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August 2010
For the weather watchers Skye had an awful July but August has started better and this was one of Ord's lovely sunsets on Tuesday10th AugustJuly 2010
The fruits of the sea. Skye is a wonderful place if you like seafood and these colourful langoustines had just been hauled out of the Sound of Sleat and packed up ready to be sent to some of the finest dining tables in Scotland. And some even find their way to Spain! July 23rd at Mallaig harbour.
June 2010
Early June again provided some wonderful sunsets in Ord this year. June 4th was a lovely sky, added to with the ripples of a pebble tossed in to the calm water.
One of the great sights of Scotland! We spent over an hour watching a sea eagle at the Kylerhea narrows on Wednesday 9th June. Wildlife in the wild!
May 2010
What a great place for a walk. This was a beach Barra in the Outer Hebrides, a few hundred yards away from the airport where the little planes still land on the beach. A world away from Ord.
April 2010
Spring has finally arrived in Ord with a week of beautiful warm weather, with the lambs arriving in the field. This was farmer Donald John MacInnes feeding the fluffy things on Wednesday 14th April.
The Hirsel had an unsual guest this week. Torty had a week's holiday in Skye with his guests Carol and Ian. He enjoyed early spring sunshine, eating dandelions, in fact he looked really dandylion on the ground! March 2010
The Skye Bridge frames a great sunset, on a freezing cold night, on Monday 29th March. Summer is on its way?
February 2010
February has been a superb month in Ord, although very cold and clear. The village is well known for it's otters and this dog otter paid a close up visit on Monday 22nd.. By far the best sighting we've seen of an otter since we arrived in Ord. And on Monday 1st March the sun came out again and so did our favourite otter!
10th February and the snow won't go away. This is a view of the village of Camuscross, near Isle Ornsay, Sleat, looking across the Sound of Sleat to Loch Hourn.January 2010
Welcome to 2010 and Skye like everywere else is experiencing ' Life in the Freezer'. This was Blaven, in the Cuillins on Friday 8th January at 1030 in the morning when it was -13c. A majestic view but it was really cold. A very Happy New Year to all our friends, guests and future customers.December 2009
The majesty of Eilean Donan Castle, at Dornie, on Christmas Eve. One of the great sights in Scotland.
It's almost Christmas and the snow has come to Ord. This is the view from above the village looking across to the Cuilins, late afternoon on Saturday 19th December. Eileen and I wish you all a very Happy Christmas.November 2009
Another great sunset. This was late afternoon on the 7th November from the hills above Ord, looking across Loch Eishort to the sun setting over the Cuillin of Rum.October 2009
October 21st and one of the west coasts great sunsets. This was from Tarskavaig looking across to Rum, Canna and further west Harris and Lewis. In the right of the picture is the village of Elgol, gateway to the mighty Cuillin.
Autumn comes to Skye at last. It seems to have rained since August but Friday 16th saw a beautiful day, with the colours of autumn about to show their very best. This is the Stables at the Clan Donald Centre, Armadale, with one of natures finest!September 2009
Autumn is on its way, and this is a picture of some pink rowan berries in the garden in Ord. The rowan trees are packed with red berries this year, so that may be a sign of a cold winter. Bad for humans but great for photographers to get out and snap! Filmed on 13th Sep.August 2009 One of our guests, Gordon Dixon, sets out on an evening cruise across Loch Eishort. This picture was published on the BBC Scotland website, about the 5th picture of Rob's they have used. It was a lovely night for a canoe across calm waters.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8189262.stmaveJuly 2009
The beach in Ord on Saturday 11th July. It was a beautiful day, with clear blue skies and a calm Loch Eishort.June 2009
What a great start to June. Although not in Skye the dolphins at Chanonry Point on the Black Isle were having great fun in the Moray Firth on June 1st. The big dolphin is 'Sundance', and is one of a number of dolphins that can be adopted at the firth through the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. It was a fantastic sight, contact us if you'd like to see more dramatic images from Inverness.
Ord seems to have lovely sunsets in June, this was Saturday 6th June looking across Loch Eishort. Around 1030pm!May 2009
The Waverley, BritaIns last ocean-going paddle steamer arrives at Armadale on Saturday 30th May bringing visitors from Glasgow, Oban and Mull. She did a short crossing to Inverie in Knoydart, before returning south. Skye gave her a great welcome with glorious weather.
Sorry I couldn't resist this one. Skye had a great week of weather and so our two dogs Seve, and Dali were out having fun off the beach in Ord.
The beautiful golden sands of Camusdarach beach, near Arisaig, on Lochabers west coast. Camusdarach was the setting for the 1983 hit movie 'Local Hero'.April 2009
Another of Loch Eishorts colourful sunsets. This was Tuesday April 28th looking through the rowan trees at Ord beach.
April has seen much actvitiy from the Golden Eagles in Ord, and this male was enjoying the morning sun on an old tree just up the road. Sunday April 12th.March 2009
Spring is in the air, as are Ord's eagles. The two golden eagles are back in the glen above the village and this week on March 18th gave a great display. As in previous years we are hoping that the pair successfully breed again.
Fun in the water. Seve, one of our two Spanish Water dogs loves the sea and dives off the jetty into the icy waters of Loch Eishort. Incidentally Eishort in Norse means ' ice fjord', and the waters off the beach are just that. 5th March at 1230!February 2009
A tranquil view over the Cuillins on Wednesday 11th February.
This was the view from Ord across Loch Eishort at 2200 on February 7th. The sky was full of stars, having had an early evening fall of snow in the village. You can see the stars in the sky above the Cuillins. One of Rob's favourite pictures of the year so far.January 2009
New Years Day. One of many frozen puddles close to the beach in Ord when an autumn leaf was trapped in the icy waters! 1st January 2009.December 2008
The moon's a balloon. A gorgeous setting of a very bright moon over Loch Eishort at 0820 on the 13th of December. This is the moon that at this time is the brightest for 15 years when it is closest to the Earth. It was a great sight!November 2008
The beauty of a still loch on a winter day. Blaven ( Bla Bheinn ) photographed on the road from Broadford to Elgol on Saturday 29th November.
The glory of Britain. Loch Hourn on the mainland looking east in all its resplendent colours. Photographed on Tuesday 4th November at 1540.October 2008
The monarch of the glen. A 12 pointer stag photographed alongside the road to Ord on Friday 24th of October around 5.00pm. Perhaps worth a second picture for October. |
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