It's been a rather hectic month with some time away and also a steady stream of visitors. This has meant lots of walks to share the beauty of the loch but not much time to write up the blog.
The fields up to the village have remained a delight throughout the summer with amazing numbers of butterflies. Here are pictures of a few that I have managed to get close enough to photograph.
Small copper on a hawkweed
Small white.
Painted Lady.
These were all taken on the same morning in the fields below the Millennium Hall. There are clouds of small whites and on one patch of rosebay willowherb I counted over 30 of them moving restlessly amongst the bright purple flowers.
It may not have been a great summer but it hasn't been a bad one either. I've enjoyed the mixture of sunshine and showers and the flowers and hedgerows have certainly flourished. I picked my first few blackberries today and there are lots more to come. There are the first hints of autumn now with the rowan berries ripening and some plump rosehips beginning to ripen near the bench at net bay.
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