This is my beach. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

Seriously, haven't seen another living soul.

Starting to translate R.L. Stevenson's 1882 story "The Merry Men" into Swedish. It's set in the Inner #Hebrides, apparently around 1880. I'm going for a 2020s Swedish with some older literary flourishes.

Aaand relaxxxxx... #TimelineCleanse
Slow shutter beachy stuff - Isle of Lewis #Hebrides #Landscape #Scotland

When I was preparing to move home, I steeled myself to have a book cull.

Twenty plus years ago, I was given two hefty volumes of music & lyrics - "Songs of the Western Isles" - unearthed during an historic furniture factory restoration. They were pretty old: no date of publication.

I donated them to my local library, in the hope they could be sold to raise funds for the public library service.

Yesterday I learned they were acquired by a folk song archive in the Hebrides. The librarian's husband delivered them - hundreds of miles! - and a ceilidh celebrated their arrival.

My friend said, "They've come home" and I was overcome with emotion.

I've always lived with #recycle but never imagined such a profound outcome.

Obh, obh... cus uisge-beatha dhan t-sluagh? Taighean-staile à thall-thairis a-nis a' fàs nas motha. Agus Brexit, Ukraine, Trump uile a' dèanamh cuisean nas miosa.

Sorry to see the Isle of Harris Distillery in difficulties. Is the whisky bubble about to burst? Too many distillers and bottlers? Challenging conditions internationally too.

#whisky #Hebrides #BBCAlba #Alba #Gàidhlig #Gaelic #scotch #Trump #Brexit #IsleOfHarris

https://www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan/sgeulachdan/cgegjvqp28go

Fedifolk! We've just returned from a week on #Harris with the most amazing weather!

So here's „Sunny Day On Harris“ again (we were to early for the #Machair, though). I since realised that the original version of this doesn't work (you can't have a door in the chimney!) so here's a variant.

Which one do you prefer?

From 23 June 2025, young people aged 19–21 living on #Scottish islands will be eligible for concessionary ferry vouchers for travel to the mainland. The scheme, part of the 2025–26 #transport budget, offers four free single (or two return) trips per year and already supports those aged 16–18 and full-time volunteers up to 25. Covering #Orkney, #Shetland, the Outer #Hebrides, and islands in North #Ayrshire, #Argyll and #Bute, and #Highland Council areas, the expansion builds on the Scottish Government’s Islands Connectivity Plan. It follows the introduction of free inter-island ferry travel for under-22s. Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop said the move will help young islanders access work, education, and opportunities, while the government continues to explore further transport support for island communities.
https://www.transport.gov.scot/news/concessionary-ferry-vouchers-scheme-extended/

From 1 April 2025, young residents under 22 in #Orkney, #Shetland, and the Outer #Hebrides will receive free inter-island ferry travel. The scheme, part of the #Scottish Government's Islands Connectivity Plan, allows free travel as foot passengers on local ferries with a Young Scot or National Entitlement Card. This initiative, highlighted in the 2025-26 #transport budget, aims to make ferry services more affordable and sustainable, helping tackle child poverty and support economic growth. It will improve access to education, work, and social opportunities. Supported by the Scottish Youth Parliament, the scheme will make rural activities more accessible for young islanders.
https://www.transport.gov.scot/news/free-inter-island-ferry-travel-introduced-for-young-people-in-orkney-shetland-and-the-outer-hebrides/

Are you visiting #Skye this year? My new Skye and the #InnerHebrides guidebook recommends the island's most interesting nooks and crannies, with lots of good reasons to take your time exploring.

(self-promotion is difficult, but I do believe in this book link: https://www.bradtguides.com/product/skye-the-inner-hebrides-2/)

The 19th-century Gaelic poet & songwriter Màiri Nic a’ Phearsain (Mary MacPherson) – known as Màiri Mhòr nan Òran (Great Mary of the Songs) – was born #OTD, 10 March 1821. Much of her work was political & was especially focused on the struggle for land rights

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https://www.thenational.scot/news/19145415.mairi-mhor-nan-oran-celebrating-one-greatest-gaelic-poets/

Dun Ban, an ancient fort in Loch Hornaraigh, Isle of Grimsay (between North Uist and Benbecula). #OuterHebrides A causeway can be seen to the front of the Dun, why this is permanently submerged is a bit of a mystery... #Hebrides

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Sorley MacLean: The Poet as Historian
24 April, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh – free

Sorley MacLean (Somhairle MacGill-eain, 1911–1996) is a giant of 20th-century Gaelic literature. Join Professor Hugh Cheape as he looks beyond MacLean’s poetry to his sources of inspiration in landscape & community, & to his inheritance of the traditions of the Hebrides.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sorley-maclean-the-poet-as-historian-tickets-1257980265839

Taken this day, 2016, the Doric and the Hebrides pub at night https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/24654555083/

Old Town, #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #EdinburghByNight #NightPhotography #photography #photographie #Hebrides #TheDoric #Pub #Bar #UrbanNight

“An entire system of comharran – Gaelic navigational marks – surrounds the islands. Most are known only to the fishermen. […] A wealth of knowledge about the creatures which populate these fishing grounds is also encoded within the Gaelic language.”

—Alastair Cole: How Scottish Gaelic is helping protect Scotland’s seas

https://theconversation.com/how-scottish-gaelic-is-helping-protect-scotlands-seas-155660

A quiet passing place on the Isle of Skye—where time slows, and the land meets the sea in silence. A weathered home made barrow, a stack of drying peat, and an endless view of the Hebrides. Captured on Leica M3 in 1994 bringing the timeless beauty of film to life.