Picture this...........

Today has been totally crap. It's been torrential rain on and off, interspersed by showers, very windy and cold! It's August, don't the weather Gods know this?

So I didn't get out for a blip. Just as well really, the sky was grey, the plant life was lashing around in the wind and everything was dark and dank.

In the end I resorted to this, although I've been meaning to blip it for a while.

This was our 25th Wedding Anniversary present from Derek and Vicky.

Derek is something of an artist and this is unique to us. As soon as we unwrapped it I knew exactly were it was, The Holy Island off the coast of Arran. We went to Arran for our honeymoon, Derek and Vicky went there for a holiday 24 years later and he decided there and then to paint this for us. he took lots of photo's and then worked on it in secret! And this is the finished article. I love the way it never looks the same depending on the angle you approach from.

Derek has made the final 100 in a national competition organised by the Daily Telegraph, we're waiting to see if he wins one of the 21 prizes! The Son and Heir is designing a website for Derek because he wants to see if he can sell some paintings.

Watch this space!