 28,551 tons of her: http://stevecarter.com/random/boudicca.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/boudicca2.jpg A view of Attadale Staion: http://stevecarter.com/random/AttadaleStation.jpg and the view from Attadale Station: http://stevecarter.com/random/Lochcarron17.jpg A short vid of Bertie's first day of training. I've known drummers with less intelligence, and certainly less willingness to do what is asked. ;0) https://youtu.be/BLJkddevC4s Let me introduce you to our new addition, Bertie (son of Bertie). http://stevecarter.com/random/bertie1.jpg Some images from Norway. I worked there in 1981, but never got to see much of the landscape. Stunning doesn't come close: http://www.stevecarter.com/nok/NOK.htm I'm back from a trip to Norway, and have a camera full of snaps. Here's your starter for ten: http://stevecarter.com/nok/norway44.jpg I think they call this 'Gin clear'. http://stevecarter.com/random/VeryBlue17.jpg Seals basking on rocks that are submerged look like some sort of magic act. http://stevecarter.com/random/sealfloats.jpg Shieldaig is currently fast asleep: http://stevecarter.com/random/shieldaigsleeps17.jpg Breakfast is pretty boring for mums. (Nice earrings, mind) : http://stevecarter.com/random/BreakfastSheep.jpg Right place, right time for this photographer (Shieldaig, 06:45, May 2nd) : http://stevecarter.com/random/2-5-17.jpg I don't like hazy sunshine (as we have at the moment). It does however, at least facilitate this type of photo: http://stevecarter.com/random/HazyMay.jpg May Day: http://stevecarter.com/random/MayDay2017.jpg Lochside Cottage kinda' does what it says on the tin: http://stevecarter.com/random/spotthecottage.jpg The Hebridean Princess is in the Loch this morning. I thought I'd put some perspective on it: http://stevecarter.com/random/princess17.jpg A couple of the more difficult birds to photo (for me, anyway) Redshank: http://stevecarter.com/random/Redshank.jpg Wagtail: http://stevecarter.com/random/wagwag.jpg There are currently beaches where there are rarely beaches: http://stevecarter.com/random/newbeach.jpg Well that's the lowest tide I've ever seen by Shieldaig (13:00 yesterday) : http://stevecarter.com/random/26-4-2017.jpg Liathach disappearing into the cloud this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/liacloud17.jpg Mucky knees: http://stevecarter.com/random/twosheeps.jpg More mucky knees: http://stevecarter.com/random/SixSheep.jpg Just like last year, we have a cold snap at the end of April. Snow again on the hills, not quite to sea level though: http://stevecarter.com/random/25-4-17.jpg The (soon to be) reconstituted dry dock at Kishorn, which, having built oil rigs in the 70's, will now build big bits for windfarms: http://stevecarter.com/random/kishorndrydock.jpg A Pine Marten looking through our window earlier this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/morecheeseplease.jpg Shadows on the sea: http://stevecarter.com/random/shadowsonthesea.jpg Where's everybody gone?: http://stevecarter.com/random/BillyNoMates.jpg Stirling Sphagnum: http://stevecarter.com/random/mossy17.jpg We had porpoise in the loch yesterday morning, followed by a line of gulls tracing exactly the same route. Something fishy going on I guess: http://stevecarter.com/random/porpoisegulls.jpg The old byre at Kinloch: http://stevecarter.com/random/tinroof17.jpg Looking over Shieldaig Village towards Upper Loch Torridon yesterday evening: http://stevecarter.com/random/EasterAboveSH17.jpg Shieldaig Island always looks best when, like today, we've borrowed the clouds from 'The Simpsons': http://stevecarter.com/random/islandeaster17.jpg Gorse and snow. It's gotta' be Easter: http://stevecarter.com/random/EasterMonday17.jpg Easter Sunday weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/easter17.jpg On a poor weather day you can still get a few seconds of magic: http://stevecarter.com/random/lateevening17.jpg Nice setting for a round of golf (Skye) : http://stevecarter.com/random/golfround.jpg A room with a view: http://stevecarter.com/random/ourview.jpg Found this old photo of Charlie... looking astonished to see that food moved. http://stevecarter.com/random/charliedinner.jpg There are some more Ted photos up: http://www.stevecarter.com/Transported/transported.htm Well it's not King's Cross. But it leads there: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/StrathStation17.jpg One of the few remaining bits of Strome Castle. I'm sure it was a 'des res' in the 13th century (clan wars aside). The view almost identical: http://stevecarter.com/random/Strome17.jpg Low tide by Fasaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/FasaigApril17.jpg A 'Parcel' of Oystercatchers. http://stevecarter.com/random/4oc.jpg The first Siskins arrived today: http://stevecarter.com/random/8-4-17.jpg