BBS Surf

11.9C and dry with a thin layer of cloud. Bright enough but little direct sun. Zephyr.

Apothecary7 and I went to the first meeting in the new session of The Kintyre Antiquarian and Natural History Society yesterday evening. The event for the evening was a lecture on the topic St Moluag: Apostle to the Picts. The speaker, who we had seen not so long ago on television on one of Paul Murton's Grand Tour of Scotland programs on BBC Scotland, was Niall Livingstone of Bachuil, by the grace of God Coarb of St Moluag, Baron of the Bachuil, Abbot of Lismore, Chief of clan MacLea (Livingstone). The man is as impressive as his list of titles and his talk was very interesting. He constantly researches the subject trying to find all the monasteries founded by Moluag and he updates a little book from time to time. We bought a copy and had a chat with him afterwards and had a good close look at St Moluag's crozier.

After lunch Maeve the Deerhound and I went for the repeat of our usual morning walking route across the road and round to the park and the harbour and back along through town.

Once Maeve was back home and settled I went for a walk. Deacon Blue (Believers) and Van Morrison (Keep Me Singing) on the Clip. I went round by Aquilibrium and past the old quay. The harbour was as quiet as the day was calm, with only BBS Surf taking on wood at the new quay.

I went past the harbour and the ferry terminal and along the shore path in the long narrow park then on out Kilkerran road past the Goldsmith's house and studio to the NATO jetty at Glenramskill  and then kept going until I reached the Doirlinn where I walked out as far as I could. The tide was quite high and the Doirlinn was about half covered by water. I enjoyed the view over to the hills of Arran then I turned round and came home.

I came back the same way I had gone out but went along the street side of the park and came back home through town past the town hall and the bookshop (closed).

Afternoon music ... Joe Cocker, The Ultimate Colection (1968 - 2003).

DMC-LX7 f/2.8 1/1600 sec. ISO-80 5mm (35mm focal length 29mm)