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Second day of the hols, Friday 12 October

We haven't been to Colonsay in the autumn so I have been looking forward to seeing a new palette of colour throughout the island.  I knew that most of the landscape would be reasonably unchanged because rock is rock, and heathland doesn't vary hugely throughout the year.  But autumn is here and I am hoping to record current Colonsay colours during the course of our holiday week.

 This afternoon we parked by the Strand across to Oronsay.  The wind has been so strong today that at times it was extremely difficult to stay upright let alone hold the camera steady!  
We had intended to walk over the sand to a run of small beaches which look across to the islands of Jura and Islay, but the tide had left a lot of water behind and as we did not have our wellies we walked back and along a track in another direction.  We could look back over the Strand to Islay and along the track there were a few unexpected bits and pieces.
I found two low growing juniper bushes.  They must have grown there, unassumingly, for donkey's years.
The small hill in the photo below, I believe, is known as Deliberation Hill (or Mound), where the Lords of the Isles used to meet to deliberate matters of the day in the mid 14th century!  There was rather more going on in this part of the world then than now!  I can see why they chose that spot.  You have a view all around and would be able to easily spot those with an alternative agenda!
Finally, around 4.30 pm the sun came out!  The grasses have a gentle foxy colour.
 I love the landscapes but even more I enjoy the tiny detail within the landscape.
Low level cloud often runs along the full length of the island of Jura.  The colours today, on land and sea, were subtle and beautiful.
  

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  1. Sally12 October 2018 at 21:46

    The photos are a meditation in pictures! Beautiful journey! Wonderful place!
    Deliberation Hill .. we should all have one of those!
    Xx

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