Painting the tups

                     

                           

Painting the tups means they are easier to see from afar, when they are out with the ewes.  The red stripes indicate where they came from: 2 stripes mean they came from another farm on Mull, 1 stripe means we bought them at Dalmally and Oban, and the green ones are the 'home team'.   9 Blackface and 2 Cheviot tups went out today.   The Herdwick and Suffolks tups went out last week. 

Out and about in November - on the island

A day out at the Blackface Sheep Stock judging competition at Killiechronan, and a quick flight over the River Ba where it meets the sea. 

A winter flight over Calgary Beach after another storm

 

Cows and sheep and rare fungi

This is Violet coral fungus, which wasn't found here but a few miles away.. 

 

Dry days

Not every day in October is sunny and dry.  But goodness it is glorious when it is.