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Àiridh a’ Bhàigh
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..or, for you non-Gaelic speakers, "The Shieling by the Bay". My home for the week. It's been incredibly windy and very cold. I expected some wind but not what I've had today. Walking along the beach, not only could I not see as my eyes were watering but I was being sandblasted by the sand blowing off the beach. Not a lot of fun so I gave up, came back to base, lit the peat stove and opened the bottle of champagne left for me. So, not all grim :) I've got underfloor heating (lovely in the bathroom) and up on the hill to the right are several banks of photovoltaic cells. There is also a personal picnic table luckily weighted down by being tied to several concrete blocks!
Despite a supposedly sheep-proof fence, there is usually a lamb sheltering from the wind in the doorway of the outhouse. There's no sign of his mum but at times when i think he's gone, he's elsewhere in the garden happily eating grass so hopefully he will live long enough before his time comes to head off to market :(
My interior posting yesterday was not of this place, of course, but of a house abandoned in the 70s, I understand; I don't know of the reason why.
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It looks really warm and cosy, which it will have to be judging by that ominous bank of black cloud in the background.
Champagne, underfloor heating, a peat fire and meat on the hoof, sounds idyllic, lovely.
Can we expect a photo of the young critter before his time is up
A nice shot thanks.
Just a thought but perhaps the lamb has already gone to market.