Sunday bird blogging

A European robin, as stunned by the morning sun as the rest of us were, in Plockton.

Sitting at Heathrow, on my way home. I hope to start catching up on the Scotland pictures tomorrow.

Plockton sunrise

Although Plockton is on the west coast of Scotland, somehow the harbor does a Panama and manages to face east.

As I realized this morning when I woke up to the sunrise through my window. And though I have a cold and had fallen asleep at eight feeling miserable, I went outside in bare feet and my pajamas to take pictures of it. Because, that's why.

Plockton

Plockton, our base for exploring Skye, may be technically on the mainland, but I wouldn't rule out a strong fairy influence there. In the evening, when the mist rolled in, it looked like a quintessential cold climate fishing village. In the morning, under the bright sun of yet another uncharacteristically gorgeous day, it looked almost Mediterranean.

Palm trees in the Scottish Highlands?