Coming soon... Torridon RIB Charter, offering skippered charter: http://stevecarter.com/random/RIB2.jpg (watch this space for details) I'm not sayin' nuffin: http://stevecarter.com/random/nothanks17.jpg Our neighbour has built a circular boardwalk through his land: http://stevecarter.com/random/BoardwalkGM.jpg - from above: http://stevecarter.com/random/TheBoardwalk.jpg If you have 30 seconds to spare, listen to the noises from the forest at Allt an Dubh this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/birds17.mp3 In case you fancy a dram in the Torridon Inn: http://stevecarter.com/random/17malts.jpg - which is all set for the scrum down: http://stevecarter.com/random/ready17.jpg Just as well they're friendly! http://stevecarter.com/random/bighead.jpg The gorse is now properly out: http://stevecarter.com/random/17gorse.jpg This morning's sunrise over Ben Shieldaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/3-4-17.jpg A bath with a view: http://stevecarter.com/random/BigBath.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/2-4-17.jpg Sometimes I think this view looks like it should have been taken in Japan, not Scotland: http://stevecarter.com/random/japan.jpg Surprisingly mauve here last night: http://stevecarter.com/random/WentPink.jpg Pine Martens are understandably very nervous when they are on the ground (but still keep an eye out in case of cheese) : http://stevecarter.com/random/peeper.jpg The Bothy must win the prize for having the best view from an outside loo: http://stevecarter.com/random/bothymarch17.jpg Shieldaig from above. Youtube video: https://youtu.be/VCbHziHvpRs The mornings have been very, very still here of late: http://stevecarter.com/random/TH-March-2017.jpg We had the haar roll in today. Shieldaig Village vanished for half an hour. This pic, just before that: http://stevecarter.com/random/haar17.jpg Flying over the loch yesterday (film coming soon): http://stevecarter.com/random/26-3-2017.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/26-3-17.jpg Taking a trip down Shieldaig's Main Street in yesterday's rush hour (Youtube video): https://youtu.be/cDbbKAgbNCw Torridon Sea Tours returning today. Catch 'em quick, as it's their last year of operation: http://stevecarter.com/random/TSTreturns17.jpg Lovely weather here today. Looking down Loch Shieldaig towards the island and village: http://stevecarter.com/random/sh25-4-17.jpg The old fish trap at the head of Loch Torridon as seen from above: http://stevecarter.com/random/fishtrap1.jpg Looking towards the Torridon hills yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/23-04-17.jpg If you look closely, you'll see the Inverness/Kyle railway line on the far side of Loch a Chuihinn: http://stevecarter.com/random/KOLline.jpg Clyde looking Bonnie: http://stevecarter.com/random/clyde17.jpg Glen Docherty about an hour ago. Still no traffic to be seen. It'll change soon. http://stevecarter.com/random/gd22-4-17.jpg The Shieldaig Fete & Regatta will be on Saturday August 12th this year (a change). Some pics from previous years: >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il1HUCBeuXM&t=9s You can see exactly why Shieldaig Village was built where it was: http://stevecarter.com/random/March17Pan.jpg One of the many hailstorms we are having at present. This one passing by Alligin - they look pretty a couple of miles off. Not so when you're under them! http://stevecarter.com/random/sleet17.jpg The sea is usually either bright sky blue or dull sky grey here. Unless it's a daft where the hell did that come from green: http://stevecarter.com/random/exceptgreen.jpg A seal fishing in the shallows of Loch Shieldaig yesterday (youtube video): https://youtu.be/yZx1Z56jcak I've just rebuilt and added to my photo gallery. Difficult to choose, so I've just gone for my favourites : http://www.stevecarter.com/gallery1/MyFaves.htm I helped the Torridon Mountain Rescue team with the V/O and music for this video. Give 'em a quid! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSIQGXvZNlc Late afternoon walk yesterday. FYI on the left here was where they filmed scenes for the King Arthur film, out in May: http://stevecarter.com/random/LateAfternoon417.jpg Deep in the forest, where it's normally still and quiet - it's all bloody go, and noisy as hell: http://stevecarter.com/random/waterrush1.jpg The 2017 Shieldaig booklet is now available in local outlets (If you're not sick of my photography!): http://stevecarter.com/random/booklet17.jpg The weather we have here at the moment, the Irish call 'soft'. Rather appropriate I thought. http://stevecarter.com/random/marchmis.jpg The Torridon yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/TorridonHotelMarch17.jpg 100% crop for camera geeks: http://stevecarter.com/random/TorridonHotelMarch17crop.jpg (Sony A7R mkll) Very low