Haematopus ostralegus

I liked the contrast of the red and the brown

OK, yeah, it's not looking quite so sunny here

As I debate the likely lack of wisdom in trying to go abroad during my week off in June (strikes, ash clouds etc) I'm reminding myself that the Scottish weather can be fabulous too.

You can see why they need the traffic lights!

It was the joint hen night for 2 of my colleagues yesterday - and since Wednesdays seem to be eighties and nineties night in several of the local bars the theme was the eighties. Lots of neon and legwarmers!

The old fresnel lens from the lighthouse