Few Photos

Knitting like a loony at the moment, so I shall just pop these here.

Tortoiseshell butterfly that got a bit lost in the study today:




Caterpillars (I think the same species)


Tired wagtail


Strutting his stuff up the road at Silly AM


Skylark




Song thrush


Not sure, possibly a young skylark?





TMF 2014  Including Big Top tent and many campers!  1600 tickets were sold and extra ferries were put on.




The giant shell sand sculpture has increased:





Friday was a Commonwealth Games day on the beach.  Took me a while to remember that on Saturday morning when I wondered why there was a bin with a table.


and some bales of hay.


Ronald McDonald woz 'ere apparently.



This is what happens when you leave shoes in the same room as a dehumidifier for two years and then try to wear them...





A friend asked me to knit her some red alpaca to raise funds for her friend.  This is alpaca number 1 and a hambean.  The hambeans are quicker and cuter, in my humble opinion.













Saturday morning sunrise on the beach.












A few of the beaches have seen quite serious erosion over Winter, on Crossapol that means the remains of the buildings that were bulldozed onto it after WWII can be seen:






Strata of rust



That's it for now.  Back to knitting!

TTFN

An evening on the beach

20:30: I suggest we go for a walk.

22:00: We get home.

It's so lovely to go for a stroll in the evening.  The beach was positively packed with us, another couple out for a stroll and a jogger!

There were a fair few jellyfish stranded too.  Lots of the mauve species: Which aren't always mauve and can be tan.








And at least two ginormous Lions Mane (size 11 boot for scale):





According to my research these can reach up to 8 foot in diameter around our shores and 40feet in the Arctic, so these were relatively small!  They're also the nastier stinger that can *potentially* cause issue whereas the mauve just hurt like heck.

No, I am not willing to test this theory, thank you very much!  I was barefoot and gave them all a very wide berth.

Some folk had been very artistic with this shell sand sculpture:


We were also being artistic.  The moon was out so we spent a while finding a good spot and catching its reflection in the water:











The ginormous Dark Arches moth that came in a few days ago couldn't find its way out the following evening so I caught it and subjected it to a few quick snaps before showing it back outside.



Last night I left the peg bag outside, guess who I found under it?


Not here!  You can't see me!  ARRRGH!

I also found this still unidentified one on the bathroom window:



I may have succumbed to the latest kids' craze, loom bands:


It's kind of like crochet and is actually fun although I fully admit to spending probably more time than a kid trying to fathom the instructions!



Anyway, the weather is amazing, Jo is out reading in the sun and Madam is gently cooking.  I think I shall get to some more loom banding.

TTFN

Nutter with a shutter

That's me!

Last night I was near harassed in the bathroom.  Three different moths chose to come in and play "Da MOON!!!" at the bathroom light.

Even better, I have no idea what type they are.  So, let's play "name the moth".
EDIT: With the help of the internet and some pals I have managed to name all but one of the UFO's :)

Contender number one is approximately one inch long and brown all over: (Square spot rustic)


Contender number two is nearly two inches long and sounds like the Twin Otter when it zooms past! (Dark Arches moth)


Contender number three is approx one, to one and a half inches long and has iridescent green patches:




While pegging out the laundry I was greeted by a tiny butterfly, maybe a whole inch long: (Common blue, Female)








Finally, there was a very very busy little bee zooming among the clover: (Red shanked carder bee)


Speaking of bees, we've had some HUGE ones this year!
This one is in the "medium" range and had to be captured because it simply could not fathom out windows.  Or cacti, or plant pots. (white tailed bee)


You wouldn't think it would be possible to get so much pretty in such a small space!  Another reason I love Tiree.

TTFN and thank you to anyone who can help with my identifications.