Roaming (not very far) in the gloaming...

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Originally uploaded by singletrackroads

That's the thing about low-light photography, it's tricky to get any quality to the shot and still capture the essence of what it was you saw that prompted you to get the camera out in the first place.
Or maybe it's just my crappy camera. Or my inherent lack of patience. Or photographic skill.
Anyway, this is the very jolly burst of nasturtiums (the kids call them variously 'nurse-tur-shrooms', 'mastushrooms' and 'nur-star-shums') outside the greenhouse.

There're lemony bits, deep reddy-oranges, golden yellows and some lip-sticky scarlet tones. The bees have been very taken with them and they add a wee splash of colour and a peppery twist to a salad...or, yes, 'tis true, a homemade fishcake.

I love my garden.

Cold snap

How exciting. Following on from this post from a few weeks back, the BBC have decided to use the photo that I sent to them as part of their "wow, don't the Highlands look spectacular in the snow?" featurette on the Highlands & Islands microsite. Which is nice.

Rather weirdly, of all the possible shots of the Highlands and Islands, two of these ten are from Strontian!

Anyway, fame at last...

The simple pleasures...

That's a lot of serious photographic kit to be bringing ashore for just the one afternoon. We, on the other hand, are content with the phone's camera and a bag with some more desirable items: a flask, baguette, tin mugs, sun cream, swimming things and, of course, a bar of chocolate.

Happy days.