Loch and sky

There's rain coming as I stop the car to take this photo, rain in the darkness gathering over the hills and along Loch Eck. The Holy Loch is glassy enough for reflections, and the red boat and buoys seem to have been specially left there just for me ...

We were so lucky - snatched a walk on the hillside above the loch for a whole hour without being rained on, on an afternoon that had promised to be a washout. The heavy rain began as we drove home, and the view from my study window has all but vanished. And - deep joy - we were startled by two young red deer dashing down the track behind us, veering off into the woods as they caught up; a little later an owl hooted twice in the trees. 

Definitely better than anticipated.