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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 3h

Flying towards Beinn Bhan yesterday. (Probably worth clicking through to see more detailed views). A nice quiet beach on that loch, if you fancy a very long trek!

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Coire nan Arr yesterday morning.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

07:00 this morning. Upper Loch Torridon.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Shieldaig Island. (The trees were planted in the mid-to-late 1800s to supply poles for drying fishing nets and ship masts - but were never harvested).

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The south face of the Coire na Ba.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It's designed to do this, but here's the dam at Loch Coire nan Arr being breached this morning, after heavy overnight rain. For reference, how it usually looks in a typical dry Spring.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

08:05 this morning. Russell Burn.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A sign of the times (zoom in to read it). 08:00 this morning.

Sign asking people not to leave litter or poo (next to a beautiful highland landscape).

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It's definitely starting to feel autumnal.

Looking across a loch to dark clouds and sunshine.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

13 years ago this week, 90 years of Shieldaig's Nannys tin shop came to an end, to be replaced by the current cafe. Amongst the stock that was recovered before it was demolished was an ad for No 6 King Size. Check out the price.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The road to Tornapress yesterday morning.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Above today's fog... which it turns out is actually more low cloud than fog.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's the Astronomical Autumn Equinox, and the colours are changing fast.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This person kinda' lost confidence half way through the message.

Beware of the bull (but he's no threat).

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Anyone here today hoping to see the mountains will need to get pretty close to them!

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ten years ago today, by Lochinver, I witnessed the best sunset I've ever seen.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today's rainbow. (Well, one of them).

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Driving home yesterday (but it could be any day to be honest).

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A 'cross your fingers and hope' overtake.

Car overtaking cyclists on a blind bend.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Early morning sun on a pine tree. Ben Shieldaig behind.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This is one hell of a tree (s). It's about 25 metres tall too.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It wants to be sunny out there, but the clouds just won't let it happen.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

After heavy rain, it would be rude not to.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I woke up at zero dark stupid, got up and wrote this, then went back to bed. Goodness knows what dream I must have been having to spark this off! stevecarter.com/random/Mania...

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Shieldaig's football pitch and north stand.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Shieldaig Village as seen from the West bank of the loch.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Regarding A.I. killing humanity, Trump says "The only guardrail needed is a 'smart president'" We're doomed.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I needed cash (A decent amount to pay a chap who only works for cash), so this a.m. drove the 78 mile round trip to the nearest cashpoint, and of course 'Out of Service' The nearest other one is a 76 mile round trip in the opposite direction. One of the downsides of living in the middle of nowhere.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Hebridean Princess arrived yesterday evening. This was 06:00.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Those nice people at Scottish Field bought some of my photos for their 2027 calendar. This one (like 99%) was taken on a dog walk.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

There is nothing remotely funny about Putin's Russia these days. However Steve Rosenberg found a joke in the Russian press that actually made me laugh. 'My dad used to say: 'When one door closes, another always opens". But to be fair, he was never much good at putting up kitchen cabinets'.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

As usual, September is giving us more sunshine than August. Having said that, it's raining cats and dogs as I type. (I just looked that expression up and: Norse folklore connects dogs with wind (linked to Odin) and cats with heavy rain (linked to storms and witches).

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The creel boats will be starting work in the dark for the next 6 months.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is what one billion years old looks like. (The south face of the mountain 'Liathach').

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

One of the burns that runs through the forest here. Bertie is too frit to drink or splosh about in this one (but he drinks daily from one less intimidating).