Rain

 

For some strange reason it's warmer than some summer days at the moment. The rain still comes along with the occasional burst of blinding sunshine here captured in pixels in Stormoway.

time well spent

 

I'm sure you know Toots Wilson, my good pal from the next village and everything. Eve and I did a bit of calling in to Toots Towers as we hadn't seen him for a day or two. And there he was sat sitting as he is wont to do surveying all before him with a slight smile on his face as if  he was plotting something. I sat down on the comfy settee set at right angles to his chair, got out the little pixel collecting box I had on me and shot him up - for which many apologies. Not for shooting up Toots [we are not Shetland so camera not gun used] but for the method of shooting.

Yes I used a dig*tal box on account that I have been a tad over-creaky of late and have not felt the urge to shoot film and that's a pity since I have plenty of cameras and film. As you can see though, i have mastered the dig*tal thing pretty well. 

pedestrians only

 

wide

 

The lens used to take this is so wide - 20mm- i can almost see behind me. Too wide for me really.

The day we strolled through the woods - before the snow came. It's almost all gone now as we await the next blow.

boats

 

There's a few boats still afloat in the harbour. Some of the old fishing fleet has been sold to African countries I'm told. The newest looking boat is whale watching thing I think - next to the lifeboat which very rarely goes out thank goodness.

The Blue Lobster cafe tempted us this day. We'd won a voucher a while so took advantage of it. I  must say the coffee was nice and the views o'er the harbour great for espying what's going on, which was not much.

Eve

 

A morning in the house.

A nice snappette taken with a canon 40mm f2.8 and foma film. I mean, I quite like it anyway.

We are off with the Toots' and Coelyne for an early festive meal in our wee capital Stormoway tonight. Should be lovely.

The weather has come in the last few days. A little snow and cold winds. Nice for a change but there's a blow on the way in now. Must tie the cats down.

mist

 

Been a tad misty of late but it does make for moody snaps like this one from the west side of the island. Old and new cemeteries by the sea. Cemeteries are nearly always by the sea here on account of the ground being suitable - somewhat dry, sandy and not rock.

Then the snow came overnight. not too much but enough to make the place nice and white for a while.