tides over the weekend (full moon) reveal why yachts should navigate the far side of Shieldaig Island! http://stevecarter.com/random/si4-17.jpg Lots of pine saplings ready to fill the space: http://stevecarter.com/random/takesitsplace.jpg New camera - 42mp sensor - small crop to show detail. Yikes. http://stevecarter.com/random/42crop.jpg Beinn Alligin is looking a bit actively volcanic today: http://stevecarter.com/random/11-4-2017.jpg The tidal seabed of the estuary at Tornapress (high tide): http://stevecarter.com/random/lookdownandsee.jpg (spot the ducks). Being first out and on the road up here does present some issues: http://stevecarter.com/random/Oneissue.jpg What a difference a day makes: http://stevecarter.com/random/9-4-17.jpg ...and relax... http://stevecarter.com/random/LSEveningLight.jpg It's chucking everything at us today. Hail, thunder, sleet, snow, sideways rain & gales. Someone must have mentioned spring. http://stevecarter.com/random/chucking.jpg My better half has collected over £7k for the RSPB from the sale of badges (sold locally). If you're ever here... buy one! http://stevecarter.com/random/badges.jpg Some pretty moon refraction last night: http://stevecarter.com/random/moonhaze.jpg This little fella' has found a spot where he can sit each morning, watching us through our windows. (Food may have something to do with it): http://stevecarter.com/random/ReservedSeat.jpg The Thrail House holiday let from above: http://stevecarter.com/random/ThrailHouse17.jpg The A896 passing through Torridon. Photo taken about an hour ago: http://stevecarter.com/random/fasaig5-3-17.jpg We have a receding snowline: http://stevecarter.com/random/March17hills.jpg Neal doing his thing (sight reading) last week. I wrote this specifically knowing he'd play it. As always, he didn't disappoint: https://youtu.be/utlKcrKRcW0 Nigel's holiday rentals are almost ready to go. Thought he might like a bird's eye view, so: http://stevecarter.com/random/Nige171.jpg Land Rover finally offered a decent colour so I bought one in said shade. And no, that's not the full number plate, I just didn't want it cloned. http://stevecarter.com/random/r600-2.jpg Sgurr Dubh (Black/dark peak) not looking very dubh at the moment: http://stevecarter.com/random/sgurrdubh3-17.jpg A few from yesterday's latest for Warner Bros. (Not a mountain in sight). http://stevecarter.com/random/rak.htm The view from the top of Glen Docherty is well known, but there is another, rarely mentioned looking SW. Yesterday morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/journey2.jpg Liathach yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/LiaLateFeb.jpg Jackson is obviously keen to try Quidditch: http://stevecarter.com/random/JacksonBroom.jpg I'm afraid winter isn't over yet girls: http://stevecarter.com/random/morewinter.jpg 10 years ago, I photoed all the Shieldaig residents (historical record/character capture). Some have passed, others left. Some faves from the book: http://www.stevecarter.com/people/locals.htm Two of yesterday's many rainbows: http://stevecarter.com/random/25-2-17.jpg You can probably guess how cold this water was (when I mistakenly put my foot in it): http://stevecarter.com/random/RBcold.jpg Today's weather: http://stevecarter.com/random/24-2-17.jpg Some of the locals getting stuck in: http://stevecarter.com/random/Grub-up.jpg I think it's safe to assume that Merlin was pleased to see us (forgive rubbish photo): http://stevecarter.com/random/merlin.jpg http://stevecarter.com/random/DeerHouse17.jpg The 'back' of Ben Shieldaig yesterday morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/BSFeb17.jpg Moody Skye: http://stevecarter.com/random/moodyskye.jpg That's some crazy lichen! http://stevecarter.com/random/lichen17.jpg Beinn Eighe: http://stevecarter.com/random/BEClose.jpg The Balgy Gap yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/BalgyFeb17.jpg The (very) old church/court/meeting place (probably all three) at Am Ploc, Fasaig: http://stevecarter.com/random/oldmeets.jpg There's life in the old dog yet: http://stevecarter.com/random/jval.jpg Driving beside the Five Sisters of Kintail yesterday: http://stevecarter.com/random/5sistersdrive.jpg Glen Coe this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/glencoe17.jpg Snow moon: http://stevecarter.com/random/snowmoon.jpg We've had a stunning week of no weather: http://stevecarter.com/randm/hillsfeb17.jpg We Brits are really good at orderly queues aren't we. Almost like sheep: http://stevecarter.com/random/sheeplines.jpg The southern end of Loch Shieldaig yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/kinlochfeb17.jpg Today's snowline +/- 600m: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/touchofsnow.jpg Limited edition go faster stripes - sheep style: http://stevecarter.com/random/gofasterstripes.jpg