the other place

 

After the wedding in whereeveritwas, we tootled off to a bigger place and settled into a nice hotel where my sisters, one older and the other younger met us after taking a flying carpet from the west country where they reside.

Ooof, lots of peeps there. Not at the hotel -which was a lovely Georgian building but lacked lifts on account of its architectural listing. The stairs were grand but staggeringly long and I was hoping to see a chair handily located halfway up. I did not.

We had a fine time catching up with the gossip and going from cafe to cafe via galleries until my energy was sapped [about 11 am] .

No idea where the snap was taken with the Olympus XA . I presume it was in the same place . It certainly looks like it. 

the wedding photo

 

As you may have realised by now, I like photographing weddings. Outdoor or indoor I don't mind - although I rather wish I had thought about location this time as not only was it indoors it was dark. Never the less, despite the shortcomings of not having a suitable camera with me [Olympus XA - no flash and Ilford Ortho film @ 80asa] I managed a veritable masterpiece as you can see.

To be honest I wasn't sure whether they were waving their hands in celebration or drowning in happiness. I took the snap all the same and I'm sure they will love it. I hope so since some of the others actually were in focus.

The occasion was lovely and what have you although my tinnitus was a tad hash at bedtime.  There was a 3 week old babe there all the way from Knoydart [ he had not actually been there yet but Ma and Pa baby live there so he will] maybe he'll grow up to be a sound technician!

bin off island

 

Back now after a nice few days away

them there

 

Machair or dunes or both.

Just behind the big beach hereabouts, called Traigh Mhor. The path here is usually a bit sheltered from the wind and the wind has been been bitterly cold of late.

home

 

Our little house nestled as it were.

We like it.

You can even see me snapping it with the Reto UW&S and Foma 200 @ 400. the camera didn't know I was shooting at 400 so I developed it longer.

when t'boat comes in

 

It's not always like this let me tell you. For example it's blowing a bit today and Baltic. The sea may have a few ripples on it and then sometimes the driver of the boat doesn't want to play.

And the there boatee on the left is apparently not even seaworthy and is impounded or something. On it's way to Africa for a spot of fishing it was.

Eve used to like sailing our little yatchette in these conditions because mainly we just bobbed around. But one did have to keep an eye open for the ferries as they tooted their horn at you if you got in their way. 

hedging my bets - as it were

 

We are off island soon for a few days. If weather doesn't upset the ferry driver. If that is likely we may take an earlier ferry.

Keith will be off to "prison" whilst our lovely neighbour Moira will feed Hungry.