Butts and pieces...

Following an interesting post by Pondside I decided it would be helpful to my readers if I put an 'I am here' map on my sidebar.


When we went to Uig the other day we had a look at some of Jenny's wood turning. It really is beautiful and the finish that she manages to get on the wood is very special. If you are ever on Lewis you absolutely must pay her a visit at Gisla Woodcraft.




On Wednesday we went to the Butt of Lewis. It is the northernmost point of the Isle of Lewis.



The Butt is the location for an abandoned lighthouse built in the 1860s and designed by David Stevenson.



Few people like having pigeons in their gardens and GB is no exception. But unlike most people who have Feral Pigeons his are Rock Pigeons - the original native species which is rare away from coastal cliffs.

Maps, lighthouses, wood-turning and pigeons - you can't get a much more diverse post than that. 'Rambles' is certainly appropriately named!
 

Sunshine in the Garden of Eden.

Oh, what a beautiful morning.
Oh ,what a beautiful day.
I gotta beautiful feeling,
Everything's going my way.


As I mentioned GB took me over to Gisla in Uig on Tuesday. The weather was good, the company was excellent and Carol and Jenny's garden an absolute treasure. Bearing in mind the fact that trees are not exactly plentiful on the island, the garden is an oasis in the middle of the usual Lewis scenery.


Regrettably every Garden of Eden has its snake. In their case it is the sound and dust of road rollers and the like as the road outside is being widened - a process that has been going on for over twelve months.



Another snake in the grass is the wind which brought down a number of trees a couple of years ago - the night that GB's conservatory disappeared.









The lichens on the trees are fantastic and I shall do a separate blog posting about them.