NC500 have just bought a bunch of my photos, including this one - an interesting perspective of Shieldaig: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/ncbuy.jpg Torridon sunrise: http://stevecarter.com/random/torridonsunrise.jpg Fishing boat leaves Shieldaig... http://stevecarter.com/random/Feb17Shiel.jpg I think our pontoon has had a bit of a moment: http://stevecarter.com/random/ooopspont.jpg This wee fishing boat has turned up (bouncing about) in the Loch. I wouldn't fancy the open sea in that! http://stevecarter.com/random/weeboat1.jpg Just after five, at low tide yesterday, looking N.W. over Loch Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/2-2-17.jpg It's still too early in the year for evenings, but at least we now have late afternoons: http://stevecarter.com/random/1-2-17.jpg The drag to Shieldaig's School: http://stevecarter.com/random/onewayof.jpg Lovely light here yesterday - the sort you never get in summer: http://stevecarter.com/random/EndJan17.jpg The Sky over Couldoran this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/30-1-17.jpg The extremely old, extremely large water turbine has been bought back to life by the Torridon Estate. It's a monster: http://stevecarter.com/random/turbine.jpg A secret bridge: http://stevecarter.com/random/metalbridge.jpg Loch Dughail, Ben Shieldaig, Loch Shieldaig and The Minch: http://stevecarter.com/random/DughaailJan17.jpg Nice photo Clarkson! http://stevecarter.com/random/clarkson1.jpg Fly to Skye: http://stevecarter.com/random/flytoskye.jpg Colours in the Sky: http://stevecarter.com/random/skycolours.jpg Walking through the Torridon Estate earlier this morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/Lcot3.jpg Grub up: http://stevecarter.com/random/grubup17.jpg Part of the Bealach na Ba. There wasn't much choice in where to site the road! http://stevecarter.com/random/roadthrough.jpg It's a good hair day: http://stevecarter.com/random/goodhairday.jpg Ooops: http://stevecarter.com/random/ooopscaravan.jpg - Loads more silliness here: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/random.htm The Torridon Hills yesterday morning: http://stevecarter.com/random/21-1-17.jpg Up high looking straight ahead, it is as you would think: http://stevecarter.com/random/20-1-17.jpg - looking straight down however... http://stevecarter.com/random/sgeir.jpg Creel pots on the jetty: http://stevecarter.com/random/jettystuff.jpg The Shieldaig campsite is empty. Well, almost. http://stevecarter.com/random/statesheep.jpg Waiting room on the Kyle Line (or perhaps the NW Highlands version of Dignitas?) http://stevecarter.com/random/waitingrooms.jpg Liathach & Fasaig on Saturday (trying out new 19mm lens): http://stevecarter.com/random/14-1-17.jpg If you're driving through Shieldaig, remember that oncoming dogs have priority: http://stevecarter.com/random/oncomingdogs.jpg (taken through car windscreen). Dark: http://stevecarter.com/random/verydark17.jpg The 'other end' of Ben Shieldaig (the bit without the trees): http://stevecarter.com/random/otherend.jpg I think we can safely call this midwinter: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/midwinter17.jpg (lights on at 10.30 a.m.) Shieldaig is fast asleep. Alarm set for late March: http://stevecarter.com/random/sleepy17.jpg - http://stevecarter.com/random/sleepy17a.jpg Liathach yesterday afternoon: http://stevecarter.com/random/yesterdayafternoon.jpg Here we gale again: http://stevecarter.com/random/ablow.jpg Spot the unimpressed sheep: http://stevecarter.com/random/unimpressedsheep.jpg It keeps feeling like it's inside, out: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/indoorjan.jpg Incoming! http://stevecarter.com/random/TheGull.jpg Doogie dog has wandered around the village for her entire life, but I've never worked out how she circumvents the cattle grid. Until now: http://stevecarter.com/random/Gughailgate.jpg January's weather best described as 'uneventful': http://stevecarter.com/random/Jan17Shieldaig.jpg though tilting the camera reveals hidden colour http://stevecarter.com/random/abovecolour.jpg Silhouettes: http://stevecarter.com/random/SilTrees.jpg If they don't get stuck on one side of this corner... http://stevecarter.com/random/lorry1.jpg they get stuck on the other: http://stevecarter.com/random/lorry1a.jpg Looks like it's had a hard life: http://stevecarter.com/random/moonss.jpg The tree with the best view in Torridon: http://stevecarter.com/random/treeview.jpg Sheep don't seem to be able to decide quite what they think of Labradors: http://stevecarter.com/random/decide.jpg For any weather nerds out there, here are the Shieldaig stats from 2016: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/nurd.htm Here are a few faves from last year: http://www.stevecarter.com/latest/latesttorridon16.htm |