Fallow deer at Lochbuie

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In Episode 2 of The Grand Island Hotel, Banjo and Ro take some time out with Turus Mara to visit the Treshnish Isles for some Puffin Therapy.

@thegrandislandhotel is highly recommended and can be seen on @bbcscotland at 10pm on Mondays. All shows are available on @bbciplayer.

The causeway, Herdsman and Fingal’s Cave, Staffa

100 Miles in October 2025 for Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance Help Colin Morrison raise money to support Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance

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100 Miles in October 2025 for Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance Help Colin Morrison raise money to support Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance

www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...

Ive been walking 100 miles in october in aid of Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance.

Mary’s Song Marion Angus I wad ha’e gi’en him my lips tae kiss, Had I been his, had I been his; Barley breid and elder wine, Had I been his as he is mine. The wanderin’ bee it seeks the rose; Tae the lochan’s bosom the burnie goes; The grey bird cries at evenin’s fa’, “My luve, my fair one, come awa’.” My beloved sall ha’e this he’rt tae break, Reid, reid wine and the barley cake, A he’rt tae break, and a mou’ tae kiss, Tho’ he be nae mine, as I am his.

I wad ha’e gi’en him my lips tae kiss,
Had I been his, had I been his…

—“Mary’s Song”, by Marion Angus (1865–1946) – born #OTD, 27 March
THE TINKER’S ROAD & Other Verses (1924)

“She has an authentic voice straight out of the ballad tradition, an eerie shimmer to her best poems”
—Kathleen Jamie

Letter to Argyll and Bute Councillors about the Mull Campus

My letter to Argyll and Bute Councillors

On the night of 20-21 February 1437, James I was murdered by a group of disaffected nobles led by Sir Robert Graham of Kinpont at the Blackfriars monastery in Perth during a failed coup by James's uncle Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl.

Cows staring at the photographer

Late #coosday pic

Gaelic drama goes international with The Island TV series A landmark in Scottish broadcasting has been passed with the screening of the first ever high-end Gaelic drama series.

A landmark in Scottish broadcasting - the first ever high-end Gaelic drama series: check out An t-Eilean (The Island) on BBC Alba, BBC4 and BBCiPlayer.

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Breezy Calgary Bay winter solstice dog walk

We come. We stand.
Brodgar.
Orkney
Scotland

Party time…

Yes - Mooody morning light

Coos

A favourite!

South ends of North facing coos

Clansman, Craignure

Valentina's Song (Tomorrow Will Be Better Than Today). YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg

I miss Valentina & her kiosk. I miss her positivity & warm-heartedness. Valentina has been undergoing cancer treatment. To cheer her up I turned the Valentina’s Kiosk theme into a song & the legendary BBC Singers
have recorded it for her. Here is Valentina’s Song. Conducted by David Hill.

On Raasay, the streetlights turn off at 11. If you find yourself walking home late, you’ve only got the northern lights to guide you! ✨

Word of the day is ‘sequaciousness’ (16th century): the slavish and reckless following of another person in matters of thought or opinion.

Scottish island news round up #148 The Glen Sannox, a grand lady, and Peppa Pig

This week's newsletter has landed! The Glen Sannox, a grand lady, and Peppa Pig.

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Another story that started on The Other Place. This is, once again, about the value of talking. Everyone has a story they can tell, and some might need to tell. We just need to learn how to properly listen. But I guess most of all it's about hope. 1/21

Thats an excellent image!

You coming? 🐕

Island Lass at Staffa

It's a long time since I last saw I Know Where I'm Going! and back then I wouldn't have known that Ho Ro My Nut-Brown Maiden was the first Gaelic song ever recorded on a gramophone record (by The Queen of Scottish Song, Jessie MacLachlan. who is buried in Cathcart Cemetery in Glasgow).

Croig Harbour