“Wilhelmina Barns-Graham was one of Britain’s best 20th century artists. Scottish born, she was a sublime painter, draughtswoman, printmaker and a brilliant colourist.”

I was on Lanzarote last week. ‘Willy’ came here 5 times. Her work inspired me to make photographs of the landscape. This is one:

I’m on a walking holiday in the Canary Isles:

“Las Montañas del Fuego are the unusual result of the eruptions in the south of  Lanzarote in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. 
It is part of the Timanfaya National Park.”

#lanzarote

First snow of the winter. Always a thrill, even more so when the sun shines from a blue sky.

#November #firstsnow #LochBracadale #IsleofSkye #Scotland

Brodie the red fox Labrador Retriever is a bringer of much joy. He needs a daily walk and one of our favourites is to climb this hill overlooking Dunvegan and the Loch. We go up there in all weathers.

#IsleofSkye #Scotland #LabradorRetriever #dailywalk #uplifting #joy

Saint Martin's Day or Martinmas is the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours on the 11th November.
Martinmas In Scotland was one of the half yearly quarter days when landlords’ rents were paid, and new hands were hired.
#sunset #scotland #isleofskye

The soothing colours at sunset bring out feelings if peace…
Another day, another sunset…the world turns and day turns to night, night turns to day. Then there’s the cycle of the year. The seasons are marked with celebrations and light is very often featured. We are well into that season now…