This is a strange place which is between Nairn (famous for Tilda Swinton) and Findhorn (famous for the Findhorn Foundation where you can live communally and do circle dancing courses).
See Pip splashing through the beautiful blue sea on Tuesday. We wondered whether to take the dogs as we were going to view the migrating birds (Autumn Watch again) but although we could hear a cacophany of bird calls, they were on the far side of the sand bank and not at all visible.
We did have sight of them in their thousands while driving to the airport on Wednesday. There were fields of Oyster catchers, Lapwings and Curlew. Also we saw a few Buzzards and a Sparrowhawk.
Such is the delight of the Scottish wildlife and scenery, Ralph has ordered a new camera. If the photos improve then it will have been worth it. You can be judge.
Thw gorse is in full flower. I thought it to be a spring flowering shrub but on further investigation, it appears it does flower sparsely in autumn. Gorse always reminds me of my friend Hilary who came back from a holiday on the Isle of Man, amazed by all the beautiful yellow heather they saw. Hilary died of cancer aged 50. Life is so sad sometimes.
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