Wednesday 21 December 2022

The turn of the year - December weather


December has been a mixed month of weather.  Intense cold with snow and ice, and some dramatic storms.  Thank goodness for a warm fireside. 



Glen Forsa skyline 


Loch na Keal


Loch na Keal


Inch Kenneth


From Haunn, to Rum


From the Black Park to Rum and the Cuillins


Treshnish Head


Clouds over Coll


Tupping time at Haunn


Afternoon light at Haunn


Staffa and Iona from Ben Reudle


Ben More from Ben Reudle


The roadsign, the cairn and the Ben



Calgary pier 


Ice cold sunset Calgary


Sunset at Calgary



Caliach Point and Rum


Mishnish lochs



Calgary headland


Treshnish Head from Calgary


Southerly winds


Whooper swan, Mishnish Lochs


Treshnish shoreline 


Ensay Port 

 

Saturday 12 November 2022

Ensay Fank and In bye tups

That tree. 


We have had the use of the fields at Ensay this year.  We have had hoggs and wedder lambs there.   Getting them into the fank up on the hill beside the farmhouse requires the attention of ideally 3 people. Farmer and DG gathered the field and brought them down the road, while I stood ready to block the road with sheep hurdles so that they go into the fank field rather than down the road towards the beach. 



The fank has a beautiful sea view. 





November skies 



JL's cows are on the hill now.  They are hanging around the deer fence looking over into the yard, mooing every time they hear the quad or the buggy. 


While I was away last week Farmer put the in by tups out.  This Herdwick tup is with the older ewes.   We bought him 2 years ago from a farmer near Stirling. 

He was delighted when we turned up with a feed bucket and had a taste before chasing off after another ewe. 



No 86 always enjoys a scratch. 

Off he goes..

This is Pedro.  He is a Suffolk.  He is with the older Cheviot ewes.  He has red raddle paint on his chest. 

You can see from these pink bums that he has been busy already. 


 

Monday 31 October 2022

October moments




Brownie


View from the Sitheans into Calgary Bay 


Stormy October skies 


and then a wonderful October sunset 


Bringing in the Herdwicks


New Blackface tups 



Henhouse with Caliach Point and Rum in the distance 


Sunset over Rum 


Moving the cows



Walter and Nyje


Sunset over the Shepherd's Hut


Sunset over the sea with Cairns of Coll and Canna in the distance 


Our egg layers 


Caliach Point 


Ready for work 


A trip down to Fionnphort.  First stop - Eas Fors. 


Pennyghael house call. (he was looking in the window at a man looking out at him)


A windy walk at Ardalanish.  Golden and Ringed Plovers, Turnstones, Oyster catchers and Whooper swans.  On the way down we saw a Hen harrier, on the way back we saw a White tailed eagle. 







Sorting out the Herdwick hoggs over at the Ensay Fank. 


Foot treatment 


And lovely afternoon light on Loch na Keal 

 

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