Just looking at what I can see

 Morning!!

But by lunchtime...

On the way to Stornoway where a group of people have a silent vigil, just holding flags, for Palestine..while a Wee Free preacher shouts out doom and repentance from his usual Saturday spot on the other side of the road from the square. Didn't sound very "Christian".

No parking there ?!

Keeping him warm?

The artist's talk had apparently been booked out by 10 am this morning! At £5 each....so we played bowls instead. I tried a different set... unsuccessfully... until the last end!!

Lunch out

 Today we had an adventure..going the 50 winding miles to Tarbert on the Isle of Harris, including going over the Clisham..a formidable climb on both sides...

Lunch in a hotel with my friends and another artist friend if theirs who had been house sitting nearby..then coffee and cake with her.

Then back to An Lanntair arts centre in Stornoway for the opening of a fascinating Exhibition by Tom Hickman (his house won Scottish Home of the year in 2022 I think) of dolls houses , including a project that 70 local people of all ages have taken part in.  This is important especially for the youngsters as they are the artists and appreciators and exhibition makers and attendees of the future.

And home after a long day...where Keith was dealing with Hungry...sorry I got his name wrong ..but he was a bit Hangry after an enforced wash!!

More cats

 

A better photo of Hangry.

And introducing Gideon...who lives along the road and would love to come indoors.

However, being an entire tomcat...he sprays and marks everywhere!!

Walking...and the Cold Moon

 8.15 this morning...and I could see the Mainland!

We walked down from the village before lunch  to the beach...a steep windy slope from the top of the cliffs...

The fishing boats had to be hauled up to these rings...and the catch carried up the steep slope.

As there was nowhere down on the beach...which can be six feet deep in sand one day...and just pebbles and rocks the next...today it was sand.

Kina!! (Sea urchin) Alive...

We're not to sure who these belonged to....but they are still attached....

Then back up the track to warm up....and off to Stornoway to the Hub Café and bike shop...so full (the food and coffee are brilliant) that we had our lunch downstairs in the bike shop on the sofa!!

After lunch... another walk...

By Stornoway harbour ..a giant copy in wood of one of the Uig chessmen 

A wander up to and around the museum in Lews Castle..then back home..

Trying to catch a shot of the full moon 

And it disappeared behind the clouds...until later...