Back in May......

A quick trip round the island in my car to a) make sure it keeps running and b) to post a letter!

An old quarry to the right of the top photo, it was full of marsh marigolds. Beautiful golden flowers.

Looking West.....

Earlier in the day the sun had shone and the sky was beautifully patterned with clouds.

Meanwhile in the garden Button finds a sunny spot that is sheltered from any breeze...

I love the patterns on this hen's feathers..... she is a Cuckoo Maran cross.  She's one of the elderly hens too.....

This young sycamore tree is doing well.  It's grown much bigger in the last few weeks since this photo was taken.

I love these Welsh poppies....

These aquilegia (Grannies bonnets or Columbines) look magnificent this year.....

Erm.... I seem to have a hen who randomly drops her eggs.  Sometimes they are in the hen house under her perch, sometimes in the garden.  Obviously not been doing her pelvic floor exercises!

These ladies are finishing breakfast in one of the barns...

Hmmm overcrowding on Graemsay!  Two hens in one nest.  No it's not an official nest... this is the old stable, and this "box" is where the horse's oats would have been put each day.  Hens love it though....

And my garden got the seal of approval from an Oystercatcher!

Button wanders over in the hope of a light lunch.....

The next day it rained.....

Button was unimpressed....

In preparation for the bad weather I had gathered these late flowering narcissi in from the garden....

And even in late May the nights were really light - this was about 10.30 pm.  I love going to bed when it is light.  It feels really decadent!